Games Like SSX Tricky
Quick Answer
The closest games to SSX Tricky are SSX 3, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, Steep, Riders Republic and Descenders. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from SSX Tricky, and what does not.
What Made SSX Tricky Work
SSX Tricky is an arcade racer that is really a trick game — the Uber tricks, the boost economy and the courses that fold back on themselves. It is loud, it is fast, and nothing about it is simulation. Snowboarding sims are the wrong answer; arcade trick games are the right one.
SSX Tricky is EA Canada's 2001 snowboarding game, released under the EA Sports BIG label on PS2 and later on GameCube, Xbox and Game Boy Advance. It is an arcade racer and trick game rolled into one: pulling off tricks fills a boost meter, and filling it completely unlocks exaggerated Uber tricks. The soundtrack, characters and courses were designed for spectacle. Fans usually want another fast, arcade-first extreme sports game.
Also written as SSX — same game, same list.
9 Games Like SSX Tricky
1.SSX 3(2003)
The peak of the series — one mountain, top to bottom, no loading.
Why it fits: EA Canada's 2003 sequel for PS2, GameCube and Xbox joins its courses into one mountain you can ride from peak to base, keeping the Uber trick system.
What is different: Less of Tricky's loud character roster and more of the mountain itself; the tone is a little cooler.
Where to play it: PS2, GameCube and Xbox.
More about this game →2.Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2(2020)
The other great trick-combo game, remade properly.
Why it fits: Vicarious Visions' 2020 remake of the first two Tony Hawk games is built on the same combo-chaining idea: keep a trick line going and your score multiplies.
What is different: Skateparks, not slopes, and two-minute runs where there is no race to win.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One and PC, later PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.
More about this game →3.Steep(2016)
If you want the mountain to be open and the tricks to stay arcade.
Why it fits: Ubisoft Annecy's 2016 open-mountain game covers snowboarding, skiing, wingsuits and paragliding in the Alps, with arcade tricks rather than simulation.
What is different: Slower, quieter and more scenic; racing against other riders is a small part of it.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One and PC.
More about this game →4.Riders Republic(2021)
The closest current game to SSX's noise and speed.
Why it fits: Ubisoft Annecy's 2021 game combines biking, snow sports and rocket wingsuits in a large open world with mass-start races and trick events.
What is different: An always-online open world shared with other players, and bikes take up as much of it as snow.
Where to play it: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
More about this game →5.Descenders(2019)
Downhill on a bike, procedural, and all about flow.
Why it fits: RageSquid's downhill mountain-bike game, released in 2019, uses procedurally generated tracks and rewards stringing tricks and clean lines.
What is different: Mountain bikes, not boards, and a run can end with one crash; courses are generated, not designed.
Where to play it: PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch.
More about this game →6.Rocket League(2015)
For the same trick-scoring rush in a different shape.
Why it fits: Psyonix's 2015 car-football game rewards aerial skill and flashy plays, the same showing-off energy as SSX in a very different sport.
What is different: It is car football: the aerial tricks serve scoring goals, and it is played online against others.
Where to play it: PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC.
More about this game →7.Amped 3(2005)
Xbox 360 snowboarding, funnier and stranger than it needed to be.
Why it fits: Indie Built's 2005 Xbox 360 snowboarding game is an arcade trick game with a deliberately absurd, comedic story.
What is different: Freestyle challenges and bizarre cutscenes instead of races; it never came to other platforms.
Where to play it: Xbox 360.
More about this game →8.Shredders(2022)
Modern open-mountain snowboarding, if you want to try the realistic side.
Why it fits: FoamPunch's 2022 snowboarding game for Xbox Series X|S and PC (later PS5) is an open mountain built on realistic lines and landings — the honest counterpoint to SSX if you want to learn to ride rather than to show off.
What is different: Realistic board physics, no boost meter and no Uber tricks.
Where to play it: Xbox Series X|S and PC.
More about this game →9.Jet Set Radio(2000)
Same era, same loud style, same trick-line thinking.
Why it fits: Smilebit's 2000 Dreamcast game is an inline-skating game where grinding and trick lines are how you move through the city, from the same era as SSX Tricky.
What is different: Skates in a city instead of a board on snow, and the goal is tagging walls, not crossing a finish line.
Where to play it: Dreamcast; the 2012 HD version on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and PS Vita.
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Where to Start
SSX 3 is where to go first — same series, bigger mountain. If you want something current, Riders Republic is the closest in noise and speed. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 is the pick if the trick combos were the part you loved.
How We Picked These Games
Picks needed a trick system that rewards stringing moves together, and a tone that values fun over realism. We included modern and older extreme sports games and a couple from other genres that capture the same combo-and-flow feel. Straight snowboarding simulators were left out.
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Games Like SSX Tricky Compared
Year is each game's first release anywhere, on the platform in the next column. "Play it now" is where it can be bought or played today.
| Game | Year | First released on | Play it now | Closest to SSX Tricky in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSX 3 | 2003 | PS2, GameCube, Xbox | PS2, GameCube and Xbox. | Uber tricks on one open mountain |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | 2020 | PS4, Xbox One, PC | PS4, Xbox One and PC, later PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch. | Chaining tricks into huge scores |
| Steep | 2016 | PS4, Xbox One, PC | PS4, Xbox One and PC. | Arcade mountain sports |
| Riders Republic | 2021 | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. | Mass races and trick events |
| Descenders | 2019 | PC, Xbox One | PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch. | Lines and tricks downhill |
| Rocket League | 2015 | PS4, PC | PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC. | Showing-off energy |
| Amped 3 | 2005 | Xbox 360 | Xbox 360. | Arcade snowboarding with absurd humour |
| Shredders | 2022 | Xbox Series X|S, PC | Xbox Series X|S and PC. | Realistic snowboarding |
| Jet Set Radio | 2000 | Dreamcast | Dreamcast; the 2012 HD version on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and PS Vita. | Grind lines and attitude |
Which One to Play, by What You Liked
If you liked SSX Tricky for landing Uber tricks, try SSX 3 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. The next SSX, and the best combo-chaining game ever made.
If you liked SSX Tricky for racing down mountains, try Steep and Riders Republic. Open mountains with races and trick events.
If you liked SSX Tricky for the soundtrack and the attitude, try Jet Set Radio and Amped 3. Two games with the same early-2000s swagger.
If you liked SSX Tricky for wanting real snowboarding, try Shredders. The honest counterpoint: learn to ride rather than show off.
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