The Best Swordplay Games for Playstation 5

Update : Die by the Blade added at rank #7.
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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

2

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

3

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

4

Bot Gaiden (2022)

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

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

5

Heidelberg 1693 (2020)

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

Black magic in the age of pike and shot! Reload your musket after every blast in “Heidelberg 1693”, a challenging 2D action adventure set in a dark and twisted vision of Germany in the late 17th century.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • horror
  • swordplay
  • historical
  • alternate
  • arcade
  • dark
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • medieval
  • zombies
  • gore
  • scroller
  • old-school

6

Sclash (2023)

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

Sclash is a plug’n play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill. Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.


  • arts
  • fight
  • martial
  • swordplay
  • hand-drawn
  • spectacle
  • 2d
  • pvp
  • stylized
  • anime
  • 2.5d
  • multiplayer
  • character
  • scroller
  • controller-support

7

Die by the Blade (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X 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
  • 3d
  • arts
  • cyberpunk
  • pvp
  • gore
  • character
  • martial
  • fight
  • ninja
  • customization
  • multiplayer
  • competitive
  • violent

8

Plunder Panic (2021)

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

Plunder Panic is a swashbuckling action–arcade game for up to 12 players! With both local and online play, work with your crew to plunder booty, defeat the enemy captain, or scuttle their ship. The first team to capture an objective wins!


  • pirates
  • local
  • party
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • swordplay
  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • team
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • 4-player
  • pixel
  • retro
  • old-school

9

Whisper Trip (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5

Who just learned that TPF stands for Tactical Police Force – an anti-terrorist squad with an obvious mission to eliminate criminal groups…Katanas… Who does not like those curved blades? You will learn to treat them as equals; and invent a special approach to each.Cut them as regular chickens, evade their lunges, repel their bullets, adapt yourself, and listen carefully….You will soon find out the benefits of cooperation with your partner. Do not hesitate to ask your trusted fellow agent to help you out of this mess.This story is rich with unexpected twists and turns, where each move leads to profound consequences… Think before you act!


  • arts
  • cyberpunk
  • spectacle
  • campaign
  • cooperative
  • swordplay
  • beat-em-up
  • perma-death
  • martial
  • ninja
  • hack-and-slash
  • choices
  • fight
  • drama
  • third-person

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Warhaven (2023)

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early access m Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Warhaven is a free-to-play, big team PVP medieval-fantasy warfare game. Choose your soldier, lead your squad into combat, and incarnate as a powerful Immortal to turn the tide of war!


  • swordplay
  • wargame
  • class
  • medieval
  • character
  • pvp
  • hack-and-slash
  • team
  • war
  • third-person
  • customization
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • magic

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