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 2018 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 20 April 2018
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
94/100
God of War is a continuation of Kratos's adventures in the slasher genre from a third-person perspective. The events unfold in the snowy mountainous region of...
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Roguelike, Casual game
Game released: PS Vita, PC → 10 December 2013
Steam:
65/100
Metacritic:
65/100
This action role-playing game follows Pupuru, a magic academy student tasked with retrieving the Madokyuu from Mado Tower as a condition of graduation. Instead, she...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Adventure
Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4 → 14 December 2018
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
57/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Below is an arcade role-playing action game with a top-down view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP and Super TIME...