Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 plus 4

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a PC third-person arcade skateboarding game that combines rebuilt parks from two classic entries with new levels, expanded creation tools, modern multiplayer, and a deeper mastery loop. The official PC name remains Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, with no verified rebrand or replacement edition on Steam, Battle.net, or the Microsoft PC Store.

Arcade skating built around flow and score

The central loop is fast, readable, and demanding once you start chasing high scores. You launch from ramps, connect grabs, flips, grinds, manuals, reverts, and special tricks, then protect the line with careful landings and balance control.

Each park is designed as a compact playground filled with rails, ramps, gaps, collectibles, and alternate routes. The familiar objective structure rewards experimentation: one attempt may focus on collecting letters, while another is about building a long combo or reaching a target score before the timer expires.

The presentation uses a third-person camera and controller-friendly trick inputs, but the game is not a lightweight button-mashing experience. High-level play depends on combo routing, manual transfers, special-meter management, and understanding how each park links its surfaces together.

Career structure, goals, and mastery systems

The main solo experience is organized around an expanded Solo Tour. Players move through parks, complete objectives, improve skater attributes, unlock additional abilities, and return to earlier locations with stronger tools and better knowledge of each line.

A major point for returning fans is the treatment of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 material. Rather than reproducing its original open-ended mission format, the remake places its parks inside the same streamlined timed structure used across the collection. That creates a more consistent rhythm, but it also means the fourth game’s original progression style is not preserved one-for-one.

After completing the campaign, New Game+ carries acquired stat upgrades into a tougher tour with more demanding goals and trick requirements. Additional Pro Goals and Platinum Goals extend the challenge for players who want more than a basic campaign clear.

Players who prefer focused practice can use Single Sessions, Speedruns, and Free Skate. These modes support different motivations: score optimization, route efficiency, objective cleanup, or simply learning a park without campaign pressure.

New parks, skaters, and Create-A-Park

The package includes classic parks associated with both source games alongside new environments built around more unusual themes. Waterpark, Pinball, and Movie Studio add fresh geometry and visual identities, while returning locations provide the recognizable rails, gaps, and shortcut routes that define the series.

The roster combines established professionals with new skaters, and each character can be developed through attribute upgrades and trick customization. Create-A-Skater expands the personal side of the game with options for appearance, biography, skating style, clothing, boards, and other cosmetic details.

Create-A-Park is more than a basic object-placement editor. It includes additional themes, modifiers, dynamic objects, and the ability to build custom goals. Shared creations and cross-platform park sharing give the editor a longer lifespan than the built-in tour alone.

The new photo mode is another useful addition for players who enjoy documenting difficult lines or unusual trick setups. It is not a separate progression system, but it gives the creation tools and advanced skating mechanics a practical showcase.

Multiplayer and local play on PC

PC players can join cross-platform online multiplayer with up to eight skaters. Competitive modes support direct score battles and other structured contests, while the all-new HAWK mode gives the multiplayer side a distinct objective-driven format.

The PC storefront also identifies shared and split-screen player-versus-player support. That makes the game suitable for local sessions as well as online competition, although the exact experience depends on the selected PC storefront, available controllers, and the multiplayer mode being used.

An Activision account is required on Steam, and Activision states that an internet connection is required to play on PC. Online features therefore depend on account access and active platform services, while the solo tour remains the main reason to buy the game for players who usually skate alone.

Editions and commercial model

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a paid game, not a free-to-play title. The standard edition contains the core tour, parks, roster, creation tools, solo modes, and multiplayer features. The current PC storefronts also list a Digital Deluxe Edition and a separate Deluxe Edition Upgrade.

The Deluxe content is centered on licensed Doom crossover material. It adds the Doom Slayer and Revenant as playable skaters, unique tricks, outfits, the Unmaykr hoverboard deck, extra music, themed decks, and Create-A-Skater items.

No verified season-pass structure or large standalone expansion lineup is presented on the current PC storefront listing. The practical buying choice is therefore between the standard package and the Deluxe content, rather than between multiple gameplay expansions.

Who should play it?

This is a strong fit for players who want accessible controls with a high skill ceiling. The first successful grind-to-manual line is easy to understand, but linking advanced tricks across an entire park requires timing, route planning, and repeated practice.

It suits fans of score attacks, collectible cleanup, local multiplayer, custom content, and replayable arcade sports games. Players who enjoy technical skateboarding simulations like Session: Skate Sim may appreciate the contrast: Tony Hawk emphasizes speed, spectacle, and combo construction rather than realistic foot placement.

It is less appropriate for players seeking a realistic skating sandbox, a story-heavy career, or a persistent online world. The campaign is objective-driven, the sessions are deliberately compact, and much of the long-term appeal comes from improving execution rather than unlocking a radically different character build.

PC features, controls, and localization

The PC versions are available through Steam, Battle.net, and the Microsoft PC Store. Steam lists Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, cross-platform multiplayer, shared or split-screen PvP, and support for Xbox and PlayStation controllers.

Keyboard presets are available, but a controller is the natural choice for analog movement, balance control, manuals, and rapid trick inputs. The game also includes accessibility options that can adjust the skating experience, reduce information shown in the HUD, and make difficult goals more manageable.

Steam lists interface and subtitle support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish from Spain, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish. Full audio is available in English, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish.

Similar PC skateboarding games

The closest alternatives depend on whether you want arcade momentum or simulation depth. Analog-driven skateboarding games such as Skater XL focus more heavily on physical trick execution and line refinement, while Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is built around timed objectives, score multipliers, special tricks, and elaborate combo routes.

That distinction also separates it from other skating games. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is not primarily about cruising through an open city or reproducing real-world board control. Its identity comes from tightly designed parks, short sessions, immediate feedback, and the satisfaction of turning a route into one continuous trick string.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 FAQ

Is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 the current PC name?

Yes. The official PC storefronts use Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4. No verified rebrand, renamed definitive edition, or replacement PC listing has been identified.

What is included in the standard edition?

The standard edition includes the core solo tour, classic and new parks, the playable roster, Create-A-Skater, Create-A-Park, New Game+, Single Sessions, Speedruns, Free Skate, and multiplayer features.

What does the Digital Deluxe Edition add?

It adds the Doom Slayer and Revenant skaters, exclusive tricks and outfits, the Unmaykr hoverboard deck, additional soundtrack material, Doom-themed decks, and Create-A-Skater cosmetics.

Does the PC version support online multiplayer?

Yes. Cross-platform online multiplayer supports up to eight skaters, with competitive modes and HAWK mode. An Activision account and an internet connection are required on PC.

Does it support local multiplayer?

Steam lists shared and split-screen player-versus-player support. Local play requires compatible controllers and depends on the selected multiplayer mode.

Is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 remade exactly as it was originally?

No. Its parks and skating content are included, but the remake uses the streamlined timed objective format across the collection instead of reproducing the original open-ended mission structure exactly.