Best Hack and Slash Games
616 Hack and Slash games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Darksiders II
Released: Aug 14, 2012
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Become Death - The most feared of the legendary Four Horseman.
Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
Released: Mar 6, 2018
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Get ready to be at the centre of the ultimate fantasy adventure, now for Windows PC.
Yakuza Kiwami
Released: Jan 21, 2016
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yakuza: Kiwami is an enhanced remake of the original Yakuza game for PlayStation 2, not just an HD port.
Diablo: Hellfire
Released: Nov 24, 1997
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Stoked by the forges of Hellfire burns the first and only authorized expansion of the Diablo universe.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Released: Apr 1, 1993
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 72 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up arcade game based on the comic book series Xenozoic Tales.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
Released: Apr 23, 1993
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Family Computer
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hi, I am Misako of Nekketsu High.
Mega Man Zero
Released: Apr 26, 2002
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 91 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
It's your mission to help the exiled scientist Ciel discover the source of a new reploid energy!
Streets of Rage 4
Released: Apr 30, 2020
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that continues the series following the original trilogy.
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles
Released: Oct 23, 2007
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles is an entirely new take at the best Castlevania game to never be released in the US, "Castlevania: Rondo of Blood".
Mega Man Zero 2
Released: May 2, 2003
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mega Man Zero 2, known in Japan as Rockman Zero 2, is the second game in the Mega Man Zero series for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom in 2003.
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
Released: Dec 12, 2023
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100 • 52 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla is a free DLC that introduces a new mode that uses elements of the roguelite genre.
Monster Hunter Tri
Released: Aug 1, 2009
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Monster Hunter Tri depicts an ecosystem where man co-exists with fantastic beasts that roam both the land and the sea.
Touhou Luna Nights
Released: Feb 25, 2019
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Touhou Luna Night's is a 2D search action (Metroidvania) video game.
Devil May Cry 5 + Vergil
Released: Aug 31, 2021
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
God of War: Origins Collection
Released: Sep 13, 2011
Critic rating: 87.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
God of War: Origins Collection (known as God of War Collection – Volume II in Europe and Australia) is a remastered port of the two PlayStation Portable instalments in the series—Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta—for the PlayStation 3 on a single Blu-ray Disc.
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Released: Aug 23, 2005
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, released in 2005, is an action-adventure video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games).
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Released: Mar 18, 2017
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An enhanced version of Monster Hunter Generations.
Tales of Graces f
Released: Dec 2, 2010
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
In this newest title, the feelings such as "preserving one's faith", "saving their precious ones" and the destiny of raising the storm between three countries which form the setting, are portrayed.
Risk of Rain
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Released: Nov 30, 2004
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a video game and sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Released: Oct 29, 1993
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 107 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PlayStation Portable, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Game modes: Single player
In Castlevania X: Rondo of Blood, the player takes control of Richter, the ultimate Vampire Killer, guiding him through a total of nine stages filled with treacherous traps and hidden secrets.
Diablo III
Released: May 15, 2012
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Diablo III is the third installment in Blizzard's franchise.
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Released: Nov 11, 2003
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 76 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Legacy of Kain: Defiance is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and released in 2003.
Battletoads / Double Dragon
Released: Jun 1, 1993
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 74 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team is the fourth game in the Battletoads series.
Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham City
Released: Oct 17, 2016
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Batman: Arkham City sends players soaring into Arkham City - a heavily fortified sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City.