The Best Hack-and-slash Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : SONOKUNI added at rank #30.
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Paw Paw Paw (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Paw Paw Paw is a fun side-scrolling beat-em-up game set in the woods, with sword-n-shield based combat and lots of unlockables. The game follows a maverick group of woodland animals who have rebelled against a corrupt(ed) king, and refused to be forced to wear trousers. Experience the joys of 2D characters walking about in a world with X, Y and Z coordinates and use different weapon types for tactically different gameplay.

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What we like:
  • Lots of unlockables
  • Rideable creatures and other characters to play
  • XP maintained when you die so no need to start from scratch
  • Different weapon types for each character mixes up tactics
  • Super cute visuals with violent combat
What could be improved:
  • Clumsy trying to align with equally flat enemies
  • Getting the first few combos unlocked is a lengthy process
  • Hitboxes are very inconsistent
  • Balance is all over the place

  • cooperative
  • beat-em-up
  • hack-and-slash
  • local
  • funny
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • side-scrolling
  • class
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • action
  • cartoony

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Hot Blood (2024)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Take down zombies as a deadly cutie in 3D low-poly style! Hot Blood is physics-based brawling fun inspired by action movies of the 80s & 90s.


  • beat-em-up
  • hack-and-slash
  • zombies
  • 3d
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • open-world
  • gore
  • funny
  • blood
  • violent
  • colourful
  • fight
  • soundtrack

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Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2 (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

This is a "Mysterious Dungeon" style roguelike game where the terrain changes with each challenge. Make the monsters your "Friends" and go on a new adventure!


  • rogue-like
  • traditional
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon
  • mystery
  • turn-based
  • procedural
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • tactical

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MARS 2120 (2024)

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Metroidvania with a mix of melee and ranged combats inspired by classics like Super Metroid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night or Guacamelee! Help Anna “Thirteen” Charlotte battle her way through the secrets of Mars.


  • mars
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • hack-and-slash
  • nonlinear
  • space
  • pve
  • scroller
  • character
  • futuristic
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • action

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Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (2020)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Become Samurai Jack, the greatest warrior across time. Journey through time to finally stop Aku’s evil reign in this new adventure told by the creators of Samurai Jack.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • quick-action
  • combat
  • sword
  • action
  • adventure
  • platform
  • non-combat
  • character
  • non-player
  • souls
  • must-play
  • battle
  • skill

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Death or Treat (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Mac OS (Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch) Playstation 4

The Halloween spirit is missing! Play as Scary and help him save HallowTown. "Death or Treat" is a 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with handpainted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.


  • rogue-like
  • hack-and-slash
  • souls
  • dark
  • cartoony
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • inventory
  • colourful
  • 1990s
  • management
  • steampunk
  • combat
  • cute

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No More Heroes 3 (2022)

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

Travis Touchdown is back, baby! The otaku assassin takes up his trusty beam katana once more to slash his way to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings and save the world in the latest entry in the No More Heroes series.

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  • assassin
  • boss-fight
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss
  • open-world
  • anime
  • battle
  • fight
  • combat
  • aliens

28

Monster Outbreak (2022)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch

It's a Monster Outbreak! The King's dimensional orb malfunctioned, bringing hordes of dimensional monsters into the Kingdom. As Yulia, the last survivor of the Royal Guard, defend your staging ground against the monsters, upgrade your arsenal, and survive long enough to find the orb and destroy it.


  • base-building
  • hack-and-slash
  • tower-defense
  • cooperative
  • split-screen
  • crafting
  • local
  • survival
  • multiplayer
  • building
  • controller-support
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • arcade

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WARRIORS OROCHI 4 Ultimate (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

An updated/enhanced version of Warriors Orochi 4 that will be available as a standalone game or as an upgrade pack for the base game.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • crossover
  • battle
  • online
  • historical
  • over-the-top
  • action
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • combo
  • tactical
  • mythology
  • graphic
  • god
  • anime

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SONOKUNI (2025)

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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.


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

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