
Best Hack and Slash Games of 2024
40 hack and slash games from 2024 ranked by critic score
The highest-rated hack and slash game of 2024 is Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth with a critic score of 91 from 64 reviews, followed by Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (88) and Nine Sols (87). Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
Updated November 2026
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
9164 critic reviews·Jan 25, 2024·SegaPCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +1Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer…
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Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
8825 critic reviews·Sep 11, 2024·CapcomPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchDive into an action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, including heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the…
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Nine Sols
8714 critic reviews·May 28, 2024·Red Candle GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat, immersive storytelling, and unique Taopunk setting. Embark on a journey of Asian…
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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
8547 critic reviews·Jul 18, 2024·CapcomPCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +2Fend off foul creatures and lead the Spirit Stone Maiden on her path. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a brand new title which upholds Capcom's legacy of original and innovative works. This labor…
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Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
8423 critic reviews·Oct 7, 2024·Blizzard EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +1The battle against Hatred has only just begun. Journey into the new region of Nahantu in search of Neyrelle, who is both suffering the fate of her choice to imprison the Prime Evil Mephisto, and…
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Stellar Blade
8254 critic reviews·Apr 25, 2024·Sony Interactive EntertainmentPCPS5Switch 2Eve and her comrades land on the surface to reclaim the extinct Earth and cross paths with a survivor named Adam. Eve is then led by Adam to the last surviving city, Xion, where she meets the elder…
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Ravenswatch
8212 critic reviews·Sep 25, 2024·NaconPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of…
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Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
8144 critic reviews·Sep 18, 2024·CapcomPCPS5Xbox X|SDead Rising returns with modern graphics! More than just a remaster, this Deluxe Remaster is a full graphical overhaul of the first game in zombie-slaughtering action game series "Dead Rising." This…
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Black Myth: Wukong
8148 critic reviews·Aug 19, 2024·Game SciencePCPS5Xbox X|SBlack Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. The story is based on Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. You shall set out as the…
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
8136 critic reviews·Jul 17, 2024·Crunchyroll GamesPCPS4Xbox OnePS5 +1From developer Microbird, Dungeons of Hinterberg takes place in the Austrian Alps, where the small town of Hinterberg has become a tourist destination due to its lush scenery and crisp mountain air.…
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink
8052 critic reviews·Jan 31, 2024·CygamesPCPS4PS5A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on…
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Gori: Cuddly Carnage
8010 critic reviews·Aug 28, 2024·H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Are you ready for a third-person, hoverboarding hack & Slash with lots of blood, toys, glitter and adorable cuteness? Then Gori Cuddly Carnage is perfect for you! Master explosive weaponry and…
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Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
7919 critic reviews·Jan 17, 2024·Graffiti GamesPCXbox OneSwitchTurnip Boy is back! This time he’s teaming up with the fearsome Pickled Gang to plan and execute the weirdest heist of all time. Shake down hostages, steal precious valuables, battle the fuzz, and…
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Anger Foot
7927 critic reviews·Jul 10, 2024·Devolver DigitalPCPS5Anger Foot is a lightning-fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass-kicking feet are the ass-kicking beats.
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Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
799 critic reviews·Feb 13, 2024·Limited Run GamesPCPS4SwitchPS5 +1Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is a new interactive animated adventure, where players must help Arzette save the Kingdom of Faramore from the evil demon king, Daimur. It is a spiritual successor to a…
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Megaton Musashi W: Wired
7810 critic reviews·Apr 24, 2024·LEVEL-5PCPS4SwitchPS5Megaton Musashi W: Wired is set on Earth in the year 2118. The main characters pilot giant machines called “Musashi” to combat the Draktor, invaders from outer space that destroyed the planet in a…
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Last Epoch
7713 critic reviews·Feb 20, 2024·Eleventh Hour GamesPCPS5Uncover the Past, Reforge the Future. Ascend into one of 15 mastery classes and explore dangerous dungeons, hunt epic loot, craft legendary weapons, and wield the power of over a hundred…
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Bloodless
767 critic reviews·Aug 28, 2024·3D RealmsPCSwitchStylish retro, action-adventure game featuring fast-paced combat centered around ronin Tomoe's signature dash-counter mechanic, fighting with nothing but her bare fists to disarm her former allies,…
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Rage of the Dragons NEO
765 critic reviews·Nov 13, 2024·Bleem!PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Engage in intense tag team battles in Rage of the Dragons NEO! Play the cult-classic among the fans of Fighting Games with brand-exclusive content!
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Princess Peach: Showtime!
