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Rollerdrome
Developer Roll7
Rollerdrome is an action video game developed by Roll7 and originally published by Private Division. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on August 16, 2022, and for Xbox Series X/S on November 28, 2023. The game mixes roller skating with third-person shooting. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
342 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
135 positive · 50 negative
95% range 66–79%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 135 | 50 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 43 | 5 | 68 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 1 | 12 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,703 of 1,907 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
73% recommend · 136 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,032 of 2,285 positive).
Many recommend acquiring the game through alternative means like key resellers or piracy. [1][2]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
BUY THIS GAME ON STEAM KEY SITES/PIRATE IT! for anyone who isn't yet aware, the publishers of this game (2K) laid off everyone who developed this game. Do not buy this game, as buying it will support 2K instead of the hard work actually put into it. Gameplaywise, this game is really great thought. The bullet time is super cool, and the tricks are just as awesome. It you like DOOM: Eternal, You'll probably enjoy this …
- [1]
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! Rollerdrome is fantastic! That said your money is only going to the publisher not a single developer will receive a cent from your purchase as they were laid off after creating an absolute masterpiece. Even the developers have encouraged fans to acquire the game via alternative methods. Find it on a key reseller, or pirate it.
- [3]
I'm conflicted: I only heard about Rollerdrome through a YouTube video essay detailing the corporate skulduggery after its release that resulted in the entire Roll7 team getting laid off (allegedly) but....this game is so unique, and difficult, and satisfying, and endlessly replayable. And that's before you get into the visuals and the music, which are the 1983est I've felt since, well, 1983. This feels like a …
- [5]
This game is a must play for fans of the original Tony Hawk Pro Skater or Jet Set Radio games who also like third person shooters like Max Payne. Basically you have to clear stages by eliminating all enemies while on roller skates. You replenish ammo by doing tricks and you increase your combo multiplier by getting eliminations. On top of this you can also trigger slow motion at will. A very addictive gameplay loop. …
- [2]
DON'T BUY THIS GAME. I was lucky enough to give the devs money before the publishers took over and screwed 'em over. Great game btw. Smooth trick system. Fun combat. Lovely to play if you ever find yourself plunderin' the scurvy seas.
Summarised from 34 of the 317 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Rollerdrome sits at 73% positive across 185 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator Metacritic, Rollerdrome received "generally favorable reviews" upon release. OpenCritic determined that 78% of critics recommended the game. The game won "British Game" at the 19th British Academy Games Awards, and was nominated for "Best Indie Game" at the 2022 Golden Joystick Awards. The game exceeded one million players on March 19, 2024. Jonathon Dornbush of IGN said Rollerdrome provides a good balance between skating and shooting. He added that despite both occurring simultaneously, neither overwhelms the player because the developers made some "smart concessions" to the gameplay, noting how some weapons automatically lock on to enemies as players are…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 342 · most liked firstHey, no, wrong game, haha. That is @0jenzee0.bsky.social I'm the ROLLERDROME guy 💥🔫🛼
neutral · AI labelView post →I was contractor on Rollerdrome. The idea that we are negligible to game development is unwell. 💀
neutral · AI labelView post →Also I know games isn’t doing too hot right now, but if you by any chance could use a concept artist, hi, I’m the Rollerdrome guy and I’d love to work on a game again 🙇♀️
neutral · AI labelView post →Oi Oi Bluesky!👋 I'm Dre, the Lead Game Designer on Rollerdrome and OlliOlli2 (among other junk) Since the unfortunate Roll7 news earlier this year I've been cooking up something new, in secret, with a couple of my pals from the Rollerdrome team. Follow me for cringe jokes and dank memes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rollerdrome, a game I did the character/weapon design for as a concept artist, got a BAFTA in 2023. (here’s an article about the art of the game by @lukeplunkett.com)
neutral · AI labelView post →BUY THIS GAME ON STEAM KEY SITES/PIRATE IT! for anyone who isn't yet aware, the publishers of this game (2K) laid off everyone who developed this game. Do not buy this game, as buying it will support 2K instead of the hard work actually put into it. Gameplaywise, this game is really great thought. The bullet time is super cool, and the tricks are just as awesome. It you like DOOM: Eternal, You'll probably enjoy this game. 8.5/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very fun. However after getting soaring reviews and even winning a BAFTA 2K laid off the entire studio behind it. Do not pay for this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Closing out the “she’s the Task/Ant yaoi account of Bsky” day with BAFTA winner Rollerdrome stuff, so people remember I’m actually a useful member of the creative industry (hire me for your game, I promise I’m professional and can draw good, I will also clown on socials for you as bonus)! ✌️☺️✨
