Hack and slash

Years

Platforms

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Best Games in the Hack and slash genre for Nintendo Switch

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 94/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a role-playing game with action elements in an open world. It was developed and released by Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on...

Hades 2

Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Replayability, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2025

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 94/100

A continuation of the roguelike Hades, taking players into even deeper and darker layers of ancient Greek mythology. This time the story revolves around Melinoe...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

Children of Morta

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Roguelike, Fantasy, Medieval era, Online, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The game tells the story of the Bergson family, who live at the foot of a cursed mountain. An ancient evil has awakened and now only a famous family can stop it...

Dragon Is Dead

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Action-adventure roguelike inspired by Dead Cells, Diablo and Castlevania. In the story, the dragons challenged the gods, but lost the battle and fell. Only one...

Rune Factory 4

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Farm Simulator, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2020

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A fantasy role-playing game with farming follows a hero who falls from the sky onto the back of the dragon Ventuswill and arrives in Selphia. Named the town’s...

Persona 5 Strikers

Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Persona 5 Strikers is a spin-off of Persona 5, continuing the story of the Joker and the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and incorporating mechanics from the Dynasty...

Diablo 2: Resurrected — Reign of the Warlock

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Slasher, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy, Demons, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2026

The expansion returns to the dark world of Sanctuary, where the forces of the Abyss begin to gain power once again. The familiar campaign retains the atmosphere of...

Die For Valhalla

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Side view, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2018

Steam: 70/100

Die For Valhalla is a dynamic action game with role-playing elements and a side view. In the game you will play the role of a warrior Valkyrie and set out to...

Dragon Quest 10

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 September 2017

Dragon Quest 10 — continuation of the classic multiplayer role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Dragon...

Rack N Ruin

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2020

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This isometric action-adventure with arcade shooter elements follows Rack, a demon wizard sent by the dark lord Ruin to conquer a world. Rack usually destroys the...