Hack and Slash

Game genre theme

A sub-genre of beat 'em ups that originated from P&P RPGs where it's seen as derogatory. Differentiated from most beat 'em up by the fact that you primarily use melee weapons instead of bare hands.

423

games

platforms

Alternate names: Hack and Slay, Hack & Slash

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

X360 2011-05-25

Ninja Gaiden II

X360 2008-06

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

WIN 2001-06-29

Darksiders II

X360 2012-08-14

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

ARCD 1999

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

PS2 2002-10-21

Blade Master

ARCD 1991

Realms of Ancient War

WIN 2012-10

Blade Kitten

PS3 2010-09

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

PS3 2013-02-19

Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

WIN 2014-05-23

Darksiders

PS3 2010-01-05

The first video game about Hack and Slash was released in 1984.

Koei, Capcom and Sega has published most of these games

Although sub-genre of beat 'em ups and RPGs, this doesn't really require either,
but appears most often with the following genres:
* action-adventure
* action-RPG
* beat 'em up

Parent groups

Action-Adventure, Action-RPG, Beat 'em up

Related groups

Tools
Mêlée weapons, Mêlée weapons

Platforms

Windows		76
PS2		53
X360		41
Linux		36
PS3		35
Xbox		17
PS4		15
Arcade		13
PSP		12
Xbox One		12
Mac OS X		9
Mac OS Classic		7
GameCube		7
PS		6
Atari ST		5
Wii		5
Switch		5
Wii U		5
Amiga		5
C64		4
MS-DOS		4
Amstrad CPC		4
Android		4
Mega Drive		4
ZX Spectrum		4
Nintendo DS		3
Pandora		3
3DS		3
SNES		3
PS Vita		3

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