Updated
Updated · Polygon · Jul 15
Denshattack! Hits 4 Major Platforms as Review Hails It 2026's Best 3D Sonic Game
Updated
Updated · Polygon · Jul 15

Denshattack! Hits 4 Major Platforms as Review Hails It 2026's Best 3D Sonic Game

3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Jul 15

Summary

  • Denshattack! is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X, with a new review calling the skateboarding-train indie one of 2026’s most exciting releases.
  • Undercoders wins praise for turning a seemingly restrictive rail-bound concept into a fluid extreme-sports game, using trick systems, branching routes and level design compared favorably with Tony Hawk and 3D Sonic.
  • Its roughly 10-hour campaign keeps expanding the premise with races, open-ended city stages, boss fights and escalating moves such as crane swinging and dual-track sliding.
  • Set in a climate-ravaged futuristic Japan, the game wraps its anti-corporate, anti-AI rebellion in bright anime-style visuals and a Jet Set Radio-like attitude, helping it stand out from nostalgia-driven imitators.

Insights

Can an on-rails train truly capture the creative freedom of classic skateboarding games?
How does a game about trick-performing trains deliver a sincere story on anti-capitalism and self-expression?
Does 'Denshattack!' have the mechanical depth to become the next great arcade franchise?