

The idea of Jet Moto 4 was initially pitched to Sony Computer Entertainment by Codemasters in 2018, as the Jet Moto license had become largely stagnant for a number of years. Players can only take part in Jet Moto Championship once per day.

The top three players in the standings receive a large sum of coins. In Jet Moto Championship, ten players must compete in a championship of four randomly selected races. Online play, a first for the Jet Moto series, features quick race, ranked race, and Jet Moto Championship. Players can also host quick races online on their own tracks or any tracks that they have downloaded from other users. Created tracks can be shared online, allowing track authors to receive a small sum of coins each time their tracks are downloaded by other users. Two additional theme, Deep Sea and Stratosphere, can be purchased in the in-game shop after completing the career mode. Players are able to choose from the Bayou, Beach, Canyon, Sahara, or Snow themes for their tracks. Finally, coins can be used to unlock several tracks for regular play outside of the game's career mode.Ī robust track editor is also included, allowing players to design a track up to 6 km in length. Cosmetic alterations to hoverbikes and racers can also be purchased which include changing bike shapes, secondary bike colours, racer helmets (alternate designs or disabling helmets for racers entirely), turbo engine sounds, and vapour trails. Coins can be used to purchase gallery items such artwork and individual soundtrack songs that can be assigned to play on specific menus or races.

Players also acquire an in-game currency known as Coins via completing career races and finishing in the top three of arcade and online races. Race results in the career mode can lead to branching paths that feature different cutscenes and dialogue sequences with other racers. Jet Moto 4 also features an extensive career mode, with the player's custom male or female racer having to compete through a championship ladder to crown themselves and their team as Jet Moto champions. Stunt tracks, introduced in Jet Moto 3 by 989 Studios, were omitted from Jet Moto 4 as Evolution Studios wished to focus on making the core racing as exciting as possible. Jet Moto 4 added a new mechanic to the series in the form of rocket thrusters that could be activated midair to give their hoverbike an increase in velocity in the direction they faced for a brief moment.

As with previous Jet Moto installments, gameplay in Jet Moto 4 revolves around the use of hoverbikes to traverse a race course, similar to modern day motorcross, but with the added ability to traverse water.
