CRANKED MEDIA KIT
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FACT SHEET
Game: Cranked
Developer: Session Syndicate AB
Based in: Luleå, Sweden
Genre: Mountain bike game: ride, race, explore
Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux (native build), on Steam
Free demo: Out now on Steam, released October 2, 2026
Price: Demo is free. Early Access price to be announced
Steam Next Fest: October 19 to 26, 2026
Early Access: December 1, 2026
Full PC release: 2027, with consoles to follow
Players: Single-player and online with friends
Controls: Full controller support, gamepad recommended
Language: English
PC minimum: 6-core CPU (i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 3600), GTX 1660 Super or RX 5600 XT, 8 GB storage
Microtransactions: None. Ever.
Press contact: bryan@sessionsyndicate.com

ONE LINE
Cranked is a mountain bike game from Session Syndicate, a small, self-funded studio founded by the team behind Mad Skills Motocross and Mad Skills BMX.

DESCRIPTION
Cranked is a mountain bike game built to feel like real riding. The trails are handcrafted, and the bike handling is physics-based: the rider controls the whip and the style, with no canned animations. The trails are rough enough to affect the bike, so line choice matters.

The free demo on Steam is Zone 1 of the game's open mountain. It has 37 challenges, race trails, hidden trails, and the Lakeside Enduro: three stages on one bike with no restarts between them. Riders can play online with friends and chase each other down the hill in FPV drone mode.

Publishers passed on Cranked, saying mountain biking was too niche. So the studio funded it themselves, with help from players on Patreon who have been riding development builds and giving feedback for the past year. Session Syndicate has committed to never adding microtransactions.

KEY FEATURES
- Handcrafted trails that are rough enough to make line choice matter
- Physics-based handling with free-whip style control and no canned animations
- An open mountain of race trails, hidden lines, shortcuts and easter eggs
- The Lakeside Enduro: three stages, one bike, no restarts
- Online riding with friends, plus an FPV drone mode for filming them
- Global leaderboards and instant restarts for chasing the perfect run
- Modding as a core part of the game
- Real bikes from Frameworks and Atherton Bikes, and riding gear from Fox Racing

ABOUT THE STUDIO
Session Syndicate AB is an independent, self-funded game studio based in Luleå, Sweden, founded by the team behind Mad Skills Motocross and Mad Skills BMX. Cranked opens in Early Access on Steam on December 1, 2026.

QUOTES
"I've been riding for almost 20 years and never felt like any game on the market truly captured what mountain biking really felt like. A big reason I wanted to make Cranked was to get my riding fix on days I can't get out, which is more and more now. I just wanted a game that gave me as much joy and fun as I have on a real bike."
  Joe Welch, Game Director

"I don't want a bunch of smooth dirt colored trails that feel like you're riding on a highway. That isn't mountain biking. Things need to be rough and actually affect the bike so that line choice matters."
  Joe Welch, Game Director

FOUNDERS
Tobias Andersson: CEO. Created Mad Skills Motocross and founded Turborilla.
Joe Welch: Game Director. Joined the Mad Skills team and became its game designer.
Bryan Stealey: Strategic Advisor and Marketing. One of the original Mad Skills team and a Turborilla co-founder. Former president of Racer X.
Mike Fisher: Visual Director. Has worked on Mad Skills art since the first Mad Skills Motocross.

THE TEAM
Joe Welch: Game Director
Michael Hodge: Programmer
Magdalena Häggbom: Artist
Cedric Gadoury: Level Designer
Damien Desmond: 3D Artist
Pauli Losch: Sound Designer, Eviya Studio
Julian Stealey: Marketing

FOR CREATORS
Stream Cranked, make videos about it, and earn money from them. You have our permission on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and anywhere else. No need to ask first. That covers the demo, the full game, and the trailer and its music.
The trailer music is royalty free. If a video ever gets a copyright claim anyway, email us and we'll help get it cleared.
Steam keys for the full game: email bryan@sessionsyndicate.com with a link to your channel or outlet.

LINKS
Free demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5268450/Cranked_Demo/?utm_source=mediakit&utm_medium=press
Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3989790/Cranked/?utm_source=mediakit&utm_medium=press
Trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z6VnWfRnqAE
Website: https://www.crankedgame.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/cranked
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzlRJFlH6w0y09Zs2lO1kQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crankedgame
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crankedgame
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crankedgame

USING THESE FILES
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