Slasher
The genre of video games "slasher" focuses on defeating enemies using piercing and cutting weapons. Typically, these are single-player or cooperative games where the main characters must overcome large groups of various enemies, who are most often monsters. It is a related genre to "beat them all," where the essence remains the same, but fists are used instead of weapons.
Years
Platforms
Statuses
Best Games in the Slasher genre of 2009 (Game released)
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2011
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Bayonetta is a fantastic action-slasher game with a third-person view. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient clan of witches that maintained the balance...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 September 2010
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
82/100
This third-person fantasy hack-and-slash takes place in the fortified city of Fortuna, where the religious Order of the Sword fights demons. Young knight Nero is...
Game released: GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 1 December 2005
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view, which is the third part of The Sands of Time series...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga
Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 29 November 2007
Players:
10/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
56/100
A futuristic action game combining third-person combat with real-time strategy. The player commands an army while also fighting on the battlefield as a Master...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher
Game released: Linux, PC → 9 April 2009
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
80/100
Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this action role-playing game follows a hero facing orcs, undead, demons, and dragons. Most of the world is open to explore...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher
Game released: PC → 16 June 2010
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
75/100
Sacred 2: Gold Edition is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters of ASCARON Entertainment GmbH and Studio 2 Software...
