The evil Krakken has appeared and causes a rampage at the local "hoverdek" park, where "dekkers" Xako, Mia, and their friends practice their skillz.

Using his powers, Krakken kidnaps the "dek kids" and magically transforms them into his minions all to make the place his new home.

[5] In order to properly complete each world, the player must collect a certain number of stars, obtained along the course or by stomping on the heads of enemies.

[2] Sidwell explained that creating Psybadek involved much trial-and-error, mainly due to the difficulty of melding traditional platform genre obstacles with sports-related "momentum".

[9] After their releases, the developer continued work on Psybadek, attempting to improve its character motions, touch up its 3D environments, and expand the number of levels.

Psybadek's in-game characters feature Vans clothing in exchange for the game's promotion at the Triple Crown series and the Warped Tour.