SSX-inspired arcade snowboarding game HYPERYuki: Snowboard Syndicate announced for consoles, PC
Due out in 2026.
Publisher Acclaim and RKGK / Rakugaki developer Wabisabi Games have announced HYPERYuki: Snowboard Syndicate, an arcade snowboarding game inspired by classics like Coolboarders and SSX. It will launch for unspecified consoles and PC via Steam in 2026.
Here is an overview of the game, via Acclaim:
About
HYPERYuki: Snowboard Syndicate, from Wabisabi Games (RKGK / Rakugaki), is a high-speed, trick-fueled snowboarding bonanza wrapped in a slick, retro-futurist Y2K aesthetic. Inspired by 90s legends like Cool Boarders and SSX, you’ll shred through eight over-the-top courses packed with chances to pull off jaw-dropping tricks—all set to an electrifying soundtrack featuring YMCK, Trasto NueveVidas, and more.
Key Features
- Three game modes:
- Challenge – HYPERYuki’s main game mode, where players must complete certain challenges in each level in order to progress.
- Race – Race against players or NPCs across each track
- Chill – Enjoy a calm experience, hanging around the tracks, enjoying the view, with an endless mode.
- Take to the slopes and turn your best friends into sworn rivals in couch and online multiplayer.
- Climb to the top of the multiplayer mountain with online leaderboards.
- Four playable characters at launch, with 8 more unlocked through game progression.
- Customize your racer with a wealth of unlockable snowboard designs, jackets, boots, and headgear.
- An energetic soundtrack featuring music from Legendary Japanese Chiptune Band YMCK, Mexican electronic musician Trasto NueveVidas, and Tekken and Ace Combat Series composer Yusuke Yamauchi.
- Master eight challenging courses, each teeming with rails, ramps, and more to take advantage of as you bomb your way to the finish line.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.