Best Hack and Slash Games
616 Hack and Slash games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Yakuza 3
Released: Feb 26, 2009
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yakuza 3 is the third chapter in the Yakuza series, renowned for its authentic, gritty, and often violent look at modern Japan.
Dragon's Crown
Released: Jul 25, 2013
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation Vita, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dragon's Crown is a multiplayer hack-and-slash beat'em up game with breathtaking visual style, a design built around cooperative play, epic boss fights, and the ability to discover a new adventure in every play session.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Released: Feb 21, 2025
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A new legend begins as you step into the steel toe boots of Goro Majima, a man who has lost his memory and reinvents himself as a pirate on the open sea.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Released: Dec 1, 1990
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100 • 121 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Arcade, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
This version includes two new levels (the first part of Scene 3 and all of Scene 6), which feature new enemy characters, including two new bosses: Tora (a dog-like "blizzard beast") and Shogun (a robotic samurai), both characters created for the game.
Severed
Released: Apr 26, 2016
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Severed Is a first-person dungeon crawler that uses touch based combat mechanics.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Released: Jan 17, 2019
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 64 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The game from 2010 has been remastered for the PS4 with one of Yakuza 4's main protagonists, Masayoshi Tanimura, being recast and getting a visual makeover.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Released: Dec 13, 1991
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100 • 80 votes
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up.
Evoland 2
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Music, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Evoland 2 is the spiritual successor to the original Evoland with its graphics style changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolving as you move along the storyline.
BioShock
Released: Jan 5, 2010
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100 • 35 votes
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
The year is 1960 and the player character, Jack, is on board a plane crossing the Atlantic ocean.
Ninja Gaiden II
Released: Jun 3, 2008
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Ninja Gaiden II is an action-adventure video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Microsoft Corporation.
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Released: Jun 18, 2015
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition is a remastered version of Devil May Cry 4.
Batman: Return to Arkham
Released: Oct 18, 2016
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Batman: Return to Arkham sees the combination of two classic entries in the Batman: Arkham series make a return to modern consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) with improved graphics.
Bushido Blade
Released: Mar 14, 1997
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
"Bushido" is the soul of Japan - an ancient honor code deeply followed by samurai warriors for centuries.
Ape Out
Released: Feb 28, 2019
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Titan Quest
Released: Jun 26, 2006
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Titan Quest is an action role playing hack and slash video game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment.
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
Released: Nov 18, 2004
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Join Goku in his very first epic adventure as he defends the earth from the relentless Red Ribbon Army.
Final Fight
Released: Nov 25, 1989
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 149 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, iOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced by Capcom.
Yakuza 2
Released: Dec 7, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Yakuza 2 plunges you once more into the violent Japanese underworld.
Blasphemous
Released: Sep 10, 2019
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core.
Battlerite
Released: Nov 8, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, MOBA
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battlerite is a Team Arena Brawler focused on adrenaline-fueled player vs player combat.
Enclave
Released: Mar 10, 2002
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Enclave is a level-based action RPG game with a mix of shooting and puzzles, pitting the player as one of twelve different characters on either side in this medieval era.
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Released: Jan 26, 2010
Critic rating: 78.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle continues the tale of punk anti-hero Travis Touchdown, the Japanese anime Otaku, and pro wrestling-obsessed assassin.
Skylanders: Swap Force
Released: Oct 13, 2013
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Skylanders: Swap Force is a platformer video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision.
Mega Man Zero 4
Released: Apr 21, 2005
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 47 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 4 is a video game created by Capcom and Inti Creates for the Game Boy Advance in 2005.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
Released: Nov 22, 2016
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, War – the first Horseman of the Apocalypse – stands accused of breaking the sacred law by inciting a war between Heaven and Hell.