Top PlayStation 4 Family Games Coming In 2020

The PlayStation 4 has a ton of great games, including fantastic family games that you and your children can check out together. However, since the PS4 has over 2000 games, picking out the right ones to play can be super tricky. You can find some games that you can play cooperatively or compete against each other. In this roundup, we briefly outline the games confirmed to release on the PS4 in 2020 that you can enjoy playing with your family.

#1 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

The Lego series is a super popular video game series on the PS4, and several Lego games have released for the PS4 over the years. The Lego Star Wars: The SkyWalker Saga is the second Lego Star Wars game to come out on the after Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Now that The Skywalker Saga has officially come to an end with the release of The Rise Of Skywalker in December, the timing is perfect for developer Traveler’s Tales to deliver yet another great Lego experience with the iconic action series. It is one of the perfect PlayStation 4 Family Games you can try out.

Rather than picking and choosing a single movie or a specific trilogy, the developer, TT,  is crafting an open-world game that comprises of every mainline film in the Star Wars saga. It is not the first time the team will have tried something like this, but 2007’s Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga game came out before Disney was involved, and obviously, a lot has changed for the Star Wars franchise since its acquisition in 2012.

To further differentiate the new Lego game from The Complete Saga, TT is designing the game so players can enjoy an unrestricted open-world experience, and surprisingly enough, you can tackle the storyline in any order you wish. Each movie from the franchise will have its own hub world, and players will have access to a selection of relevant planets to explore. The plan sounds ambitious and seems like the game will be a massive outing for the Lego series, but it will surely be one that will keep the Skywalker spirit alive in 2020. There is no information about the release date as of yet; however, the game will come out at some point in 2020.

#2 Final Fantasy VII: Remake

Ever since the PS3 tech demo was revealed showing off a potential remake of the game, many fans have wished for a return to the world of FFVII. Fans finally got their wish at E3 2015, when the reimagining of the classic PS1 JRPG was revealed. It’s now hard to imagine that the once-fabled Final Fantasy VII Remake is almost upon us. What makes the Final Fantasy VII Remake especially interesting is that it’s not a one-to-one remake of the original video game, but rather, it is a reimagining of it. As the first game of a series of instalments, the release of Final Fantasy VII: Remake will mark the beginning of a long road to revitalizing the vast story of the original game.

While many of the essential locations, story beats, and iconic battles in the first location of Midgar seem to remain the same, everything in the game will have a more modern flair to it. In addition to the real-time combat system, you’ll also be able to actively level up different attributes of your character’s weapons and create different load-outs. The new RPG-direction the game is taking opens up new avenues for character and party customization. Additionally, the remake will feature new events and characters, which were not seen in the original game.

Subplots

New subplots will be introduced to the already well-established story. Despite the modern approach the developers are taking to an older game like FFVII, they also make an effort to retain and emulate the feel of the original game. You can switch to traditional turn-based combat and not deal with the RPG-style levelling-up at all. Fans got their first look at the remake at E3 2019 and were very impressed with how the team has managed to rebuild the game from the ground up. The game will release on April 10, 2020.

#3 Trials of Mana

If you are a fan of SNES RPGs and remember spending a lot of time playing them, you’ll likely know the pain of having never gotten a third Mana game. Square Enix released an officially translated version of the games via the Collection of Mana bundle in June 2019. While the move proved to be an exciting opportunity for players to experience the long-forgotten classic one more time, the company confirmed that a full-blown remake was also in the works. The Trials of Mana remake reconstructs the original game as a third-person action-RPG. Early footage of the game captures the series’ exciting real-time battles with a more polished and streamlined combat system.

The SNES original’s stunning pixel art has also been converted into gorgeous 3D visuals. Although new dialogue scenes were added, it seems like Trials of Mana’s story will remain mostly the same as the original. The game will allow you to alter how events play out based on the character you choose and those you allow to join your party. The game will release on April 24, 2020.

#4 Two Point Hospital

Two Point Hospital is a beautiful looking simulator game where hospitals come filled with patients with bizarre illnesses. The game is a spiritual successor to Theme Hospital, but this game is bigger and better. VIPs will take over your wards, and the Two Point Radio DJs will fill your ears with British sass, and slapstick humour.

The game is a brilliant homage to Theme Hospital and made by key developers behind it too – making it a simulator with some serious credentials. The game will release on February 25, 2020.

Verdict: PlayStation 4 Family Games

The PS4 will have no shortage of good family games, even as the console enters its Twilight years. Finding the right games can be understandably difficult, but if you pick up any of these games when they come out, you’ll surely have a good time playing them with your family.