Skate 3
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Growth
50/100
Growth Value
- Spatial Awareness
- Adaptive Challenge
- Hand-Eye Coordination
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Encourage healthy play habits by setting time limits to avoid extended sessions, and discuss the difference between in-game achievements and real-world accomplishments to mitigate social comparison. Monitor competitive interactions, should your child engage with online leaderboards.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
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
The game focuses on a single unnamed protagonist and other named characters are not present in a significant way to assess this.
Parent Pro-Tip
Engage with your child about their creative lines and trick combos in the game, encouraging them to explain their strategies and spatial reasoning. You can also discuss the physics behind the tricks and how they translate to real-world skateboarding.
What your child develops
Skate 3 fosters spatial awareness and fine motor skills through its unique 'Flick It' control scheme, requiring precise analog stick movements to perform tricks. Players can experiment with different lines and tricks in the open-world environment, encouraging creativity and adaptive challenge. The game also offers a robust tutorial system, 'Skate.school', to help players learn and improve.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Skate 3 is a skateboarding simulator developed by EA Black Box. It is the third game in the series and is a direct sequel to Skate 2.