The Ramp
If Skate City is the mobile version of Skate, then Hyperparadise’s The Ramp is the mobile skateboarding version of The Art of Rally. What I mean is that The Ramp is a minimalist skateboarding simulator about one thing only: vert skating. There’s no massive parks to trick around, no astronomical high score challenges to beat, no distractions. Just you, a board, and this big-ass ramp. It’s a cool, meditative experience about finding the flow of skateboarding, which is difficult to do when the sport itself is so technical and frustrating. The Ramp is both of those things, too, but thanks to its simple control scheme—there are just three buttons on the screen—it’s also one of the most soothing, least-stressful skateboarding simulators yet made.
