The mechanic combines familiar hoverboarding and Spider-Man-like ropes to change directions.

Game Developer AndreSargeant, known for creating 2D action-adventure Aethyr, released a new demo that showcases a satisfying movement mechanic. This time, the developer showed grapple surfing, a cool way of moving around using a hoverboard and Spider-Man-like ropes to change directions and add momentum. According to the developer, the mechanic was created for an upcoming "high mobility, high action, high fantasy game with an immersive world" using Unity URP. 

Here are some of the previous demos shared by Andre:

And here's a tweet that, presumably, gave the developer the idea to add the grappling mechanic:

Click here to check out more demos of the upcoming game.