Best Hack and Slash Games
616 Hack and Slash games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Sacred 3
Released: Aug 1, 2014
Critic rating: 41.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sacred 3 features classic arcade Hack n' Slash action centered around drop in, drop out cooperative multiplayer for both offline (2 players) and online (4 players) play.
Kung Fury: Street Rage
Released: May 18, 2015
Critic rating: 39.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Get blown into another dimension as you experience the gut busting fun with the Kung Fury game.
X-Blades
Released: Nov 1, 2007
Critic rating: 47.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness.
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2
Released: Nov 16, 2006
Critic rating: 46.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 is an action RPG where players travel across a map, completing missions to gain experience points for unlocking new abilities and boosting their character's stats.
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Released: Mar 22, 2005
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100 • 62 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Dragon Ball Z Sagas is a game that tells how the story of Dragon Ball Z began.
Renegade
Released: Dec 31, 1987
Critic rating: 39.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unlike Technos' subsequent game Double Dragon, the playing field is limited to one two-screen-wide area (a subway platform, a harbor, an alley, a parking lot and the hideout of a gang) and does not scroll continuously.
Eragon
Released: Nov 14, 2006
Critic rating: 54.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Eragon is a third-person video game released for the PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows, developed by Stormfront Studios.
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Released: Mar 26, 2010
Critic rating: 31.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Prison Break: The Conspiracy follows Company agent Tom Paxton, who infiltrates Fox River prison to monitor Michael Scofield's rescue attempt of his wrongly convicted brother Lincoln Burrows.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan
Released: May 24, 2016
Critic rating: 45.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Battle alongside your brothers through the sewers, subways, and streets of NYC to take down Shredder and Krang's evil organization, Foot by Foot.
The Bouncer
Released: Dec 23, 2000
Critic rating: 47.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A typical evening at a local bar erupts into chaos as members of a Special Forces strike team descend through the roof to kidnap a young girl, Dominique.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Released: Oct 1, 1997
Critic rating: 47.1 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a story-driven fighting game that casts you in the shoes of Sub-Zero, and chronicles a series of events that occurred prior to Mortal Kombat 1.
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Released: Nov 20, 2000
Critic rating: 44.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker in Europe and Australia) is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman and his archenemy, the Joker.
Batman Forever
Released: Sep 7, 1995
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Brace yourself for endless action with BATMAN FOREVER!
Altered Beast
Released: Oct 29, 1988
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Tapwave Zodiac, PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive has different enemy layouts and input mechanics from the original arcade version.
Fighting Force 2
Released: Dec 13, 1999
Critic rating: 41.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Fighting Force 2 is the sequel to 1997's original Fighting Force, which was one of the first 3D takes on the 2D Beat 'em up genre.
Ride to Hell: Retribution
Released: Jun 25, 2013
Critic rating: 10.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Ride to Hell: Retribution is a no holds barred brawler set in the tumultuous age of the 1960's.