Yo-kai Watch 4 is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Level-5 for various platforms. It serves as the fourth main instalment in the Yo-kai Watch series, offering the same gameplay to the previous releases. Throughout the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Yo-kai, who equips a watch.

The game takes place in three different periods, such as Natsume, Keita, and Shin. The Natsume period lays 30 years after the first three games, Keita period is concurrent with all three games, and Shin period lays 30 years before the first three games. It comes up with a new battle system that allows the player to control one human and three Yo-kai characters.

The game offers several Yo-kai characters with specific abilities and personalities and six human characters for the player. In the multiplayer mode, the player can make a team of four members and battles against the enemies by co-operating. The core features of the game are Three Time Periods, Several Yo-kai, Six Human Characters, Abilities, Top-down Perspective, and Multiplayer Mode.