7636 critic reviews·Mar 21, 2024·NintendoSwitchThe wicked Grape and the Sour Bunch have taken over the Sparkle Theater, and now it's up to Peach and the theater's guardian Stella to save the play––and the day! Peach can transform and use…
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#Blud
759 critic reviews·Jun 17, 2024·Humble GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchSave your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #Blud a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action…
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Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
7312 critic reviews·Feb 12, 2024·Fabloo GamesPCSwitchYour Kingdom’s fate relies on you… you… and you. Rewind time to create clones of your past-selves, and fight with an army of your own. Become legion and triumph over hordes of monsters to rescue…
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Beat Slayer
737 critic reviews·Apr 3, 2024PCPut on your headphones, feel the beat, step into the flow and survive. Beat Slayer is all about rhythm and fighting. Pick a crazy weapon like the flamethrowing axe and turn hordes of robots into…
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Gundam Breaker 4
7220 critic reviews·Aug 28, 2024·Bandai Namco EntertainmentPCPS4SwitchPS5Create your own ultimate Gundam in the newest Gundam Breaker! With more customizable parts than ever before, you finally have the freedom to build your perfect Gunpla. Test it in battle using the…
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Zenless Zone Zero
7222 critic reviews·Jun 19, 2024·CognospherePCPS5Xbox X|SZenless Zone Zero is an all-new 3D action game from HoYoverse, here to provide a thrilling combat experience. Build a squad of up to three and begin your assault with Basic and Special Attacks. Dodge…
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725 critic reviews·Oct 30, 2024·KraftonPCPS5Xbox X|SIn [REDACTED], a fast-action isometric roguelike, a shadowy agent watches Black Iron Prison spiral into chaos. As one of the last guards, fight through monsters, rivals, and reanimated corpses of…
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind
7128 critic reviews·Dec 9, 2024·Digital EclipsePCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, the team faces off against a robotic reincarnation of the Power Rangers' long-time nemesis. Robo-Rita has conjured a portal to send herself back in…
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Wuthering Waves
699 critic reviews·May 21, 2024·Kuro GamesPCPS5Xbox X|SWuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world game with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as a Rover, greeted by an expansive new world filled with novel sights and newfangled tech.
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Fairy Tail 2
6920 critic reviews·Dec 10, 2024·Koei TecmoPCPS4SwitchPS5The sequel to the 2020 "FAIRY TAIL" console game has finally arrived! Play as Fairy Tail guild members such as protagonists Natsu or Lucy, and experience first-hand how the dramatic events unfold in…
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Slave Zero X
6913 critic reviews·Feb 20, 2024·Ziggurat InteractivePCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate…
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The Karate Kid: Street Rumble
6711 critic reviews·Sep 19, 2024·GameMill EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Set in the iconic locations of the first three classic The Karate Kid movies, The Karate Kid: Street Rumble lets you step out of the dojo and into the streets of the 1980s San Fernando Valley and…
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Welcome to Paradize
665 critic reviews·Feb 28, 2024·NaconPCPS5Xbox X|SParadise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend your camp while you…
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Astor: Blade of the Monolith
667 critic reviews·May 29, 2024·Versus EvilPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Journey across Gliese, a mystical world under threat by dark forces in this vibrant, action RPG. Aided by a mysterious presence, embark on a dangerous adventure with the power of the Runic Swarm in…
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G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra
669 critic reviews·Sep 25, 2024·Freedom GamesPCSwitchPS5Xbox X|SYo Joe! Cobra returns once again with its most fiendish plot yet and it's up to G.I. JOE to defeat them once more! Pick one of the real American heroes, gear up, and get straight into the fight in…
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Spirit Mancer
635 critic reviews·Nov 21, 2024·Dear VillagersPCSwitchPS5Slash, Shoot and Break demons, Capture their spirits and summon them out into your battle in the beautiful yet dangerous world of Inferno, Fight against hordes of demons from Ars Goetia and stop the…
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The Spirit of the Samurai
628 critic reviews·Dec 11, 2024·KwaleePCA village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed
609 critic reviews·Oct 17, 2024·Outright GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Embark on an pizza-fueled journey with Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo to battle an all-new wave of havoc-wreaking mutants as you join forces with familiar faces in thrilling missions…
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePop
605 critic reviews·Sep 11, 2024·Dragami GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3Lollipop Chainsaw RePop is a remaster of the original. RePOP is a definitive version of the game which leaves the story unchanged, with the focus on quality of life improvements and additional…
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
5743 critic reviews·Feb 1, 2024·Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentPCPS5Xbox X|SThe creators of the Batman: Arkham series are back with a brand new action-adventure shooter. The most dangerous villains in the DC Universe have been forced to team up and take on a new mission:…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
5121 critic reviews·Apr 22, 2024·GameMill EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2A port of the arcade game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles released in 2017 which was based on the the 2012 Nickelodeon TV series. This port adds three new stages and six new boss battles to the gameplay…