On your phone
Turn it sideways. Swipe anywhere to carve, JUMP to drop and pop, TRICK for shuvs. That's it.
Season 1 out now / phone + computer
Run. Drop. Send it.
Sprint at the water, throw your board on the backwash and hit the shorebreak before it hits the sand.
Runs in your browser. No download.
Watch the trailer
ressac n., French The backwash. The sheet of water sliding back down the sand, the one you throw your board on.
Sprint. Throw it down. Skim an inch of water straight into a wave that's about to explode on the sand. That's skimboarding. Now it's a game.
15beaches
6street, pool + cable venues
20riders to unlock
100+cosmetics
The Trick Book
Twelve real skim tricks.
If you've seen it at the beach, you can land it here. Swipe the deck.
World tour
Fifteen beaches.
From the flat Gulf of Florida to the Wedge. Every spot is inspired by a real skim beach, built from scratch, and breaks its own way: flat glides, wedges, siders, peeling barrels, heavy closeouts.
Check it before you go
Wave cams. Live conditions.
Check any spot on a live cam before you travel: swell, wind, tide and a rating. Conditions change every couple of hours, and everyone sees the same forecast.
Perfect Storm
Five real minutes of the biggest, cleanest swell a spot can hold. Save it for the right beach.
Rain day? Session.
Then the city.
Gap wet stair sets, slide ledges, skim a mirror of water across a whole square. Dry stone will get you.
Inland
And the machines.
A wave pool, a standing wave and a cable park. Same wave, every time, until you've dialed it.
The hub
A beach town to hang in.
Walk the strip between sessions: the surf shop, the shaper's garage, the coach's shack, a food truck, the bus stop for travel, the contest tent and the lifeguard tower. The neon comes on at sunset.
- Surf shop
- Shaper's garage
- Coach
- Food truck
- Bus stop
- Contest tent
- Lifeguard tower
Contest mode
Heats against locals.
Three locals skim the same set waves you get and score what they actually land. Live heat board, best two runs count. Win heats, earn rank points, climb the season.
- Three locals on the same set waves
- Live heat board, best two runs count
- Stars, coins and rank points every heat
- Career: 40 levels, stats you train one point at a time
Grom to Pro in one season
Climb the season.
Fifteen ranks from Beginner I to Professional III. Earn rank points in heats, and once you reach a rank you keep it for the season.
Season 1 top 10
Live- Loading the top 10...
Sign in to the game to post your rank.
Never pay-to-win
Your rider.
Your board.
Hair, tops, trims, shorts and patterns. Board decks, rails, graphics and stickers. Over 100 cosmetics in Season 1, looks only. Coins and shakas buy gear and looks; shakas never buy stats.
20riders
10boards
40career levels
Clip it or it didn't happen
Every run is a clip.
Every run is recorded. Rewatch it from five cameras, slow it right down (replays record at 120 steps a second), then export it as an MP4 that renders frame by frame at max graphics: up to 4K on a computer, 1080p on a phone, with a share button on mobile.
Play anywhere
Phone or computer.
It runs in your browser: no download, no install. Your career saves to your account and follows you between devices.
On your computer
W to sprint, A and D to carve, Space to drop and pop. Z wraps, F tucks into the barrel, Q and E shuv, X grabs. Every key can be remapped in the pause menu.
On your phone? Play it like an app.
Add RESSAC to your home screen and it opens full screen with no browser bars, and runs a lot smoother. Takes 10 seconds.
iPhone (Safari)
- Open playressac.com/play in Safari.
- Tap the Share button (square with the arrow up).
- Tap Add to Home Screen, turn on Open as Web App, then Add.
- Open RESSAC from your home screen.
Android (Chrome)
- Open playressac.com/play in Chrome.
- Tap the ⋮ menu (top right).
- Tap Add to Home screen or Install app, then Add.
- Open RESSAC from your home screen.
HUD
Want a clean screen? While you ride, tap HUD (top right) and everything disappears except the joystick and buttons. Tap it again to bring it all back.
- Chrome
- Safari
- Edge
- Firefox
- Low to Ultra graphics
- Cloud saves
The full game
$4.99one time
Pay once. No subscriptions, no loot boxes, no stat boosts for sale.
- All 15 beaches and all 6 street, pool and cable venues, unlocked by playing
- 20 riders and 10 boards to earn
- Season 1 ranks, Beginner I to Professional III, and the live top 10
- Heats against locals, jams and Perfect Storms
- Over 100 rider and board cosmetics
- Replays from five cameras and 4K clip export
- Cloud saves across your phone and your computer
Runs in your browser on phone, tablet and computer.
Made by one skimmer
Built by a skimmer, between sessions.
RESSAC is made by one teenage skimboarder: the code, the wave physics, the riders, the beaches, all of it. Send your best clip to @playressac.
Everything else
FAQ.
What is RESSAC?
A skimboarding game. You sprint at the water, drop your board on the backwash and ride the shorebreak. 15 beaches, 6 street, pool and cable venues, heats against locals, ranks and clips.
What can I play it on?
Any phone, tablet or computer with a modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox). No download. Phones play sideways. Older phones should use the Low or Medium graphics preset; phones start on a fast preset automatically.
How do the controls work?
Phones: swipe anywhere to carve, JUMP to drop and pop, TRICK for shuvs. Computers: keyboard and mouse, and every key can be remapped in the pause menu. The in-game Trick Book shows how to land everything.
Does it work with a controller?
Not yet. Gamepad support is on the list.
How do saves work?
Your career saves on your device and to your RESSAC account (email or Google), so you can switch between your phone and your computer.
How much is it?
$4.99, one time. No subscriptions, no loot boxes.
Can I get a refund?
If something's broken on your device, email us within 14 days at our contact address and we'll sort it out.
Can I save clips of my runs?
Yes. Every run is recorded. Watch it from five cameras, then export it as an MP4: up to 4K on a computer, 1080p on a phone. On phones you can share it straight to your apps.
Does it work offline?
You need a connection to load the game and for accounts and the leaderboard. Your progress is saved on your device either way.
Is it OK for kids?
No violence, no chat, no gambling and no ads in the game. You wipe out a lot. Accounts are for players 13 and up; see the privacy policy.
Are the spots real?
They're inspired by real skim beaches (Dewey, Laguna, Cabo, Sandy Beach, Sununga and more) and built from scratch. The riders are made up.
Who made this?
One skimmer. Code, waves, physics, art, all of it. Hit up @playressac.