The Best Arcade Games for Playstation 4 (2024)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an action-packed adventure game from Dotemu, a company well-known for reviving classic titles with modern touches. Featuring gorgeous graphics, voice acting from the original cartoon actors, and a powerful soundtrack featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, this game is sure to bring back the joy of the original games while still feeling fresh. With side missions and hidden characters to discover, you'll be sure to keep coming back for more.

What we like:

• Gorgeous graphics and animation
• Original voice cast
• Variety of moves
• Variety of power-ups
• Deep cuts of characters from the original series
• Powerful soundtrack by Wu-Tang Clan

What could be improved:

• Can be difficult to master controls at times

• arcade
• cooperative
• ninja
• brawler
• classic
• boss
• side-scrolling
• fight
• retro
• pixel
• beat-em-up
• online
• combo
• action
• local

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Immerse yourself in 50 years of gaming history with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration! Enjoy over 100 classic and new games, unlock hidden gems, and delve into fascinating interviews and archival material. Whether you're a nostalgic gamer or a history buff, this collection will keep you entertained and educated.

What we like:

• Rich collection of classic and new Atari games
• Exciting hidden games to discover
• Comprehensive history through interviews and archival materials
• Good value for money
• Appeals to both gamers and history enthusiasts

What could be improved:

• Absence of Activision games and some licensed games
• Limited subtitle availability for non-English speakers

• arcade
• classic
• retro
• historical
• 1980s
• interactive
• software
• voxel
• compilation
• vector
• platform
• shoot-em-up
• education
• pinball
• pvp

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Dive into the nostalgia with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Relive the classic TMNT games, journey through New York City, sewers, enemy bases, and even time itself. Enjoy the unique features like button mapping, cheat codes, and a wealth of bonus content. A must-play for TMNT fans and lovers of classic beat 'em-up games.

What we like:

• Great value for the price
• Access to Japanese regional versions
• Easy activation of cheat codes
• Nostalgic experience
• Wealth of bonus content

What could be improved:

• Limited online play
• Button mapping limitations
• Some bonus content is disappointing

• arcade
• retro
• compilation
• classic
• fight
• platform
• side-scrolling
• online
• sprite
• boss
• cooperative
• local
• strategy
• action

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Arcade Paradise is a story-driven game that lets you renovate a rundown laundromat and turn it into a local hit arcade. Unlock 30+ individual arcade titles, mostly based on classic arcade hits, and upgrade your arcade to attract more patrons. Enjoy the underlying element of familial strife, while completing maintenance tasks like picking up trash and unclogging the toilet.

What we like:

• Variety of arcade games
• Well-paced upgrade loop
• Interesting story elements
• Mini-game style maintenance tasks

What could be improved:

• Can be grindy
• Time limit restricts how much you can play the games

• arcade
• management
• simulation
• retro
• classic
• old-school
• local

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The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!

• arcade
• shooter
• horizontal
• boss
• shoot-em-up
• bullet-hell
• scrolling
• sprite
• old-school
• side-scrolling
• boss-fight
• pixel
• retro
• classic
• linear

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Darius is one of the pioneers of the side-scrolling shoot 'em genre, and the Steam version replicates the multi-screen arcade experience with 4 different titles and 7 versions filled with aquatic-lifeform-themed bosses and epic, Zuntata-composed soundscapes!

• shooter
• arcade
• boss
• shoot-em-up
• horizontal-scrolling
• soundtrack
• scrolling
• bullet-hell
• boss-fight
• attack
• score
• multiple-endings
• multiplayer
• 2d

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You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!

• arcade
• shooter
• boss
• horizontal
• 2.5d
• shoot-em-up
• scroller
• underwater
• horizontal-scrolling
• retro-arcade
• fish
• boss-fight
• 1990s
• attack
• score

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The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!

• shooter
• arcade
• aliens
• platform
• cooperative
• boss
• classic
• 2d
• action
• remake
• 1990s
• shoot-em-up
• retro
• run-and-gun
• scroller

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Relive the classic arcade action with Windjammers 2! Dive into fast-paced, strategic gameplay with new mechanics and characters. Master the slapshot, dropshot, jump, and smash, and unleash your powerful EX move. With its vibrant hand-drawn animations and exhilarating tracks, Windjammers 2 promises a windjamming experience like no other.

What we like:

• Fun and challenging gameplay
• Exciting new characters and mechanics
• Vibrant hand-drawn animations
• Excellent multiplayer options
• Worth every penny

What could be improved:

• Online servers often unpopulated
• Limited game modes
• Tutorial lacks depth

• sport
• arcade
• competitive
• classic
• hockey
• online
• cult
• hand-drawn
• fight
• multiplayer
• arena
• local
• retro
• fast-paced

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Akka Arrh combines the intrigue of an incredibly rare Atari arcade prototype with a unique creative vision. A cascade of words, color, shapes and sound flows around your turret as you desperately fight off swarms of inbound attackers.

• arcade
• shooter
• top-down
• wave
• psychedelic
• abstract
• bullet-hell
• shoot-em-up
• combo
• score
• classic
• colourful