The Best Hack-and-slash Games for Nintendo Switch

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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.

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

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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.

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  • 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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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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Astor: Blade Of The Monolith (2024)

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

Rip through hordes of enemies with fury and style in this fast-paced action RPG. Play as Astor, a young warrior determined to unveil the secrets behind his creators’ unforeseen demise. Wield an arsenal of runic weapons to hunt down the evil haunting the planet Gliese and save it from impending doom.


  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • combat
  • exploration
  • discovery
  • 3d
  • action
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • fantasy

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SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada (2016)

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PC Windows vita Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 3

Struggle for survival. Death before surrender! Experience the dramatic story and epic, action-packed battles of the Sanada clan during Japan's Warring States period.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • battle
  • historical
  • fight
  • action
  • combat
  • combo
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • narrative

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Slave Zero X (2024)

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Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch) Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s j

Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.

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  • spectacle
  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • mech
  • hack-and-slash
  • dystopian
  • 2.5d
  • ninja
  • post-apocalyptic
  • platform
  • historical
  • dark
  • alternate
  • futuristic
  • horror

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