The levels that make up Skate Jam have all been adapted from previous Skateboard Party titles.

[2] A year and month later, Hawk said in an interview that he was in early talks to continue the franchise without Activision.

[3][4] Hawk first teased the game's existence in June 2018, in an interview with The Nine Club, a skateboarding podcast.

[1] Maple Media, the developers of Skate Jam, have a history developing skateboarding games for mobile platforms, with a flagship series of their own, Skateboard Party, of which Skate Jam is a spiritual successor to.

[7] Mashable noted that "at first glance, Skate Jam appears to be faithful to the original mechanics of THPS, while also adding in some newer elements".