The Best Anime hack-and-slash Games for Linux

Update : Kenix and the Cat King added at rank #2.
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Panzer Paladin (2020)

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Linux Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The game consists of 17 levels, during which players take control of either the slow but powerful Paladin mech Grit or the small but swift Squire pilot Flame. When commanding Grit, the player can pick up discarded melee weapons dropped by defeated enemies and use them in battle against them. The combat mechanics include a high-versus-low attacking and blocking system (similar to Zelda II), along with a rock-paper-scissors style weapon triangle system that grants your weapons damage bonuses or reductions depending on the weapon used by the enemy.[4][5][6]


  • mech
  • swordplay
  • demons
  • platform
  • retro
  • pixel
  • anime
  • 2d
  • old-school
  • 1980s
  • mythology
  • boss
  • hack-and-slash
  • hockey
  • battle

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Kenix and the Cat King (2025)

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Play as the Cat King the funniest and smartest of cats! Save the city from the Dog King's crazy plan to turn your home town into DOGVILLE! Team up using cats special abilities! Learn magic from Azumi the Cat Witch! Meet strange and funny characters! Battle dog troops and even stranger enemies!

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  • cats
  • rpg
  • hack-and-slash
  • comic
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • anime
  • funny
  • top-down
  • comedy
  • colourful
  • book
  • family-friendly
  • magic
  • casual

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Relic (2024)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox 360 Playstation 3 PC Windows

Choose your spirit animal. Relic is a treasure adventure quest where you search and dig for treasure. Gain loot, obtain wearable outfits, complementary companions, motions such as dances, and emotions to show your feelings, and find the Relics to traverse the different terrains of The Island!


  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • cartoony
  • 3d
  • anime
  • tps
  • casual
  • hack-and-slash
  • top-down
  • family-friendly
  • adventure
  • cute
  • pve
  • puzzle

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Marmoreal (2024)

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early access PC Windows Linux

Marmoreal is a Bullet Hell Action RPG with magical girls, swords and fully automatic crossbows. Join the Mages of the Arcanum and the Warriors of Melkirion in their quest to stop the evil Necromancer!

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  • bullet-hell
  • top-down
  • shooter
  • souls
  • twin-stick
  • anime
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • isometric
  • fantasy
  • action
  • cute
  • pve
  • 3d

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Dark Maidens (2022)

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Dark Maidens is a side scrolling action game where you fight through hordes of enemies to test your metal against the strongest of foes. It has an advanced combat system in which you can light attack, heavy attack, block, fake out, and dodge. Don't expect an easy win as the enemies fight back!

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  • spectacle
  • hack-and-slash
  • conversation
  • romance
  • demons
  • 2.5d
  • medieval
  • anime
  • swordplay
  • gothic
  • scroller
  • zombies
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • comedy

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Kandria (2023)

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Linux PC Windows

Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.

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  • platform
  • precision
  • hack-and-slash
  • post-apocalyptic
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • open-world
  • celeste
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • anime
  • story
  • action-adventure
  • scroller

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Kinzoku No Catana (2022)

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Welcome to the world of Ascoria!

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  • anime
  • rpg
  • action
  • atmospheric
  • swordplay
  • 3d
  • hack-and-slash
  • third-person
  • single-player
  • violent
  • colourful
  • arpg
  • inventory
  • management

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 5 Android l Nintendo Switch

The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is a short, top-down adventure game inspired by several 16-bit games.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • dragon
  • top-down
  • anime
  • nonlinear
  • medieval
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • cute
  • arcade
  • old-school

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Sheba: A New Dawn (2024)

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Embark on a Metroidvania, Action-RPG inspired, journey. Explore, Fight, Overcome, and unravel the mysteries of a vast interconnected realms. Wield powerful weapons and abilities to battle challenging enemies. Experience the breathtaking story of self-discovery.

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  • metroidvania
  • magic
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • anime
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • story
  • action
  • open-world
  • controller-support
  • platform
  • colourful
  • fantasy
  • 2d

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SHIMAZU (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Linux

SHIMAZU is a side-scrolling action/dark art style game. Take on the role of a samurai named Shimazu, who's son is kidnapped and his wife is killed by an evil demon called Takeda with help from another demon called Fudo.

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  • precision
  • collectathon
  • runner
  • hack-and-slash
  • platform
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • action-adventure
  • anime
  • colourful

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