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Best Arcade games on PlayStation 4
The 154 best Arcade games on PlayStation 4, ranked from 21,706 critic and player ratings.
The best Arcade game on PlayStation 4 right now is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, with a critic score of 94/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 21,706 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Top 50
01
A
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.
94
/100
02
Vampire Survivors
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
91
/100
03
Rez Infinite
The ultimate version of Sega's psychodelic rail-shooter adventure Rez, fully remastered and evolved, including VR support and additional new content, all by members of the original development team
91
/100
A
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.
94
/100
02
Vampire Survivors
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
91
/100
03
Rez Infinite
The ultimate version of Sega's psychodelic rail-shooter adventure Rez, fully remastered and evolved, including VR support and additional new content, all by members of the original development team
91
/100
04
Jetpack Joyride
Jetpack Joyride is a 2011 side-scrolling endless runner/action video game created by Chief Creative Officer Luke Muscat at Halfbrick Studios. Originally released for iOS devices on the App Store on September 1, 2011, the game has since been ported to many other systems. The game features the same protagonist as Monster Dash, Barry Steakfries, who the player controls as he steals a jet pack from a top-secret laboratory. The game has been met with very favorable reviews, and has won numerous awards.
90
/100
05
Nex Machina
From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.
89
/100
06
Neon White
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
88
/100
07
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
88
/100
08
Dead Nation
Dead Nation is a top-down shoot 'em up video game for PlayStation 3 developed by Finnish video game developer Housemarque. It was released on November 30, 2010 in North America, and December 1 in Europe. Players are awarded score multipliers and money when zombies are killed. Money is used to purchase and upgrade weapons on checkpoints, and multipliers to grant better scores. Each time players are hit, they lose multipliers and health
88
/100
09
B
Risk of Rain 2
The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to fight your way through hordes of monsters, unlock new loot, and find a way to escape the planet.
87
/100
10
B
Cuphead
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets. Cuphead is all action, all the time.
87
/100
11
Sound Shapes
87
/100
12
A
Hotline Miami
86
/100
13
Pyre
86
/100
14
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
86
/100
15
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR
86
/100
16
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
85
/100
17
Thumper
85
/100
18
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
19
Beat Saber
85
/100
20
Mega Man Legacy Collection / ロックマン クラシックス コレクション
85
/100
21
Yoku's Island Express
84
/100
22
PlanetSide 2
84
/100
23
SpeedRunners
84
/100
24
The Messenger
84
/100
25
RESOGUN
84
/100
26
Nuclear Throne
84
/100
27
Guacamelee! 2
84
/100
28
Ikaruga
84
/100
29
Duck Game
83
/100
30
Flower
83
/100
31
S
Minecraft
83
/100
32
Broforce
83
/100
33
Streets of Rage 4
83
/100
34
C
Enter the Gungeon
82
/100
35
Metal Slug 3
82
/100
36
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
82
/100
37
Lethal League
82
/100
38
Tooth and Tail
82
/100
39
Observation
82
/100
40
METAL SLUG 2
82
/100
41
Overcooked!
82
/100
42
Sportsfriends
81
/100
43
Sayonara Wild Hearts
81
/100
44
VVVVVV
81
/100
45
Downwell
81
/100
46
Nidhogg
81
/100
47
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
81
/100
48
Puyo Puyo Tetris
81
/100
49
GoNNER
81
/100
50
Redout: Lightspeed Edition
81
/100
Jetpack Joyride
Jetpack Joyride is a 2011 side-scrolling endless runner/action video game created by Chief Creative Officer Luke Muscat at Halfbrick Studios. Originally released for iOS devices on the App Store on September 1, 2011, the game has since been ported to many other systems. The game features the same protagonist as Monster Dash, Barry Steakfries, who the player controls as he steals a jet pack from a top-secret laboratory. The game has been met with very favorable reviews, and has won numerous awards.
90
/100
05
Nex Machina
From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.
89
/100
06
Neon White
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
88
/100
07
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
88
/100
08
Dead Nation
Dead Nation is a top-down shoot 'em up video game for PlayStation 3 developed by Finnish video game developer Housemarque. It was released on November 30, 2010 in North America, and December 1 in Europe. Players are awarded score multipliers and money when zombies are killed. Money is used to purchase and upgrade weapons on checkpoints, and multipliers to grant better scores. Each time players are hit, they lose multipliers and health
88
/100
09
B
Risk of Rain 2
The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to fight your way through hordes of monsters, unlock new loot, and find a way to escape the planet.
87
/100
10
B
Cuphead
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets. Cuphead is all action, all the time.
87
/100
11
Sound Shapes
87
/100
12
A
Hotline Miami
86
/100
13
Pyre
86
/100
14
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
86
/100
15
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR
86
/100
16
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
85
/100
17
Thumper
85
/100
18
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
19
Beat Saber
85
/100
20
Mega Man Legacy Collection / ロックマン クラシックス コレクション
85
/100
21
Yoku's Island Express
84
/100
22
PlanetSide 2
84
/100
23
SpeedRunners
84
/100
24
The Messenger
84
/100
25
RESOGUN
84
/100
26
Nuclear Throne
84
/100
27
Guacamelee! 2
84
/100
28
Ikaruga
84
/100
29
Duck Game
83
/100
30
Flower
83
/100
31
S
Minecraft
83
/100
32
Broforce
83
/100
33
Streets of Rage 4
83
/100
34
C
Enter the Gungeon
82
/100
35
Metal Slug 3
82
/100
36
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
82
/100
37
Lethal League
82
/100
38
Tooth and Tail
82
/100
39
Observation
82
/100
40
METAL SLUG 2
82
/100
41
Overcooked!
82
/100
42
Sportsfriends
81
/100
43
Sayonara Wild Hearts
81
/100
44
VVVVVV
81
/100
45
Downwell
81
/100
46
Nidhogg
81
/100
47
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
81
/100
48
Puyo Puyo Tetris
81
/100
49
GoNNER
81
/100
50
Redout: Lightspeed Edition
81
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Arcade game on PlayStation 4?
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 3,107 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.