The Best Hack-and-slash Games

Update 19 October 2023: Lakeview Cabin 2 added at rank #13.

Here are our 10 Best Hack-and-slash Games:

Warriors Orochi 4
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Samurai Warrior
Bleak Sword DX
Ultra Age
Soulstice
Punishing: Gray Raven
Eternium
SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada
Undead Horde 2: Necropolis

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Warriors Orochi 4 (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

The supreme "WARRIORS OROCHI" experience is here! The definitive installment of the "WARRIORS OROCHI 4", featuring all the content of the WARRIORS OROCHI 4: The Ultimate Upgrade Pack, is available now.

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hack-and-slash
battle
crossover
musou
historical
combo
fight
action
combat
cooperative
online
visual-novel
open-world
arena
rpg

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is a spin-off title based on the 2019 edition of the series, Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It exchanges the turn-based strategy gameplay of most Fire Emblem titles for brutal real-time combat and allows players to take down legions of enemies while exploring the mysteries and intrigue between heated battles.

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What we like:

Down-time activities well balanced with complex battle mechanics
Helpful AI controlled teammates
Rich characterisation
Tactical depth

What could be improved:

System can be heavy at times
Tedious upgrading process for weapons & unlocking new weapons is expensive & requires tracking materials

battle
tactical
hack-and-slash
strategy
combat
alternate
war
fight
spin-off
rpg
narrative
turn-based
action
political
combo

Samurai Warrior (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android

A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins. After a 7-year wait, a new instalment in the tactical action series "SAMURAI WARRIORS" is finally here!

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hack-and-slash
historical
battle
combo
cooperative
combat
skill
narrative
fight
musou
action
anime
horses
split-screen

Bleak Sword DX (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Discover and destroy increasingly horrifying creatures across an oppressive lofi world, wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic in this pocket-sized action adventure.

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hack-and-slash
fantasy
dark
rogue-like
pixel
swordplay
2d
fight
atmospheric
boss
minimalist
linear
gladiator
action
action-adventure

Ultra Age (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Slash your way through a futuristic Earth overrun with ruthless mutants and powerful robots as Age, a young soldier sent on a mission to prevent the destruction of humankind. Ultra Age is a high-speed character action title co-developed by Next Stage and Visual Dart with Unreal Engine 4.

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hack-and-slash
spectacle
action
robots
post-apocalyptic
character
third-person
rogue-like
pve
rpg
sword-swinging
anime
violent
sci-fi
fight

Soulstice (2022)

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Android Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

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.

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

Punishing: Gray Raven (2021)

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IOS iPhone Android

[New Coatings] Wings of Dawn (Empyrea exclusive), Lingering Fragrance (Lux exclusive), Scarlet Spring (Pavo exclusive). [New Stories] Chapter 17: The Surviving Lucem, Interlude: Blue Bird.

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squad
action
rpg
arpg
cyberpunk
real-time
hack-and-slash
drum
resource
visual-novel
cold-hearted
android
battle
mech
abstract

Eternium (2015)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Android

Hack & slash against the dark forces threatening your home-world. Experience intense tactical fights in this fast paced, old school action RPG.

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hack-and-slash
old-school
rpg
action-adventure
top-down
dungeon-crawler
crafting
3d
atmospheric
action
fast-paced
fantasy
combat

SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada (2016)

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PC Windows vita Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 3

Struggle for survival. Death before surrender! Experience the dramatic story and epic, action-packed battles of the Sanada clan during Japan's Warring States period.

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hack-and-slash
battle
historical
fight
action
combat
combo
cooperative
ninja
narrative

Undead Horde 2: Necropolis (2022)

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As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!

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