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello there Bluesky 👋 I'm Dre, the Lead Game Designer behind BAFTA winning skater-shooter Rollerdrome! 🛼🔫 Since the crappy Roll7 news earlier this year I've been cooking up a super secret new project with a some pals from the Rollerdrome team 🤫 Follow for updates, cringe jokes and dank memes 🤙
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd love to design characters for *YOU* 🫵 too btw Also banners/promo material for *your* game! Rollerdrome didn't want me for that, but I am a mighty fine illustrator if I can say so! HMU 🙇♀️
neutral · AI labelView post →That is also where the BAFTA is from, because to be fair, it was ROLLERDROME that won the BAFTA. But I was concept artist on it, so it is a little bit my BAFTA too. Anyways I know the games industry is in utter shit right now, but I'd love to work on a game again someday so HMU if you need a CA! 🧡
neutral · AI labelView post →People were like: IM GONNA BUY ROLLERDROME TO SUPPORT YOU. And no you don’t. I was let go of the studio years before the game released. I got paid for my work on the game that’s it. If anything, sales might cause a sequel to be made, and then there’s still no guarantee your fav creators come back 🤷♀️
neutral · AI labelView post →DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! Rollerdrome is fantastic! That said your money is only going to the publisher not a single developer will receive a cent from your purchase as they were laid off after creating an absolute masterpiece. Even the developers have encouraged fans to acquire the game via alternative methods. Find it on a key reseller, or pirate it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't buy it! Roll7 was closed, and all people were laid off, so they are not going to get your money. Just pirate it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rollerdrome (my GOTY 2022) and some other games are leaving Game Pass at the end of the month. If you haven't yet, do yourself a favour and *play Rollerdrome* - it's like if DOOM Eternal and Tony Hawk had a beautiful baby. (Read more: Eurogamer)
positive · AI labelView post →An underrated genre of videogame is “sports game that isn’t really a sport”. Games like Pyre and Rollerdrome and games where robots play baseball and shoot each other, that sort of thing.
neutral · AI labelView post →Games leaving Game Pass on Dec 1st: -While the Iron's Hot -Spirit of the North Enhanced Edition -Soccer Story -Rollerdrome -Conan Exiles -Coral Island -Remnant: From the Ashes -The Walking Dead: The Final Season
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh yeah don't get me wrong, I super love the work I did on Rollerdrome and am super proud of it and please go experience the game! 🧡 Just be aware you don't support *me* financially with it. Hell, you don't even support the studio and the rest of the team anymore bc they closed it & fired everyone 💀
positive · AI labelView post →DON'T BUY THIS GAME. I was lucky enough to give the devs money before the publishers took over and screwed 'em over. Great game btw. Smooth trick system. Fun combat. Lovely to play if you ever find yourself plunderin' the scurvy seas.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you remember watching those violent dystopian death sports movies in the '80s and wondered, 'man, what if rollerskaters had guns?', then look no further for your answers than Rollerdrome. Starting out as a humble game jam project, Rollerdrome gathered enough steam behind it to attract a dedicated team who would, for their efforts, be rewarded and 'rewarded' by all. In the 2030s, the world is gripped by the deathly entertainment of Rollerdrome, where contestants compete against one another…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Roll7’s OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome delisted, remaining titles now at risk along with the future of ‘Kerbal 2’. Something something stopkillinggames
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantastic game, excellent in all it tries to do. Don't pay for it. The money will not reach the creators. Find a way to play it, but not here.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hey so this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome, but im writing a negative review specifically to deter you from buying it or paying for it. everyone who worked on it was unfairly fired, so they dont see a penny of this game's success. if you wanna play it, don't pay for it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I own it because at the time I was supporting Roll7, one of my favorite indie devs of all time. Roll 7 game that deserve to be played: * Olli Olli * Olli Olli 2 * Rollerdrome * Olli Olli World (if it can be played offline)
positive · AI labelView post →Take-Two is shutting down Intercept Games (Kerbel Space Program 2) and Roll7 (Rollerdrome, OlliOlli World) as part of mass layoffs. The company recently spent $460 million acquiring Gearbox Software..  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/take-two-interactive-shuts-down-two-game-studios
neutral · AI labelView post →A must play, but for the love of god pirate it instead. All devs who worked on this have been fired.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BUY NOT ON STEAM GOOD GAME
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would sometimes comment on Rollerdrome posts on tumblr and say „thank you, glad you like the game“ or whatever, and people would get really weird and one person panic blocked me and tbh I get it. I am a hypocrite.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh shit! I totally forgot to make a post recently about #Rollerdrome not being back on Steam yet after three months. Well, I don't need to make that post anymore! Cause it's back for sale! Get it, cause it's a fun and challenging game with great art! store.steampowered.com/app/1294420/...
