Best Hack and Slash Games
616 Hack and Slash games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Released: Feb 1, 1991
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Billy, Jimmy, and the whole Double Dragon gang fight for the Sacred Stones to save in the world in yet another beat-em-up.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Released: Jun 27, 2016
Critic rating: 75.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes players deeper into the new film than any other game with all of the heroic characters from the movie, including Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and BB-8, as well as Kylo Ren, General Hux and Captain Phasma, while also exploring iconic Star Wars locales, such as Jakku and Starkiller Base.
Hyrule Warriors: Legends
Released: Jan 21, 2016
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Cut down entire legions of enemies using over-the-top powerful Dynasty Warriors -style moves as Hyrule Warriors comes to the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. In the portable version, experience new story elements and playable characters from by The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker game such as Tetra, King of Hyrule and more. Additional new features, such as the ability to switch between different characters on the fly, allow you to strategically position characters and defeat foes in all-new ways like never before.
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Find your inner ninja with the all-new LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game!
Attack on Titan
Released: Feb 18, 2016
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Attack on Titan closely follows the riveting story line of Attack on Titan’s first season and focuses on the exploits of various key characters, putting the player in a position to relive the anime’s most shocking, courageous, and exhilarating moments.
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Released: Sep 19, 2005
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an action-adventure beat 'em up video game set in the Mortal Kombat universe.
Blue Fire
Released: Feb 4, 2021
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on an extraordinary journey through the desolated kingdom of Penumbra and discover the hidden secrets of this long-forgotten land.
Black Desert
Released: Dec 17, 2014
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Black Desert is a game that tests the limitations of MMORPG by implementing remastered graphics and audio. Enjoy exciting combat and siege, exploration, trading, fishing, training, alchemy, cooking, gathering, hunting, and more in the vast open world.
Overlord: Raising Hell
Released: Feb 15, 2008
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Overlord: Raising Hell is the expansion to the 2007 action role-playing game Overlord, which adds an extension to the game's single player with new levels, plot, enemies and weapons.
Risk of Rain Returns
Released: Nov 8, 2023
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever!
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Released: Oct 25, 2013
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.
Fire Emblem Warriors
Released: Sep 28, 2017
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
"Clash with legions of soldiers and fierce monsters as Marth, Xander, Corrin, and other Fire Emblem heroes unleashing over-the-top-powerful Dynasty Warriors-style moves.
Zenless Zone Zero
Released: Jun 20, 2024
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Zenless Zone Zero is an all-new 3D action game from HoYoverse, here to provide a thrilling combat experience.
Minecraft Dungeons
Released: May 26, 2020
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Brave the dungeons alone, or team up with friends!
Dynasty Warriors 8
Released: Feb 28, 2013
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The main mode in this latest installment in the Dynasty Warriors series is Story Mode, which follows the stories of the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu, and Jin.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a fast-paced online multiplayer action game which will have players turning in their guns and grenades for battle axes and swords.
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Released: Dec 1, 1990
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, also known as just Shadow Dancer, is a side-scrolling action game produced by SEGA that was originally released for the SEGA Genesis in 1990.
Spider-Man 2: The Game
Released: Jun 28, 2004
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
"Spider-Man 2" for PC and Mac is an almost completely different game than its console counterpart.
Olija
Released: Jan 28, 2021
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage.
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Released: Nov 17, 2012
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is an enhanced port of Ninja Gaiden 3 that includes all downloadable content from the original title, as well as additional enhancements made to improve the game.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Released: Sep 15, 2009
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is the second game in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series, and is loosely based on the events of the Civil War comic book story line.
Splatterhouse
Released: Nov 23, 2010
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Splatterhouse is a horror themed beat 'em up hack and slash video game developed by Namco Bandai Games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Dead Island
Released: Sep 6, 2011
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The player is drawn into the world of Dead Island on the brink of a mysterious epidemic that suddenly, and without warning, breaks out on the fictional island of Banoi.
Dynasty Warriors 2
Released: Aug 3, 2000
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An Age of Legends brought alive with the thrill and speed of action and the depth of simulation.
Jackie Chan: Stuntmaster
Released: Mar 28, 2000
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Unbelievable stunt sequences performed by Jackie Chan!