SurfsUp

SurfsUp

Released Jul 2025

SurfsUp is a free-to-play, standalone recreation of Counter-Strike Surf where precision movement and air-surfing are the keys to setting a new personal best or even breaking a world record. Surf, bhop, and climb across 125+ maps, all for free, with unique leaderboards for every way to play.

85% positive · 779 reviews
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Released, but still in active development
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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

SurfsUp launched free-to-play on Steam on July 6, 2025, and has received a continuous stream of major content releases ever since. Since launch, the developer has shipped: a v1.1 physics and multiplayer overhaul (August 22, 2025), a Halloween seasonal update with new maps (October 26, 2025), the Climb (KZ) game mode and 12 new maps (December 18, 2025), 10 new maps (February 14, 2026), and most recently the massive v2.0 update on August 14, 2026 — just 5 days before today's assessment date. The v2.0 update essentially doubled the game's codebase (from ~79,000 to ~156,000 lines of code), added 27 new maps, introduced new game modes and styles with their own leaderboards, rewrote the replay system, added full controller support, and more. In the v2.0 announcement, developer Mark explicitly stated: "I'll continue to work on the game as long as there are people playing it." This establishes both a strong sustained cadence of major updates roughly every 1-3 months and a direct developer statement of ongoing commitment. The one paid item, the Supporter Bundle DLC, was released at launch and has no unreleased components.
Evidence
SurfsUp v2.0 launched — described as the game's biggest update yet, doubling the codebase, adding 27 new maps, new game modes, styles with leaderboards, controller support, and more. Developer stated: 'I'll continue to work on the game as long as there are people playing it.'
news post · Aug 14, 2026 source development ongoing
high
10 new maps added while the team works on 'the future of SurfsUp,' with active development on v2.0 described as 'essentially a complete rewrite of the game.'
news post · Feb 14, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
bearlikelion
Achievements
62
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Classic surf re-imagined in the Godot game engine. Free to play and made for everyone.

SurfsUp is a faithful recreation of community air-surfing, designed for both veterans and newcomers. Whether you're chasing world records or riding your first ramp, SurfsUp offers precise movement, a competitive feel, and an easy entry point into one of gaming's most iconic experiences.

Features

  • 125+ Maps, All Free

Every map is available to every player from day one, no unlocks or paywalls. Ride community classics like Utopia, Boreas, Summit, and Mesa alongside brand new maps built for v2.

  • Multiplayer, Your Way

Surf solo or with friends. Join public lobbies or host your own with full control over map selection, all with built-in voice and text chat.

  • Surfing Mechanics

Perfect your technique in high-speed air-surfing. Ride ramps, carve tight turns, and clear massive jumps with precision and flow. It's all about momentum, timing, and control.

  • Modes and Styles

Various ways to play with Surf, Bhop, and Climb (KZ). The new modes feature an Easy mode with reduced gravity and increased physics or play the Legacy mode with 1:1 CS:S physics, the new Freestyle mode features no resets with the ability to bhop anywhere, better keep your speed or get reset! Surf with styles like Half Sideways, Backwards, and W-Only, all with their own leaderboards!

  • Races, Replays, and Ghosts

Download any run from the leaderboard and race it as a ghost, or study it frame by frame in the replay player. Checkpoints and splits on every map show exactly where you're gaining or losing time against the world record, your friend, or against your personal best.

  • Global Rankings and Leaderboards

Compete worldwide or with your crew. Every mode, style, and input device has its own leaderboard, from mouse and keyboard players to controller surfers.

  • Make It Yours

Fully customize your HUD by dragging, scaling, and recoloring every widget. Build your own crosshair. Earn tradable player models and surf animations simply by playing.

  • Full Controller Support

Playable start to finish on a gamepad, with controller glyphs, rebindable inputs, and dedicated controller leaderboards.

  • Supporter Bundle DLC

An optional upgrade with unique cosmetics, lobby settings like no timer, lobby code only, or friends/supporters-only, custom profile flair, and support the game's development.

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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