positive · AI labelView post →A game made by talented devs that were scammed by their employer so number go up. don't buy this game. you are morally obligated to get it for free. bought it on release, now its tainted by braindead corporate greed
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a spectacular, nigh-perfect game. Don't buy it. The developers of this masterpiece were laid off despite creating a Bafta winning 3D action title on their FIRST TRY. Watch the Raycevick video for more information if you're interested.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming Soon to Game Pass: Persona 5 Tactica, Rollerdrome, and Dune: Spice Wars - Xbox Wire.
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is truly brilliant. Some of the most fun I've had in recent years with games. HOWEVER, given that 2K has wrongly and royally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over Roll7 by SHUTTING THEM DOWN (and all revenue from the game now going to 2K 🤡), I cannot in good faith recommend that you *buy* this game whatsoever, unless you do so second hand (maybe for achievements I guess)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game. Don't buy it. Shortly after the game came out, 2k shutdown the studio as a part of mass layoffs despite it being a success.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the coolest games I've ever played, it's best thing since Hotline Miami. So easy to get into yet so challenging to master. Despite universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike, as well as winning a BAFTA award, every dev was laid off. I was unaware of this before purchasing on steam. Do not buy this game. Nobody whose talent went into this game will receive a single cent.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game rocks and is worth your attention, but the talented development team was promptly laid off after the game's success. I recommend playing this game by other means, but don't support the vampires at 2K.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(COMPLETE) Leftover Keys from Humble Bundle. I have the following games leftover, leave a comment with what you'd like and I'll dm you the gift link! - ~~Botany Manor~~ - ~~Knightica~~ - ~~NanoApostle~~ - ~~Scanner Sombre~~ - ~~Blair Witch (Good Boy Pack added)~~ - ~~Fear the Spotlight~~ - ~~The Last Campfire~~ - ~~Rollerdrome~~ I have played Rollerdrome before and it is excellent, even if it's not in my normal range of genres.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm conflicted: I only heard about Rollerdrome through a YouTube video essay detailing the corporate skulduggery after its release that resulted in the entire Roll7 team getting laid off (allegedly) but....this game is so unique, and difficult, and satisfying, and endlessly replayable. And that's before you get into the visuals and the music, which are the 1983est I've felt since, well, 1983. This feels like a labour of love and the team deserved far better. I should stand by my principles…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Bafta winning game, Rollerdrome, was delisted from all platforms for a period earlier this year when the company was sold off. It probably would have stayed that way if it wasn't for fan outrage. www.pcgamer.com/games/olliol...
