Arcade 2020 for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 August 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

EA Sports UFC 4 is a continuation of the series of martial arts sports simulators licensed by the UFC sports organization. As in previous games in...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well...

House Flipper

Simulation, First-person view, Arcade, Indie, Business / Management, Online, Construction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 February 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 62/100

House Flipper is a fun management simulator with a first-person view, where you become a one-man repair crew. In the game you will buy abandoned...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody...

Risk of Rain 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike

Early Access: PlayStation 4 → 30 August 2019; Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 July 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now...

Cloudpunk

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Open world, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a remaster of the third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed series. In addition to improved...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Remake, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 June 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 69/100

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom — Rehydrated is a re-release of the classic SpongeBob game from 2003 in an updated form. You...

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a spin-off of the LittleBigPlanet series, dedicated to sackboy — a small toy man. The game is a 2.5D platformer in...

Fall Guys

Arcade, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Battle Royale

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 August 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 May 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 August 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a...

Cooking Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 August 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You...

Transformers: Battlegrounds

Arcade, Fighting, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 October 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Transformers: Battlegrounds is a top-down arcade action fighting game set in the Transformers universe. The player assembles a squad of Autobots to...

Creaks

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Creaks — an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium. The events of the game revolve around a...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 September 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure...

Dreams

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Early Access: PlayStation 4 → 16 April 2019; Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Dreams is an adventure arcade game from the creators of LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway. You can go on an amazing journey through other people's dreams...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

Arcade, Sports game, Third-person view, Skateboards, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 September 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Remasters of the first two parts of the legendary skateboarding series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The game has completely new graphics, but retains the...

The Alto Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Stunts, Collection, Adventure, Snowboard, Action, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 August 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 94/100

The Alto Collection is a collection of minimalist adventure arcade games Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of...

DiRT 5

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 November 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 79/100

DiRT 5 is a continuation of the car simulator with first and third person views. The new part of the series will take you to the most picturesque...

Rambo: The Video Game

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 28/100

Rambo: The Video Game is an arcade rail shooter with a first-person view, in which you will follow in the bloody footsteps of John Rimbaud. The story...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate — the ultimate edition of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, which includes the base game, two fighter packs, and a...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Comedy, Trivia

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main...

Little Misfortune

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 May 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who...

Sparkle 4 Tales

Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 November 2020

Players: 3.1/10

Steam: 23/100

Sparkle 4 Tales is a continuation of the meditative arcade game with a top view. As in previous parts of the series, you have to take control of a...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 April 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an...

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 August 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a colorful platformer based on the animated series “Samurai Jack”. The events of the new slasher take place...

Inertial Drift

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 September 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Inertial Drift is an exciting racing arcade game with a third-person view, in which you will find convenient mechanics of drifting on racing cars...

7th Sector

Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Combat robots, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Racing, Walking Simulator, Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 February 2020

Steam: 72/100

7th Sector is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer with horror elements in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in a dark cyberpunk world...

Patapon 2 Remastered

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Music game, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 January 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Patapon 2 Remastered is a re-release of the second part of the arcade rhythm game with a side view and action strategy elements. You will play the...

Moving Out

Simulation, Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 April 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Moving Out is a fun cooperative arcade game with an isometric camera view, where you have to learn how to move furniture correctly. Together with...

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town

Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Farm Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 July 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is an arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view in the Story of Seasons series. Your...

Shady Part of Me

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 December 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Shady Part of Me is an adventure puzzle platformer where you have to solve the mystery of a poor girl. An exhilarating journey through the land of...

Tiny Hands Adventure

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 December 2020

Steam: 92/100

Tiny Hands Adventure is a dynamic adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Meet Borty, a young and cheerful dinosaur who...

Exit the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Exit the Gungeon is a side-view arcade shooter with roguelike elements, which is a spin-off of the game Enter the Gungeon. In the game, you will...

Tamarin

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Tamarin is a fun third-person action platformer in which you take on the role of a small tamarin monkey who has survived an insect attack and now...

Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition

DLC, Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 February 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition is an expansion for the side-scrolling arcade fighting game in the popular Street Fighter series. In the updated...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2020 for PlayStation 4