The Best Anime hack-and-slash Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream added at rank #9.
Here are our 10 Best Anime hack-and-slash Games for Nintendo Switch, position 11 to 20:
11

Samurai Maiden (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4

A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnō-ji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld beneath Honnō-ji, confronted by enraged corpses at every turn!

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  • ninja
  • anime
  • japanese
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • swordplay
  • visual-novel
  • jrpg
  • spectacle
  • platform
  • fight
  • 3d
  • cute
  • action
  • boss

12

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (2019)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Travis Strikes Again, Beam Katana charged and ready! He's been sucked into the legendary Death Drive Mk II games console, where anyone who collects all the Death Balls has their wishes granted (...or do they?).


  • assassin
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • visual-novel
  • combat
  • fight
  • top-down
  • anime
  • open-world
  • battle
  • cooperative
  • action
  • aliens

13

No More Heroes III (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

No More Heroes III is a stylish and vibrant action game that takes place nine years after the events of the second game and two years after the events of Travis Strikes Again. You take on the role of Travis Touchdown to protect Earth from an alien invasion. The game features smooth combat with beam katanas, wrestling moves, and death drive device skills alongside a variety of activities and boss battles.


What we like:
  • Streamlined structure
  • Smooth combat
  • Variety of activities & boss battles
  • Rich history of characters
  • Self-aware & fantastically written dialogue
  • Improved performance & load times
What could be improved:
  • Some characters not developed as much as others
  • Preliminary qualifying battles can feel super game-like

  • assassin
  • boss-fight
  • open-world
  • boss
  • anime
  • aliens
  • battle
  • fight
  • combat
  • hack-and-slash
  • mech

14

RWBY: Arrowfell (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X PC Windows

Dive into an explosive new RWBY adventure! Instantly switch between Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, and use their weapons and Semblances to battle a mysterious new threat in this in-canon story set during RWBY Volume 7! Featuring a new song by Jeff Williams with vocals by Casey Lee Williams!

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  • beat-em-up
  • platform
  • scroller
  • anime
  • action-adventure
  • 2.5d
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • action
  • family-friendly
  • boss
  • colourful

15

Shiro (2020)

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PC Windows Android Nintendo Switch

Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister

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  • platform
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • scroller
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • local
  • arena
  • split-screen
  • pixel
  • 4-player
  • tps
  • anime
  • shooter

16

ICEY (2016)

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PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS

ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

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  • side-scrolling
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2d
  • narration
  • brawler
  • action
  • anime
  • villain
  • combo
  • meta-narrative
  • combat
  • scroller
  • narrative
  • electronica
  • boss

17

Fractured (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Fractured is a side scroll action game focused on boss battles. As the hero, you take on different boss fights from underground monsters to fighting dragons. Learn from each fight to gain to skill necessary to take down epic monsters.

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  • 2.5d
  • precision
  • scroller
  • hack-and-slash
  • platform
  • multiple-endings
  • rpg
  • third-best-selling
  • anime
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • increasingly-difficult
  • weather
  • instagram
  • difficult

18

GOD EATER 3 (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, it’s up to your special team of God Eaters to take down god-like monsters devastating the world. With an epic story, unique characters, and all new God Arcs and Aragami, the latest evolution in ACTION is here!


  • rpg
  • japanese
  • anime
  • customization
  • character
  • hunting
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • action
  • jrpg
  • post-apocalyptic
  • multiplayer
  • close-combat
  • survival
  • battle

19

Croixleur Sigma (2013)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch

Wielding magical blades, four girls must fight back the encroaching waves of monsters in this exhilarating hack-and-slash action game!

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  • hack-and-slash
  • anime
  • combo
  • arcade
  • arena

20

Lost Epic (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Become the ultimate God Slayer in the epic world of Sanctum as you take down the Pantheon of Six. Craft and upgrade unique weapons and use a satisfying combination of attacks and Divine Skills to defeat challenging enemies in this 2D side-scrolling action RPG. Dive into the fantasy world and uncover its secrets with hidden items and quests. While Lost Epic offers smooth combat and beautiful art design, it has some negative aspects to consider.

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What we like:
  • Satisfying combat system
  • Robust character progression
  • Good weapon variety
  • Fun skill system
  • Fantastic art design
What could be improved:
  • Grindy gameplay
  • Limited character customization
  • Infuriating enemies
  • Janky combat system
  • Limited coop functionality

  • metroidvania
  • dark
  • souls
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • action
  • character
  • fantasy
  • cooperative
  • humor
  • side-scrolling
  • hack-and-slash
  • anime
  • customization
  • psychological

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