Arcade 2017 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Arcade genre

Need for Speed Payback - a game in the Arcade genre

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Need for Speed Payback is a continuation of the arcade racing series in third-person view. The action takes place in the underground world of Fortune Valley. You...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Crossout

Arcade, Action, Racing, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 May 2017

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 7.2/10

The near future. During a global catastrophe, earthly civilization fell, leaving only rusty frames and dust. The few survivors turned the remnants of the old world...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Injustice 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe. The plot continues exactly from the same moment where the first...

Shift Happens

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 September 2017

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2017

Players: 8/10

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a continuation of the superhero arcade action game based on the comics of the Marvel universe. Team up with your favorite superheroes...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity

Arcade, Action, Racing

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 May 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is a continuation of the crazy FlatOut racing arcade series. Featuring a mix of both long-time favorites and brand new game modes, a wide...

Cars 3: Driven to Win

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 July 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, based on the cartoon Cars 3 of the same name. The game takes place after the action in...

LEGO City Undercover

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 April 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO City Undercover is an arcade action game with a third-person view in an open world. Playing as the legendary police officer Chase McCain, a master of disguise...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy is a gaming collection dedicated to the adventures of Naruto, which includes: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 May 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. Only the most talented students in any field are accepted...

Ultimate Chicken Horse

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Ultimate Chicken Horse is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in the style of Super Meat Boy. You have to create levels with a huge number of traps and other...

Yakuza Kiwami

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 August 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A remake of the original third-person action adventure Yakuza, released on PlayStation 2 in 2005. The game tells the story of a man named Kazuma Kiryu, who was one...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 April 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 June 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Crash Bandicoot Trilogy is a remastered version of three Crash Bandicoot arcade games, including Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash...

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A collection of six classic Disney projects, bringing together iconic arcade adventures in a refreshed format. It includes Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 September 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The addition has expanded possibilities for creating...

Use Your Words

Arcade, Board / Group Game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 April 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Use Your Words is an exciting arcade for a fun company in which you, together with your friends, have to take part in various mini-games. In the game, from 3 to 6...

Day D: Tower Rush

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Tactics

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 July 2017

Players: 10/10

Day D: Tower Rush is a colorful arcade strategy game in the tower defense genre in real time. The professor and his robot assistant accidentally missed a time slip...

Nine Parchments

Arcade, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 December 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Nine Parchments is an isometric co-op action game from the creators of Trine. The plot of the game tells about a group of student magicians who decide to skip...

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is an adventure visual novel set in the Danganronpa universe. Welcome to the new world of Danganronpa. The most ambitious and...

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto

Arcade, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 February 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto is a big update for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, which is dedicated to Naruto's son, Boruto...

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 April 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Puyo Puyo Tetris is a combination of two popular puzzle games where you have to challenge your opponent. Ten unique stories await you, in each of which you will...

Tekken 7

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 June 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tekken 7 is an arcade fighting game with action elements in anime style. Colorful 3D battles and complex combinations await you. Choose a character you like and use...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 April 2017

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is the third part of the arcade fighting game dedicated to the adventures of the popular anime hero Naruto. The game...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Ghost Blade HD

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 February 2017

Metacritic: 67/100

Ghost Blade HD is an improved edition of the top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. 10,000 years ago, an artificial intelligence named Shira was created...

Knack 2

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Knack 2 is a continuation of the adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view. The funny sequel will delight you with full-fledged co-op and a...

NASCAR Heat 2

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 September 2017

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 66/100

NASCAR Heat 2 is a continuation of the racing simulator developed under the NASCAR license. The sequel features an improved career mode, including all three...

Royal Defense

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Arcade, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 March 2017

Royal Defense is a top-down arcade strategy game in a fantasy setting, made in the tower defense genre. In the game you have to defend yourself from the attacks of...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 March 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

Clicker Heroes

Arcade, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 March 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Clicker Heroes is a shareware arcade clicker with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. Like many games of this type, there's a lot of pointing involved, or...

WipEout Omega Collection

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 June 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

WipEout Omega Collection is a remastered version of three racing arcade games in a futuristic setting, namely: WipEout HD, WipEout HD: Fury and WipEout 2048. In the...

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite

Arcade, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 September 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is a dynamic side-scrolling fighting game for fans of the Marvel universes and legendary Capcom fighters. You can expect new characters...

Always Sometimes Monsters

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 October 2017

Metacritic: 73/100

Always Sometimes Monsters is an adventure RPG visual novel with horror elements and a top-down view. The events of the game will tell the story of the main...

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM LEGACY

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2017

Players: 7.5/10

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM LEGACY is a gaming collection dedicated to the adventure of Naruto, which includes: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 1...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for PlayStation 4 (Game released)