The Best Hack-and-slash Games for Playstation 4 - Page 2

Update : The Game Awards added at rank #49.
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Jitsu Squad (2022)

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

Jitsu Squad is a four-player co-op fighting game inspired by the Marvel vs Capcom series. The players take on the role of four heroes on a mission to thwart an evil sorcerer’s ambitions and retrieve a powerful demon's soul stone. With beautiful hand-drawn visuals and an over-the-top chop socky soundtrack, this game will have you feeling like you're playing in one of your favorite Saturday morning cartoons.


What we like:
  • Varied characters
  • Super transformations and screen filling super attacks
  • Visually stunning graphics
  • Entertaining soundtrack
  • Variety of enemies and bosses
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty distinguishing between characters in multiplayer mode
  • Limited number of puzzles
  • Not difficult even at the end

  • ninja
  • beat-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scroller
  • cooperative
  • hack-and-slash
  • fight
  • character
  • swordplay
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • superhero
  • old-school
  • retro
  • linear

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Paw Paw Paw (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Paw Paw Paw is a fun side-scrolling beat-em-up game set in the woods, with sword-n-shield based combat and lots of unlockables. The game follows a maverick group of woodland animals who have rebelled against a corrupt(ed) king, and refused to be forced to wear trousers. Experience the joys of 2D characters walking about in a world with X, Y and Z coordinates and use different weapon types for tactically different gameplay.


What we like:
  • Lots of unlockables
  • Rideable creatures and other characters to play
  • XP maintained when you die so no need to start from scratch
  • Different weapon types for each character mixes up tactics
  • Super cute visuals with violent combat
What could be improved:
  • Clumsy trying to align with equally flat enemies
  • Getting the first few combos unlocked is a lengthy process
  • Hitboxes are very inconsistent
  • Balance is all over the place

  • cooperative
  • beat-em-up
  • hack-and-slash
  • local
  • funny
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • side-scrolling
  • class
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • action
  • cartoony

13

Wanted: Dead (2023)

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

Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy.


  • shooter
  • cover
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-inclined
  • half-animal
  • anime-driven
  • swordplay
  • rpg
  • conspiracy
  • kong
  • cyberpunk
  • anime
  • narrative
  • rhythm-game
  • straight-faced

14

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!


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

15

Samurai Bringer (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Samurai Bringer is a roguelite action game with levels which change with every playthrough, where you cut down hordes of Samurai and Demons to collect combat techniques and polish your fighting style in order to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight-headed dragon of Japanese mythology.


  • rogue-like
  • hack-and-slash
  • character
  • 2.5d
  • dungeon-crawler
  • mythology
  • lore
  • customization
  • action
  • isometric
  • action-adventure
  • top-down
  • ninja
  • procedural

16

Kamiko (2017)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One wiiware

Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!


  • pixel
  • boss
  • demons
  • lore
  • hack-and-slash
  • top-down
  • retro
  • combo
  • faith
  • action-adventure
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • cute
  • colourful
  • 1990s

17

Shing! (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!


  • beat-em-up
  • demons
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • fight
  • rogue-like
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2.5d
  • spectacle
  • scroller
  • character
  • side-scrolling
  • colourful
  • arcade

18

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

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Death or Treat (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Mac OS (Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch) Playstation 4

The Halloween spirit is missing! Play as Scary and help him save HallowTown. "Death or Treat" is a 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with handpainted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.


  • rogue-like
  • hack-and-slash
  • souls
  • dark
  • cartoony
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • inventory
  • colourful
  • 1990s
  • management
  • steampunk
  • combat
  • cute

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No More Heroes 3 (2022)

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

Travis Touchdown is back, baby! The otaku assassin takes up his trusty beam katana once more to slash his way to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings and save the world in the latest entry in the No More Heroes series.


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

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