Tricky Madness similar games & best alternatives

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Tricky Madness

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Tricky Madness is an upcoming arcade snowboarding game with a focus on speed and big air inspired by classics like SSX and 1080. Race down the mountain, explore secret areas, catch big air and perform Wicked tricks.

What works

  • Faithful recreation of ssx gameplay and feel
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Strong nostalgia and arcade vibe
  • Promising development with active dev
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content in early access (few maps and characters)
  • Lack of multiplayer and co-op currently
  • Some ui and graphical polish needed
  • Boost mechanic differs from classic ssx
  • No tutorial or progression systems yet

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Toree 3D

  • Defunct

  • NiGHTS Into Dreams

  • OlliOlli World

  • Rolled Out!

  • Driftwood

More violent

Games that feels like Tricky Madness but with more combat and destruction

  • Maximum Action

  • PAKO 2

  • BlasterBeat

  • Ex-Zodiac

  • Shady Knight

  • Turbo Dismount® 2

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Tricky Madness but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Megabonk

  • Faaast Penguin

  • Haste

  • Cloudbuilt

  • Lifeslide

  • SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Tricky Madness but with a stronger sense of community

  • Goofy Gorillas

  • Nippon Marathon

  • Riders Republic

  • Shredders

  • GENSOU Skydrift

  • SurfsUp

More story-driven

Games that feels like Tricky Madness but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Kitten Burst

  • Sonic Adventure DX

  • Toree Saturn

  • Riptide GP: Renegade

  • SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

  • Get To Work

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Tricky Madness: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026