The Best Hack-and-slash Games

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Gori: Cuddly Carnage (2024)

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

Humanity has been destroyed - and it's up to Gori, along with his deadly but wise-cracking sentient hoverboard, F.R.A.N.K, and morose AI companion, CH1-P, to shred and slay the evil Adorable Army!


  • hack-and-slash
  • cyberpunk
  • gore
  • blood
  • combat
  • platform
  • fast-paced
  • cute
  • horror
  • pulse-pounding
  • character
  • third-person
  • cats
  • destruction
  • action

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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.


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

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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
  • combo
  • political

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Samurai Warrior (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 j Playstation 4 Android PC Windows

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


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

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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.


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

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Soulstice (2022)

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

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.


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

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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.


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

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Devil May Cry 5 (2019)

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Playstation 4 Android PC Windows Xbox One

The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.


  • demons
  • hack-and-slash
  • action
  • fight
  • boss
  • combo
  • combat
  • spectacle
  • gothic
  • boss-fight
  • battle
  • character
  • classic
  • stylized
  • hardcore

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Bleach: Brave Souls Anime Game (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android

The world of mega-hit manga and anime Bleach comes to Steam in this exciting 3D action game! Build a team using your favorite characters from the Bleach universe!


  • anime
  • all-action
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • anime-to-game
  • action
  • battle-driven
  • battle
  • cooperative
  • high-quality
  • multplayer
  • online
  • team-building

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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020)

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Nintendo Switch

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a spin-off of Breath of the Wild and takes place in the same world. You play as one of the various characters from Breath of the Wild and fight on huge battlefields against enemies to capture bases and win. Combat has been improved, with many ways to reveal enemy weak points, Flurry Rush mechanic, stasis spells and magic rods.

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What we like:
  • Improved combat flow
  • Unique combat skills for each character
  • Context-sensitive element bonuses
  • Excellent visuals
  • Rich story
  • Great music
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Frame rate issues when playing while undocked
  • Busy visuals can be overwhelming
  • Divine beast battles can be difficult to follow

  • battle
  • hack-and-slash
  • combat
  • boss
  • fight
  • combo
  • narrative
  • spin-off
  • cooperative
  • action
  • open-world
  • war
  • split-screen
  • boss-fight
  • story

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