Urban Trial Playground

Urban Trial Playground is a simple, yet enjoyable stunt show through various parts of California. The levels are well made and the scenery looks amazing. There's a good variety of levels, but they don't take that long to complete.

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72% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 10 reviews

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Urban Trial Playground is a single player and multiplayer casual racing game with a kids theme. It was developed by Tate Multimedia and was released on April 5, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Urban Trial Playground is a thrilling motorcycle trial game set in a vibrant California-inspired setting. With over 50 levels and two modes, Freestyle and Time Trial, players can perform tricks, stunts, and grind their score to rise to the top of leaderboards. The game includes six customizable bikes and various rider gear for personalization while challenging ghost runs and perfecting routes.

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Audience ScoreBased on 46 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

replayability3 negative mentions

Urban Trial Playground features vibrant graphics and a cheerful atmosphere, making it visually appealing and enjoyable to play.
The gameplay is accessible and encourages creativity, allowing players to perform tricks and accumulate points in a fun, arcade-style environment.
The game offers a variety of customization options for bikes and characters, enhancing the overall experience and personalization.

The game suffers from repetitive level design and limited trick variety, which can lead to boredom over time.
Long loading times when restarting levels or transitioning between them can disrupt the flow of gameplay and frustrate players.
The physics and controls can feel unresponsive at times, making it difficult to execute tricks accurately and diminishing the overall enjoyment.

graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The game's graphics feature a charming, cartoonish art style that enhances its visually appealing world, though some users note that the overall quality is decent but not exceptional. While the levels are unique and detailed, there are reports of graphical issues such as pop-ins and stuttering, as well as performance problems like poor loading times and frame rates. Overall, the visuals are considered a highlight, but technical shortcomings detract from the experience.
- “The cartoonish graphics of Urban Trials Playground create a visually appealing world filled with personality.”
- “Its combination of charming visuals, accessible gameplay, and entertaining level design make it a standout title in the trials racing genre.”
- “+ decent graphics, game looks nice”
- “I did find a couple of times that some graphics popped in and out, but not often enough to find a fix, and at times the physics just didn't work as anticipated, such as taking a jump off of a smooth ramp and suddenly popping straight up like I hit a 2x4 on the ground.”
- “Rubbish loading times, rubbish frame rates even on my 27-inch Mac with NVIDIA GTX 680 MX, 16GB RAM, and 2GB graphics.”
- “Only the visuals have been improved, but the rest has gotten worse or is even missing.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
30%
30%
The gameplay is praised for its refreshing mechanics that are easy to learn yet encourage skillful chaining of moves for higher scores, complemented by intuitive controls and engaging level design. While customization options add a personal touch, they do not significantly alter the gameplay experience. However, some players note that the core gameplay may have regressed compared to previous titles, citing issues like graphical stuttering and controller responsiveness as areas needing improvement.
- “The mechanics are easy to grasp—accelerate, brake, tilt, launch, land—but the game encourages flow, chaining together moves for increasingly larger scores.”
- “From its charming art style to its addictive gameplay, this game proves that simplicity can be the key to a truly enjoyable gaming experience.”
- “The controls in Urban Trials Playground are intuitive and responsive, allowing for easy pick-up-and-play while maintaining a satisfying level of skill-based gameplay.”
- “Customization options—involving tuning bike performance or updating cosmetic elements—provide a small layer of personalization but don’t meaningfully shift the gameplay.”
- “I think the core gameplay is a step back from Urban Trial Freestyle, but I appreciate the new score and challenge systems.”
- “This game has graphical stuttering issues and controller issues, and yeah, some gameplay issues.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The game's music features upbeat and energetic tracks that enhance its arcade feel and lighthearted atmosphere, contributing positively to the overall experience. However, some players found the sound effects, particularly the revving engine, to be repetitive and distracting, leading them to mute the game in favor of their own music. Overall, while the soundtrack is enjoyable, it may not stand out as exceptional.
- “The soundtrack leans into upbeat, energetic tracks that complement the game’s arcade roots.”
- “The upbeat soundtrack complements the lighthearted atmosphere, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.”
- “The music is not bad, but it's not good either.”
- “The sounds were decent, but eventually I lowered all of the sounds so I could listen to music from my computer while I played the game because hearing a non-stop revving engine can get annoying at times.”
- “+ okay music”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The game features strong replayability through its robust multiplayer mode and online leaderboards, which encourage competition among players. Additionally, the presence of various challenges and collectibles further enhances the incentive to replay, though some players feel that racing against ghost data could have improved the experience even more.
- “There is a lot of replayability through challenges and collectibles.”
- “Online leaderboards offer some motivation for high-score chasers, but racing against ghost data or competing directly with others would have added significantly to replayability.”
- “The inclusion of a robust multiplayer mode adds a competitive edge, allowing me to challenge friends or random players worldwide, further extending the game's replay value.”
- “There is a lot of replayability via challenges and collectibles.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game's optimization has been criticized for significant graphical stuttering and controller issues, which detract from the overall gameplay experience. While there are customization options available, they do not compensate for the performance problems that hinder smooth gameplay.
- “Customization options—involving tuning bike performance or updating cosmetic elements—provide a small layer of personalization but don’t meaningfully shift the gameplay.”
- “This game has graphical stuttering issues and controller issues, and yes, some gameplay issues.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by its amusing rag-doll physics, particularly the comedic visuals of characters, like a skater-dude in pajama pants, experiencing exaggerated crashes. Players find the game funny and enjoyable, despite questioning its large file size compared to similar titles. Overall, the humor adds a lighthearted charm to the gameplay experience.
- “The rag-doll physics of seeing a skater dude in pajama pants smashing his face onto the pavement is just endlessly funny. I am sure there are better 'car climber games' on flash websites, but this uses a 3D engine that shows the wonderful crash impact details.”
- “Funny little bike game, why on earth is it 17GB?”
- “Funny and nice to play :)”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report significant stability issues, describing the game as buggy and lacking proper physics, which detracts from the overall experience and fails to meet expectations as a viable alternative to the Trials series.
- “I expected a decent alternative to the Trials series, but received a half-baked, buggy wannabe of Trials with absolutely no physics whatsoever.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
- “I encountered numerous glitches that ruined my experience and made it hard to enjoy the gameplay.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The atmosphere of Urban Trial Playground shifts from the chaotic, gritty vibe of the city to a more lighthearted California setting, supported by an upbeat soundtrack that enhances the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “The upbeat soundtrack complements the lighthearted atmosphere, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.”
- “Urban Trial Playground leaves the chaotic city with its gritty atmosphere behind and moves to California.”

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Urban Trial Playground is a casual racing game with kids theme.

Urban Trial Playground is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac OS, Windows and others.

Urban Trial Playground was released on April 5, 2019.

Urban Trial Playground was developed by Tate Multimedia.

Urban Trial Playground has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Urban Trial Playground is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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