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.
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Best Games in the Slasher genre of 2012 (Game released)
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4 → 16 August 2012
VGTimes:
9.0/10
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Darksiders 2 is a continuation of the action-slasher adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the sequel are directly related to the original plot of...
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 29 March 2012
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Devil May Cry HD Collection is a re-release of the first three parts of the legendary Devil May Cry series. The games are fully adapted to modern requirements, have...
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 January 2010
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...
Action, Adult game, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Combat robots, Space
Game released: PC → 12 January 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
80/100
BoneCraft — a parody-adventure game from the developers of BoneTown, inspired by Blizzard games. In the game, you will set out to conquer an unseen island filled...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PSP → 4 May 2012
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
58/100
An action role-playing game set in a strange virtual world. The protagonist wakes there with no memory of the past and tries to discover who they are. Fate/Extra...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 2 July 2013
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
64/100
Metacritic:
69/100
This third-person action slasher follows ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he seeks a way to lift a curse on his right arm before it destroys him. Combat features different...
