After a long hiatus, the first signs of life in years for the Tony Hawk games came with 2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. This remake of the first two skateboarding games not only brought the games to modern consoles with updated visuals, but also tightened up the controls and brought in mechanics from later games like reverts, spine transfers, and manuals. We all assumed that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 was the next upcoming video game from the studio, only to learn the team was put on other projects and the game was canceled. Now, the game is back and grinding its way to a platform near you sooner than you might think. If you have time before GTA 6 and Borderlands 4 drop later this year, check out everything we know about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4.
Release date
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 will kickflip into action on July 11, 2025. However, anyone who preorders either the Digital Deluxe or Collector’s Edition will get three days early access and can start playing on July 8. In either case, preloading is available right now.
Platforms
Yes, it is 2025 but Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 isn’t leaving out last-generation consoles. This title will be playable on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC. It will also be included with Game Pass Ultimate on day one.
Trailers
The reveal trailer opens with the main man Tony Hawk skitching off a car to gain speed as Ace of Spades begins blaring. We cut to multiple shots of familiar and new settings as skaters grind, flip, and ride through the environments.
We also get to see some fantastic comparisons of how this remake looks compared to the original game. We don’t see the new UI in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, but the lighting, models, and textures all blow the original out of the water. The trailer ends with a special look at a waterpark level before revealing the release date.
There is also a dedicated trailer for the Digital Deluxe edition that shows off the cosmetics you can get with this version. The most notable ones here are the Doom Slayer and Revenant characters, besides some other create-a-skater items.
Gameplay
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a skating game, so no surprises here. The series has always been far more arcade-y than other skate sims, and we see that will remain the case here. It will feature legacy maps, songs, and skaters, but we don’t know exactly what won’t be returning just yet. We would guess that all the tracks will be back, but perhaps not all the real skaters and licensed songs. We do have a list of confirmed skaters, but we are not sure if that is the full roster or if others are yet to be revealed or are being saved for us to discover in the game.
One bigger change is to the structure of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4. In the original game, players would explore an open area with no time limit to pick up challenges from NPCs. As confirmed by Kotaku, this remake will change the career mode to be structured like the previous games where you will be dropped into the level with a time limit to complete as many objectives as possible. A free skate option will still be available to explore each stage with no restraints, but you cannot complete any challenges in that mode.
Besides the new levels, there will also be some new tricks to pull off.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 will feature 8 player online multiplayer as well, with full cross-platform support.
Digital Trends was invited to go hands-on with the game and came away more confident than ever, not only in the game, but in the possibility of the franchise coming back in a big way. You can read our full impressions, but we were instantly blown away at how modern these games felt with little more than a graphical update. They look and play like modern games despite how faithful they stay to the original layouts.
As was the case in the first bundle, some mechanics from 4 have retroactively been placed in 3 for the better, such as skitching. What small tweaks to the levels there are feel tasteful and only really noticeable if you played the two side by side.
What we were most eager to test out was the change to 4‘s structure. We already knew it was no longer a small hub with NPCs giving missions, but would be retrofitted into the style of 3. The translation turned out to work beautifully, but there are options for those who want to recreat the feel of those open-ended levels by increasing the time limit from 2 minutes to up to an hour.
Preorder
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 preorders have gone live. You can preorder the base game, Digital Deluxe edition, or Collector’s edition. Let’s break each of those down:
Standard Edition – $50
- The base game
- The Foundry Demo in June
- Wireframe Tony Shader
Digital Deluxe – $70
- Everything in the previous version
- Three days early access
- Doom Slayer and Revenant skater
- Unmaykr Hoverboard
- Bonus music
- Doom skate decks
- Doom create-a-skater apparel
Collector’s Edition – $130
- Everything in the Digital Deluxe Edition
- Full-size birdhouse skateboard deck with printed Tony Hawk autograph
