Physics based platforming pushed to its peak: balancing your bike across deranged courses quickly turns addictive. The tandem mode is hilarious, and track sharing stretches longevity almost indefinitely.
Your verdict
Category
Racing2 players7+
Description
You tackle wild obstacle courses on a motorbike, balancing throttle and lean to avoid wiping out. Published by Ubisoft, released worldwide in 2019. Spectacular tracks around the globe, a level editor, two-rider tandem races and online community challenges.
Trials Rising review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Everything hinges on a deviously precise motorbike physics where every throttle nudge and weight shift decides whether you clear an absurd course or eat dirt. Instant restarts turn failure into a willing challenge, and the track sharing keeps the loop alive years on. Still sharp, readable and endlessly replayable.
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Balancing a bike atop a barrel, feathering the throttle to the millimetre and scraping across the finish line delivers a rare kind of satisfaction. The demanding physics punish sloppiness but reward every tiny gain, spinning up that fiendishly addictive 'just one more try' loop. Inventive courses and razor-tight times turn frustration into triumph, over and over again.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
A run lasts only seconds, but the promise of beating your own time pulls you straight back into a trials course bristling with hazards, chasing the perfect line. Online leaderboards, medals and unlockable contracts keep progress legible, while the track editor feeds the community a steady stream of new circuits. Its bite endures because failure costs three seconds, never a whole session. One caveat: frustration can creep in when a single section resists, and the hunt for a flawless time invites long repetition.
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾3,5 GB📅26/02/2019
Published by Ubisoft
Trials Rising (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The stroke of genius is the tandem bike: two players clumsily steer one machine, and every bump becomes a fit of laughter. You bicker, you misjudge a lean, you faceplant, you try again. Alongside that cooperative wobbling, the time chases stir up fierce rivalries between hardcore riders. Easy to relaunch, as much for the feats as for the shared mayhem.
