LumiKin
Metacritic 8613+

skate.

Electronic Arts Vancouver|2010ActionSports

LumiScore

56/ 100
GOOD
90 min/day recommended

Growth

42/100

Growth Value

  • Spatial Awareness
  • Creativity
  • Hand-Eye Coordination

Risk

LOW

Engagement Patterns

Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.

Heads up

💸 Monthly cost: $0–$5/mo

Parent Pro-Tip

Set session time limits using external timers since the open-world nature can make it easy to lose track of time during free-skate sessions.

Top Skills Developed

Spatial Awareness4/5
Creativity4/5
Hand-Eye Coordination4/5
Fine Motor4/5
Problem Solving3/5

Development Areas

Cognitive?Problem solving, spatial awareness, strategic thinking, creativity, memory, and learning transfer. Weighted 50% of the Benefit Score.
50
Social & Emotional?Teamwork, communication, empathy, emotional regulation, and ethical reasoning. Weighted 30% of the Benefit Score.
20
Motor Skills?Hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, reaction time, and physical activity. Weighted 20% of the Benefit Score.
55
Overall Benefit Score (BDS)42/100

Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.

Gender balance
1/3
Ethnic diversity
2/3

Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.N/A — no named characters

Sports simulation game without narrative dialogue or character interactions that would make the test applicable

Parent Pro-Tip

Encourage your child to film and review their best skating lines, which reinforces spatial planning and creative expression while providing natural stopping points between sessions.

What your child develops

skate. offers substantial cognitive and motor skill development through its realistic skateboarding simulation. The game's physics-based 'flick-it' control system requires spatial awareness (4/5) and fine motor control (4/5) as players learn to manipulate analog sticks to execute complex tricks. Creativity (4/5) flourishes as players explore environments to discover skating lines and develop their own trick combinations. Problem-solving (3/5) emerges naturally as players figure out how to navigate obstacles and chain tricks together. The adaptive challenge (3/5) scales well as players progress from basic ollies to advanced flip tricks and grinds, with memory and attention (3/5) required to master timing and stick patterns for different tricks.

Base: UnknownMonthly: $0–$5/moPlaytime: ~2hReviewed Apr 2026

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About this game

(Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English only. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.