The Best Swordplay Games for Playstation 5

Update : Fresh Tracks added at rank #3.
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Kalinur (2023)

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

Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.


  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • swordplay
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • demons
  • pixel
  • dark
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • medieval
  • action
  • nonlinear

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Naraka: Bladepoint (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One

Dive into the legends of the Far East in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT; team up with friends in fast-paced melee fights for a Battle Royale experience unlike any other. Find your playstyle with a varied cast of heroes with unique skills. More than 20 million players have already joined the fray, play free now!


  • royale
  • parkour
  • martial
  • fight
  • battle
  • arts
  • swordplay
  • multiplayer
  • customization
  • character
  • pvp
  • hack-and-slash
  • mmo
  • combat

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Fresh Tracks (2025)

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Linux Mac OS Playstation 5 PC Windows

Jump, dodge, and fight to the rhythm of the gods in this thrilling music-action game on skis. Take on obstacles and menacing enemies as you ski further into the darkness that has befallen the snow-covered land of Norwyn.


  • rhythm
  • skiing
  • rogue-like
  • snow
  • swordplay
  • mythology
  • runner
  • multiple-endings
  • linear
  • stylized
  • story
  • theatre
  • sport
  • first-person
  • 3d

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Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

In this online co-op action game, enter a distorted version of the SWORD ART ONLINE world. Pick your role in the form of favorite SWORD ART ONLINE characters and team up with 20 players for raids to defeat powerful enemies.


  • cooperative
  • rpg
  • multiplayer
  • tps
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • anime
  • swordplay
  • magic
  • casual
  • online
  • 3d
  • boss
  • character
  • pve

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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

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Amedama (2024)

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Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure brought to life with a striking new 2D style! With only his soul remaining, Yushin must fight tooth and nail, possessing body after body on a quest to find his sister. With just seven days left until his soul departs, can he save her in time?


  • dark
  • swordplay
  • nonlinear
  • 2.5d
  • conversation
  • scroller
  • choices
  • historical
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy

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Die by the Blade (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!


  • blood
  • swordplay
  • arts
  • 3d
  • cyberpunk
  • martial
  • pvp
  • gore
  • character
  • fight
  • ninja
  • customization
  • multiplayer
  • competitive
  • violent

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Samurai Kento (2023)

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Play as Kento, an Elder Samurai, and face the evil Yokai in this 2D pixelated mini action RPG set in Feudal Japan based scenarios!


  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • rpg
  • swordplay
  • platform
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s
  • snow
  • demons
  • colourful
  • magic
  • action
  • pixel

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Kristala (2024)

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early access Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

As a feral warrior blessed with the gift of Kristala, you must master the six magic specialties of the sacred Kristals to join ranks with the famed Raksaka warriors. Simultaneously, you must uncover the source of a terrible curse that has transformed planet Ailur's creatures into mutated monsters.


  • souls
  • lore
  • cats
  • swordplay
  • character
  • magic
  • pve
  • dark
  • rpg
  • choices
  • stealth
  • third-person
  • fantasy
  • customization
  • cooperative

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Bot Gaiden (2022)

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Bot Gaiden is a vibrant 2D platformer built for speed. Take control of ninjabots Robyu and Bytron as they seek to recover the golden skulls from the hands of the mysterious Giorqio and his band of hench-bots. Race to the finish, because bosses get stronger with time.


  • comic
  • swordplay
  • nonlinear
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • hack-and-slash
  • ninja
  • platform
  • book
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • hand-drawn
  • family-friendly
  • robots

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