The Best Hack-and-slash Games

Update : The Slormancer added at rank #1.
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The Slormancer (2025)

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PC Windows

The Slormancer is a 2D Action-RPG Dungeon Crawling game where you play as a Knight, Huntress, or Mage. You must master hundreds of abilities and ancestral powers, gear up, and fight against hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer. With shiny loot, collectibles, frenetic gameplay, and pixel art, this game will have you hooked for countless hours of content. With a deep story, unique weapons, and endless quests for epic loot, every playthrough is different. Don't miss out on this epic adventure!


What we like:
  • Surprisingly addictive rogue-like feel ARPG
  • Well thought out and implemented game
  • Polished and exceedingly pleasant early access game
  • Constantly updating and improving by the developers
  • Wide range of build possibilities
What could be improved:
  • Repetition in maps and levels
  • Too much grind with not enough payoff
  • Controller issues in menus
  • Demoralizing legendary effect that didn't work
  • Absence of certain features like influence

  • arpg
  • loot
  • hack-and-slash
  • pixel
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action
  • class
  • isometric
  • top-down
  • action-adventure
  • soundtrack
  • 2d
  • farming

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SONOKUNI (2025)

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PC Windows j Nintendo Switch

Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.

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  • transhumanism
  • cyberpunk
  • hack-and-slash
  • dystopian
  • psychedelic
  • futuristic
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • historical
  • 2d
  • sci-fi
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • aliens
  • tactical

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NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black (2025)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.

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  • ninja
  • arts
  • hack-and-slash
  • martial
  • swordplay
  • action
  • third-person
  • action-adventure
  • gore
  • violent
  • realistic
  • souls
  • spin-off
  • boss

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DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS (2025)

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

Become immersed in exhilarating battles as a nameless hero in the Three Kingdoms

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  • hack-and-slash
  • battle
  • historical
  • fight
  • rpg
  • martial
  • action
  • spectacle
  • musou
  • story
  • arts
  • tactical
  • combat
  • narrative
  • strategy

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Transfusion (2025)

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early access PC Windows osvr

Slice enemies into tiny pieces and wield the power of blood magic to survive another day in this fast-paced VR hack and slash!

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  • hack-and-slash
  • vr
  • swordplay
  • magic
  • arcade
  • pve
  • tutorial
  • sci-fi
  • gore
  • action
  • violent
  • physics
  • wave

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FOUNTAINS (2024)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.

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  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • nonlinear
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • lore
  • fantasy
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • dark
  • top-down
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • open-world

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Arobynn: Sword of Adventure (2024)

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PC Windows osvr

[Sword Art Online]-Like | Welcome to the adventurer's guild! Fight, explore, and grow stronger in this VR world (keyboard and mouse support coming soon!).

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  • rpg
  • hack-and-slash
  • pve
  • dungeon-crawler
  • pvp
  • swordplay
  • multiplayer
  • mmo
  • vr
  • magic
  • action-adventure
  • first-person
  • action
  • fantasy
  • cooperative

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Spirit Mancer (2024)

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j Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Slash, Shoot and Break demons. Capture their spirits and summon them out into your battle in the beautiful yet dangerous world of Inferno. Fight against hordes of demons and stop the evil queen with the power of the Spirit Mancer.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • collector
  • creature
  • 2d
  • deckbuilder
  • scroller
  • demons
  • action-adventure
  • cooperative
  • pixel
  • local
  • relaxing
  • platform
  • funny
  • fantasy

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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms (2024)

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PC Windows

Baldur's Gate and Dark Souls had a baby! A thrilling RPG game that blends real-time action with an isometric view, set in a world of magic and monsters. Players must navigate through dangerous dungeons, battle fierce bosses, and uncover ancient secrets to save Plamen from an impending doom!


  • isometric
  • rpg
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • hack-and-slash
  • swordplay
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • dungeon-crawler
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • magic
  • open-world
  • top-down
  • old-school

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Honey Bee (2024)

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early access Linux PC Windows

Your main mission is to explore a vibrant and lively scenario filled with beautiful flowers. As a skillful bee, your goal is to collect the nectar from these flowers. But wait, there must be more to it, right?

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  • rogue-like
  • hack-and-slash
  • strategy
  • stylized
  • rush
  • adventure
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • 3d
  • pve
  • boss
  • crossover
  • platform
  • action
  • western

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