neutral · AI labelView post →I love this. It's all the fun of Tony Hawk except you don't ever fall off your skates which is a huge plus and you get to shoot enemies while doing tricks. It's a blast! It's too bad the studio got shut down but you can torrent it. Some people say the game is too difficult but I don't think so. You have to keep doing tricks to resupply your ammo, which means you have to multi task between tricks and shooting. You can slow down time with the left trigger which makes it easier.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy this Look it up for more info; Demonic corporation fired the entire studio who made this game and is now making money off that game right here right now. I got a hb choice key before I knew, do not give these vampires a single cent
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thought I'd do a little re/introduction post as I've not been active for a while, but the vibes here are so good! HELLO - I'm Bill. You may remember me from "Before", that low-poly caveman game from 2014. Since then I've had 3 kids and worked on ROLLERDROME at Roll 7 ❤️. Now making new things! 👨🍳
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing game. That i can't recommend... on Steam. Buy it on a "sale the seas" site. 2k is 2gone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game, stolen from its developers and sold to 2K (who raised the price) buy it in 2022 for $20 or don't buy it at all
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Acclaimed Roll7 titles Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World delisted on Steam www.gamedeveloper.com/business/acc...
neutral · AI labelView post →Video game advent calendar (posting a game I enjoyed this year each day) Day 3: Rollerdrome
positive · AI labelView post →Great, two games I loved (well, I was waiting for KSP2 to get good…) Rollerdrome was fantastic and KSP1 is legendary. This sucks ass.
positive · AI labelView post →Recommendations for games to listen to audiobooks to?. I recently got a Steamdeck and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of games that take almost 0 brainpower to play so that I can focus on listening to audiobooks. For me that means no dialogue and no text to read. Games that have worked for me so far are: - Rocket League (difficult to play on Steamdeck) - Vampire Survivors (once I learned what each item does) - Peggle Games that I've had trouble with include - Sifu - Brotato…
neutral · AI labelView post →A 10/10 game with a 0/10 publisher. Get it from a key reseller or something.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2K says epic indies Rollerdrome and OlliOlli World will be back on Steam soon.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rollerdrome is coming to Xbox Series, PC, and Game Pass on November 28. This rollerblading-shooter (think DOOM Eternal on skates) was my GOTY last year: pvtdi.vision/3FA5NXm
neutral · AI labelView post →Sick. I've had Rollerdrome on my wishlist for a while now, but have never seen a good sale, nor found myself with the free time and desire to play it on the spot to demand a full price purchase. I will gladly pirate and experience this now. I mean, fuck Take2, I'd rather be able to hand these people money for a good game, but in lieu of being able to do so, I am happy to oblige their request.
neutral · AI labelView post →♥♥♥♥ you 2k, pirate this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun game. Like Tony Hawk but with guns. Studio doesnt exist anymore so sail the seas for it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →11/10 Game. Truly one of the best movement shooters out there, nothing balances a frenetic pace, with the absolute freedom of movement like this game does. Nothing feels as nice as pulling off a sick 720 as you perfectly time your shots and dodges for maximum efficiency. The pacing of difficulty is so well thought out, each level putting to work the lessons the previous levels have introduced. And it feels so nice to fail because its just fun to play. One of my all time favorites. Oh and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a good game with stylish visuals, intense action, and good writing. 2K Games has fired the entire team that worked on it and now the game is bundled with spyware. Steam I ask that you remove that data scraping requisite that's popping up before I can even play this game again. Only then I would recommend buying it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PS Plus Essential games for March 2024. Sony have announced the games coming to PS Plus Essential subscribers in March. They are… F1 23 (PS4 & PS5) Sifu (PS4 & PS5) Hello Neighbour 2 (PS4 & PS5) Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (PS4 & PS5) All games will be available from March 5th and Destiny 2 is required to play The Witch Queen. Foamstars, Rollerdrome and Steelrising are still available to add to your library until March 4th.
neutral · AI labelView post →PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February: Foamstars, Rollerdrome, Steelrising.
neutral · AI labelView post →Do you like any of these things too? 💛 Dishonoured 💛 Arcane 💛 Mirrors Edge 💛 Rollerdrome 💛 Game Of Thrones 💛 One Piece 💛 Spiritfarer 💛 Celeste 💛 Cats 💛 Elden Ring 💛 Love, Death and Robots #promosky #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantastic game from an entirely-laid-off-team of developers who'll never see a dime from you buying it now, hence why everyone and their grandmother recommends you pirate it instead.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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