Best Hack and Slash Games
616 Hack and Slash games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
River City Ransom
Released: Jan 31, 1990
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Play as Alex and Ryan and cross River City to fight street gangs and save your girlfriend from the hands of a bad guy named "Slick." Improve your fighting experience by powering-up your characters in River City's shops, picking-up items for bonuses and using the trash bins and pipes you will find in its streets.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Released: May 18, 2010
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a multi-platform video game produced by Ubisoft which was released on May 18, 2010, in North America and on May 20 in Europe.
Shadow of Rome
Released: Feb 4, 2005
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The year is 44 B.C.
MadWorld
Released: Mar 10, 2009
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
"MadWorld is a unique action game experience with two signature characteristics: An eye-catching, monochromatic visual style that’s yet to be matched; and sense-shattering, bone-shredding violence. Experience a unique blend of brutality, humor and madness in a graphic novel-style world that’s black and white and blood-red all over. In sharp contrast to what you’ve come to expect on the Wii, MadWorld was available in American and European markets almost a full year before it was finally allowed in Japan."
Zone of the Enders
Released: Mar 1, 2001
Critic rating: 74.4 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Take control of a fully armed prototype mechanized robot and fight off enemies during a space colony hijack in Hideo Kojima's Zone of the Enders.
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
Released: Oct 27, 2015
Critic rating: 75.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A remastered version of the 2012 release, Darksiders II.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3
Released: Mar 26, 2015
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Enjoy the original story of ONE PIECE from Fuschia village, where everything has started, to the kingdom of Dressrosa, a mysterious island dominated by the evil Donquixote.
Nox
Released: Jan 31, 2000
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An excellent action/RPG hybrid with very unique gameplay.
Skylanders: Imaginators
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Kaos has discovered the ancient power of Mind Magic and is using it to create an unstoppable army of Doomlanders!
Phantasy Star Online 2
Released: Jul 4, 2012
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Embark on a never-ending assortment of missions with fellow operatives and experience unparalleled character customization and action RPG combat, completely free to play.
Rune
Released: Nov 18, 2000
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In RUNE, players assume the role of Ragnar the Viking, mightiest warrior of a bygone age.
Hyrule Warriors
Released: Aug 14, 2014
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
A Legendary Pairing: Cut down entire legions of enemies as Link, Zelda, Midna and other characters from The Legend of Zelda franchise using over-the-top powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves.
For Honor
Released: Feb 13, 2017
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Enter the chaos of war as a bold Knight, a brutal Viking, or a deadly Samurai.
Transformers: Devastation
Released: Oct 6, 2015
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Transformers are back in over-the-top brawler action with comic book inspired art to create a Transformers game like none other.
Spartan: Total Warrior
Released: Oct 7, 2005
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
An action game spin-off in the Total Warrior series.
Armored Warriors
Released: Dec 31, 1994
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
In the year 2281, the war spanning half a century over territory between the United World Forces and the Raian Kingdom had at last come to an end.
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Released: Sep 20, 2015
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Kick your adventure into overdrive!
Kameo: Elements of Power
Released: Nov 22, 2005
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Kameo: Elements of Power is a third person platformer that tells the story a young elf Kameo, who must regain her Elemental Powers, defeat her corrupted sister Kalus and her accomplice evil Troll King Thorn.
Prototype 2
Released: Apr 24, 2012
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Prototype 2 is an open-world action game published by Activision and developed by Radical Entertainment.
Overlord
Released: Jun 26, 2007
Critic rating: 70.0 / 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
Overlord is an action role-playing video game set in an alternate world, where the player takes the role of a resurrected warrior known as "The Overlord" who has control over hordes of gremlin-like creatures known as "Minions".
Devil May Cry
Released: Mar 22, 2012
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An HD remaster of Devil May Cry, first made available in "Devil May Cry HD Collection." In the first installment of the Devil May Cry series, the player controls Dante as he faces off against the resurrected Demon Emperor, Mundus. The game introduces Dante's abilities, like Devil Trigger which transforms him into a demon, swordplay, gun-slinging, and stylish combos, all of which have become a staple of the series.
Gauntlet
Released: Oct 15, 1985
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Apple II, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf.
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
Released: Aug 31, 2010
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, will introduce main protagonist and former motocross champion Chuck Greene and provide a link between the original game and the events that await players in the gambling paradise of Fortune City.
Fighting Force
Released: Oct 31, 1997
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100 • 79 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Fighting Force players control one of four characters.
Mad Max
Released: Sep 1, 2015
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Mad Max, the player takes on the role of titular character Mad Max; a dangerous melee fighter and can use his attacks to kill almost anyone.