Prior to deciding on mountain biking the team considered other sports including Rock Climbing and Wing Suiting amongst others.

[13] For tricks RageSquid opted against having a list of preset button combinations instead opting for a system about "combining motions" which they stated makes the final game "more about expressing a personal style, which makes it more of a genuine extreme sports experience".

[7] Tim Rogers of Kotaku called the game "fast and smooth", and commented about the nauseating thrill the framerate gave him.

[9] Brendan Caldwell of Rock, Paper, Shotgun enjoyed the humour of the game, but was not impressed at the cosmetic rewards and the level design.

[10] Dante Douglas at Polygon gave the early access version of the game a 7.0, praising the procedural generation while criticizing the tight controls.