Skyhook

Fight with grappling hooks in Skyhook, a party platformer for up to 4 players. Play as a treasure hunting cat or a gryphon riding shark, as you swing around the stage taking out your opponents with your…

17 May 2016

Arcade Fighting Indie Platform Action Party

Skyhook is an arcade developed by Megastorm Games, released 17 May 2016 on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 23 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Skyhook is

Skyhook is an arcade game developed by Megastorm Games and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity3D.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fight with grappling hooks in Skyhook, a party platformer for up to 4 players. Play as a treasure hunting cat or a gryphon riding shark, as you swing around the stage taking out your opponents with your grappling hook.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Skyhook launched on 17 May 2016, within three weeks of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Overwatch and Doom. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Overwatch, Doom.