Squall Riders
For press and creators. Out now on Steam.
Every swell is a ramp.
Jet-ski racing on a living ocean · Windows & macOS on Steam · Out now
Out now. Squall Riders launched on Steam on October 27, 2026. Launch discount: 10% off ($8.99) until November 3.
Squall Riders press kit
Everything you need to cover Squall Riders: facts, ready-to-use descriptions, riders, the trailer, loops, logo and key art. If you need something that isn't here, or would like a Steam key, write to socialmedia@utoposgames.com.
Fact sheet
- Title
Squall Riders
- Developer
Bitmagic
- Publisher
Utopos Games (Las Vegas, NV)
- Release date
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Platforms
Windows, macOS (Steam)
- Price
$9.99, with 10% off ($8.99) until November 3
- Genre
Arcade jet-ski racing
- Players
Single-player
- Languages
English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Controls
Full controller support, or keyboard
- Content
3 tracks · 6 modes · 5 riders · 14 challenges
- Monetization
No microtransactions, no loot boxes
- Generative AI
Disclosed on the Steam page and reproduced below
- Press contact
- Socials
System requirements (minimum, estimated)
- Windows
Windows 10 64-bit · Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X · 8 GB RAM · NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB) · 1 GB storage · keyboard required
- macOS
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple M1 or Intel Core i5 (quad-core) · 8 GB RAM · Apple M1 integrated graphics or AMD Radeon Pro 560X (4 GB) · 1 GB storage · Apple Silicon and Intel
Description
Short (50 words)
Squall Riders is jet-ski racing where every swell is a ramp. Launch off storm waves, land tricks to charge your SURGE boost and outrace four rivals through three storms. Then try Stunt Park, Splash Ball, Slalom and Big Wave, and build your own ski. Out now on Steam for Windows and macOS.
Long (150 words)
There is no track to follow in Squall Riders, only the swell. Climb a wave face flat out, launch off the lip and fly: hit it faster and you fly higher, dive onto the back of the next wave and the fall turns into raw speed. Every clean landing charges SURGE, a boost you burn to blast past a rival.
Race four rivals through three storms that build while you race. Lighthouse Reef runs from golden hour into a thunderstorm, Harbor Surge ends in storm swell at night, and Arctic Drift threads icebergs under the aurora. Beyond Storm Race there are Time Trial, Stunt Park, Splash Ball, Slalom and Big Wave, with medals and 14 challenges to chase.
Pick one of five riders, earn Spray and build your ski in the garage with paint, underglow, decals and parts. No microtransactions. Out now on Steam for Windows and macOS.
The pitch
Jet-ski racing where the ocean is the track: every swell is a ramp, every clean landing charges your boost, and the storm closes in while you race.
Features
There is no track, only the swell. Hit a wave faster and you fly higher; dive onto the back of the next one and the fall turns into raw speed.
Every clean landing charges SURGE. Burn a charge to blast past a rival, but come down mid-trick and you are swimming.
The light drops, rain or snow sweeps in and the swell grows, so the second lap never rides like the first.
Storm Race, Time Trial, Stunt Park, Splash Ball, Slalom and Big Wave, with bronze, silver and gold medals in every mode and 14 challenges.
Spray is earned by riding and spent in the garage on paint jobs, colors, underglow, decals, bolt-on parts and rider gear.
No microtransactions and no loot boxes. Full controller support and 11 languages.
Three tracks, three storms
Open-sea swell round a lonely lighthouse, from golden hour into a full thunderstorm.
Slalom between anchored ships, then the storm swell slamming the breakwater as night falls over the city.
Thread a canyon of towering icebergs and launch off ice ramps below a glacier, through a snow squall to the aurora.
Six ways to ride
Two laps against four rivals. First across the line wins.
Just you, the course and the ghost of your best run.
Ramps, gaps and rings. Land big, land clean and chain it for 90 seconds.
One on one against a rival rider: shove a giant ball into their goal and keep it out of yours.
Carve between the buoys. Every missed gate costs you two seconds.
Ride the face of a monster swell and stay on it as long as you dare.
Meet the riders
Five riders, each on their own jet ski. Pick one and race the other four off the same crests. Muted loops from the game; need a clip in another format? Write to socialmedia@utoposgames.com.
Trailer
The official Squall Riders gameplay trailer, 1080p. Download the MP4 for your edit, or watch it on the Steam page.
Gameplay loops
Short muted gameplay loops, ready to drop into articles and socials.
Logo, key art & screenshot
Click any image for the full-size file.
Use of generative AI
The Squall Riders Steam page carries the following disclosure, reproduced here word for word:
Generative AI tools were used during development to create the sky panoramas, several 3D models and textures, the music and sound effects, and the store art. No AI content is generated while you play.
About Utopos Games
Utopos Games is an indie game publisher based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The studio was founded in 2019 by game industry veterans who first worked together on Command & Conquer at Westwood Studios. Our previous release is Guntech 2, which came to Nintendo Switch after launching on Xbox and Steam.
After a quiet stretch, we're back with a new slate of games: Squall Riders and Trick or Roll first, with Cabinet Fever coming soon.
Squall Riders is developed by Bitmagic and published by Utopos Games.
- Based in
Las Vegas, Nevada
- Founded
2019
- Website
- Previous release
Guntech 2 (Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Steam)
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