Best Hack and Slash Games
616 Hack and Slash games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Released: Mar 7, 2002
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Onimusha 2 is the second installment in the Onimusha series of video games released in May of 2002.
Streets of Rage 3
Released: Mar 18, 1994
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 101 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The mysterious crime boss Mr.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist
Released: Dec 11, 1992
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 69 votes
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, released in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and in Japan as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the comic book characters the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the Sega Genesis.
Castle Crashers
Released: Aug 27, 2008
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
This four player RPG adventure will let you hack, slash, and smash your way to victory.
Creature in the Well
Released: Sep 6, 2019
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Pinball, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Creature in the Well is a top-down, pinball-inspired hack and slash dungeon crawler.
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Released: Mar 31, 1992
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a light-hearted action-adventure game for 1-2 players by Konami, and was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Released: Oct 10, 2014
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation.
DeathSpank
Released: Jul 13, 2010
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This game follows the thong-tastic adventures of a misguided hero named DeathSpank.
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends
Released: Oct 16, 2020
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is an online co-operative multiplayer experience inspired by Japanese folk tales and mythology.
Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage
Released: Jan 12, 2017
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A short sequel to Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep that partially takes place during the events of the first Kingdom Hearts, A fragmentary passage gets its name from a hidden ending to BBS and tells the story of Master Aqua's ten-year journey through the Realm of Darkness.
The Wonderful 101
Released: Aug 23, 2013
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The Wonderful 101 offers the unprecedented ability to control 100 heroes at once, with the flowing controls and dynamic action that are the PlatinumGames hallmark.
Oni
Released: Jan 26, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
An intense action anime thriller comes to life in Oni.
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Released: Feb 4, 1996
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sega Saturn
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Shadow over Mystara is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with role-play elements that make it stand out from other similar games released at the time.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Released: Nov 1, 1988
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100 • 78 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The original arcade version of "Double Dragon II" is essentially an improved version of the first game.
Ghostrunner II
Released: Oct 26, 2023
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Ghostrunner II is a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world.
Battle Chef Brigade
Released: Nov 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chef Brigade features fantasy chefs, including Orcs, Elves, and Humans, who need to hunt dangerous monsters for ingredients.
MediEvil
Released: Oct 9, 1998
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100 • 148 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
MediEvil is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Grim Dawn
Released: Feb 25, 2016
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned.
Overlord II
Released: Jun 23, 2009
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - Complete Edition
Released: Jan 14, 2021
Critic rating: 78.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat 'em up inspired by the iconic comic book series and movie, Scott Pilgrim vs.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Released: Feb 7, 2012
Critic rating: 78.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R.
God Hand
Released: Sep 14, 2006
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
THERE AIN'T NO JUSTICE IN THE WILD, WEIRD WEST. JUST YOU. Things can't get any worse after demonic thugs cut your arm off, right? Dead wrong, partner. The lady you saved from them has only gone and given you the legendary GOD HAND as a replacement - the ultimate hand-to-hand weapon. Every undead outlaw in a Stetson, rootin' tootin' demon and circus freak in the prairies is going to want to fight you for it. Welcome to the town of Asskickin... have a nice stay y'all. BIG HAND - Explosive martial arts and hand-to-hand action get in your face and ugly. No bullets, lots of bruised knuckles. SLAP STICKS - Totally customisable fight system. Pull off the most outrageous combo moves ever with awesome God Hand powers - punch your opponent into orbit! FIGHTING FORM - Pugilistic adventure from the makers of RESIDENT EVIL, DEVIL MAY CRY and VIEWTIFUL JOE!
Apotheon
Released: Feb 3, 2015
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology.
Dead Rising 2
Released: Sep 24, 2010
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As Chuck Greene, you have 72 hours to save your infected daughter, clear your name and survive the hordes of hungry zombies before the military comes in and nukes the city.
Dragon Quest Heroes II
Released: May 27, 2016
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash, field-roaming Action RPG that sends players on a new adventure to restore order in a once peaceful world filled with hordes of monsters and battles of epic proportions.