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.

422

games

platforms

Alternate names: Hack and Slay, Hack & Slash

Warriors Orochi

PS2 2007-03

Devil May Cry 3

PS2 2005-03-01

Knights of the Temple II

WIN 2006

X360 2012-03-20

PECD 1990-03-10

PS3 2013-01-15

PS2 2005-06

Prince of Persia: Revelations

PSP 2005-12

Samurai Warriors: Chronicle

3DS 2011-02-26

Drakengard

PS2 2003-09

Devil May Cry 4

WIN 2008-07

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

XBOX 2003-11

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
GameCube		7
PS		6
Mac OS Classic		6
Wii U		5
Amiga		5
Atari ST		5
Wii		5
Switch		5
Android		4
Mega Drive		4
ZX Spectrum		4
C64		4
MS-DOS		4
Amstrad CPC		4
SNES		3
PS Vita		3
Nintendo DS		3
Pandora		3
3DS		3

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Hack and Slash

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