The Best Combat Games

Update, : Wild Hearts added at rank #18.
1

God of War: Ragnarok (2022)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Follows Kratos and his son Atreus on their journey through the Norse lands. You will join them in an epic adventure to save the nine realms from the never-ending Fimbulwinter.


Pros:
  • Intricate story with complex characters
  • Ability to switch between weapons and use both elemental powers and shield abilities
  • Improved verticality for exploration and combat
  • Wide range of upgradeable weapons and armor sets with unique characteristics
  • Challenging bosses with unique movesets
Cons:
  • Standard enemies may become repetitive after some time
  • Limited graphic options on standard PS4

  • mythology
  • combat
  • puzzle
  • fight
  • boss-fight
  • narrative
  • battle
  • boss
  • story
  • exploration
  • violent
  • adventure
  • action
  • war
  • combo

2

Monster Hunter Rise (2021)

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

Monster Hunter Rise combines the best elements of past entries and the more recent Monster Hunter World, offering a fresh and exciting experience that will keep you coming back for more. With an engaging story, challenging combat, and a plethora of features, Rise has something for everyone.


Pros:
  • Open hunting grounds with no loading zones between sections
  • Rich story with fully voiced cutscenes
  • Switch Skill system to customize your playstyle
  • Tons of weapon balancing and updates
  • New Rampage Quests for intense battles against multiple monsters at once
Cons:
  • Separate quest lines for solo/multiplayer play
  • Visuals are not quite as detailed as those in World

  • rpg
  • battle
  • japanese
  • fight
  • combat
  • online
  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • tower-defense
  • farming
  • action
  • skill
  • jrpg
  • local
  • multiplayer

3

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)

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

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy casts you as Star-Lord, and tasks you with traipsing around the galaxy with Rocket, Groot, Drax, and Gamora. Developer Crystal Dynamics captures the spirit and fun of the true Guardians team while also exploring untapped quadrants of Marvel lore. The game features a strong story that keeps you playing as Peter Quill for the entire game and promises electric moments with thoughtful junctures.


Pros:
  • Strong story
  • Explore untapped quadrants of Marvel lore
  • Electric moments and thoughtful junctures
  • Control Peter in every battle & feel like leader of Guardians
Cons:
  • No multiplayer or cooperative action options

  • superhero
  • combat
  • narrative
  • battle
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • story
  • shooter
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • single-player
  • action
  • sci-fi
  • funny

4

Unsighted (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Android

UNSIGHTED invites you into a post-apocalyptic world where you have a ticking clock before your own expiration. With Metroidvania-like gameplay, fully interconnected world, and an interesting story that allows for tough choices, the game provides a balanced mix of exploration, combat, and character progression. With additional modes like co-op and rogue-lite, UNSIGHTED guarantees a high replay value. A game that creatively brings several game designs together to make a fun and polished game.


Pros:
  • Balanced mix of gameplay elements
  • Interesting story with tough choices
  • High replayability with additional modes
  • Polished sound and graphics
  • Responsive controls
Cons:
  • Writing could be better
  • Characters feel one-dimensional
  • Dialogue interrupts gameplay

  • pixel
  • exploration
  • boss
  • top-down
  • robots
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon
  • combat
  • puzzle
  • war
  • post-apocalyptic
  • souls
  • platform
  • rpg
  • crafting

5

Death Stranding Director's Cut (2021)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows

Death Stranding is a unique title that blends traditional gameplay tropes with imaginative innovations and tells the story of protagonist Sam Porter Bridges as a courier across a devastated United States. With celebrity appearances and intriguing trailers, it piqued the interest of both critics and gamers alike.

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Pros:
  • Memorable moments
  • Organic choices
  • Beautiful visuals and soundtrack
  • Plot that takes effort to get invested in but pays off eventually
  • Realistic motion capture performances from celebrities
Cons:
  • Monotonous nature at times due to being mostly delivery focused
  • Passable combat scenarios

  • stealth
  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • racing
  • post-apocalyptic
  • vehicle
  • fps
  • combat
  • controller-support
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • supernatural
  • open-world
  • sci-fi
  • online

6

Soulstice (2022)

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Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One

Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.


  • combat
  • hack-and-slash
  • combo
  • action
  • platform
  • fight
  • fantasy
  • boss-fight
  • battle
  • exploration
  • boss
  • gothic
  • demons
  • third-person
  • fast-paced

7

Bayonetta 3 (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

You play as the Umbran Witch, Bayonetta, and fight your way through fast-paced encounters with hordes of enemies. With her signature hair-powered weapons and demonic slaves at your side, you must save the multiverse from an unknown entity of chaos.

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Pros:
  • Fast-paced combat
  • Empowering melee
  • Various weapons and demons to use
  • Secrets and challenges throughout levels
  • Spy action platforming sections
  • Replayability value
Cons:
  • Camera can be awkward in some challenges
  • Lock-on could be improved

  • demons
  • combo
  • fight
  • combat
  • action
  • battle
  • boss-fight
  • stealth
  • boss
  • side-scrolling
  • hack-and-slash
  • narrative
  • alternate

8

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (2021)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is an incredible adventure game set in a gorgeous, vast dieselpunk world. You take on the role of Rayton, a disgruntled former resistance soldier, to reclaim your mechanical fist and fight your way through the hierarchy of the city. Explore rich, interconnected environments packed with secrets and traverse through snowy mountain tops to bustling neon cities. Unlock weapons and abilities to progress further, use precision-based platforming segments and master combo-based combat system with three different weapons to be successful.

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Pros:
  • Interconnected World
  • Diverse Gameplay
  • Deep Combat System
  • Rich Visuals & Soundscape
  • Challenging yet Rewarding
Cons:
  • Some May Find Bosses Difficult
  • There's a Lot of Travelling

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • exploration
  • combo
  • boss
  • combat
  • fight
  • boss-fight
  • mech
  • war
  • narrative
  • steampunk
  • side-scrolling
  • challenging
  • robots

9

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (2021)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows

Cloud Strife, an ex-SOLDIER operative, descends on the mako-powered city of Midgar. The world of the timeless classic FINAL FANTASY VII is reborn, using cutting-edge graphics technology, a new battle system and an additional adventure featuring Yuffie Kisaragi.

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  • rpg
  • ninja
  • remake
  • japanese
  • real-time
  • combat
  • battle
  • action
  • fps
  • narrative
  • fight
  • jrpg
  • turn-based
  • first-person
  • tower-defense

10

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)

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

Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga is the very best Lego game to date, and one of the best Star Wars games ever made. With 45 levels and 140 side missions, you can explore more than 20 planets while engaging in lightsaber combat, third-person shooting, and melee combat. Enjoy a combination of classic slapstick humour, brilliant sight gags and great voice acting as you collect 731 puzzles, 135 level challenges, and 380 characters.


Pros:
  • Revamped formula with new camera angle
  • Lightsaber combat better than ever
  • Third-person shooting feels great
  • Huge amount of things to do
  • Hilarious writing
  • Open areas full of secrets to explore
Cons:
  • Melee combat could be better
  • Lack of levels dedicated to spin-off films such as Rogue One or Solo
  • The Mandalorian only represented by a playable character

  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • cover
  • puzzle
  • combo
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • tps
  • exploration
  • split-screen
  • third-person
  • battle
  • sandbox
  • platform
  • fight

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