For years I've waited for someone else to build a good surfing game for me to play, but unfortunately that never happened.
Every game that tried was too confusing, hard to control and didn't feel anything like surfing. It became clear to me that people building these games were not surfers, or didn't have much experience in the gaming world.
Well, things are about to change with Layback. The surfing game we've always dreamed of is coming.
I am Sandro Haag and I am the person making Layback: A Surfer Experience.
I've been making games for over 25 years, worked at studios across Brazil, the United States and Australia, and I understand what players want in a game — especially a surfing game, which has been my passion for more than 20 years.
I have been thinking about this game for a very long time, and I'm very happy to say it has been in development for a while now. Although it's too early to share anything yet, my vision is to do for surfing what the original EA Skate series did for skateboarding — giving surfers a place to be when they're out of the water.
I am starting with Steam for PC and Mac. The plan is to bring Layback to consoles after that.
Still too early to put a date on it. The game is in active production. Sign up above and you'll be the first to know when there's news.
