Hack and slash
The subgenre of role-playing games "Hack and Slash" implies a focus on the action component. The player, controlling a character, must destroy huge hordes of various enemies using weapons or magic. To do this, it is necessary to constantly use abilities, strikes, and spells, "clicking" on enemies. The cooldowns for skills are usually either very short or completely absent, raising the dynamics of combat to the maximum. All quests usually boil down to exploring locations or killing a required number of specific enemies. The genre is characterized by complete narrative linearity and a lack of deep dialogues.
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Best Games in the Hack and slash genre of 2014 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Mac → 30 June 2014
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Divinity: Original Sin is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a fantasy setting. The game is a true sequel, the plot of which will begin immediately...
Action, Horror, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Zombies, Crafting
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U → 23 October 2013
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
58/100
This survival action game follows a shipwrecked castaway stranded on a remote island inhabited by monsters. To stay alive, the protagonist must find food and water...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 31 July 2014
Players:
4.1/10
Steam:
25/100
Metacritic:
55/100
Sacred 3 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the Sacred universe, on the...
Role-playing game, Hack and slash, In real time, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Dungeons
Game released: PC, Mac → 15 October 2014
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
85/100
This dungeon-crawling role-playing game follows four prisoners shipwrecked on the secluded Isle of Nex, where they must find a way to survive and escape. The...
Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PS Vita, PC, PlayStation 4 → 20 August 2014
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment — You will take on the role of Kirito, the hero of the popular anime series Sword Art Online, and explore a vast fantasy...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PS Vita → 24 February 2015
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is a strategy action game set during the Three Kingdoms era, with the unification of ancient China as its central goal. The player takes...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, PC → 14 May 2014
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
62/100
This Japanese role-playing game with dungeon combat is set in Aterra, a world that has endured decades of monster attacks. Only disciples gifted with divine powers...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Slasher
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 → 23 September 2014
Players:
2.3/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
70/100
This top-down fantasy action game brings cooperative dungeon crawling from the classic Gauntlet series into a new adventure. Players choose one of four heroes—the...
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Wii, Wii U, PC, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS → 2 August 2012
Dragon Quest 10 — continuation of the classic multiplayer role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Dragon...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 25 March 2014
Metacritic:
69/100
This strategy-focused action game centers on taking revenge on adversaries with traps. Players control the main character and lure enemies into creatively arranged...
Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Roguelike, Indie
Game released: PC, Mac, Browser, Linux, Wii U → 16 June 2014
Steam:
69/100
An isometric action RPG with roguelike elements, A Wizard's Lizard follows a wizard’s loyal pet lizard on a quest to rescue its master in Amberfall. After the...