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
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinux
Statuses
Best Games in the Slasher genre of 2026 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 September 2026
VGTimes:
8.6/10
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
A new chapter of the famous action series Onimusha, transporting the action to a dark version of Kyoto during the Edo period. A mysterious Malice...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 October 2023
Players:
6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
88/100
A role-playing slasher/action game with an isometric third-person camera, a service game, and an online looter. It brings back classic elements of...
Game released: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 14 April 2026
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...
Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy, Medieval era, Slasher
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2026
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
63/100
The re-release of the role-playing action game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North from 2011, set in the universe of "The Lord of the Rings...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 March 2023
Players:
8/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
79/100
184, China, the Age of the Three Kingdoms during the Han Dynasty. The country is engulfed in chaos and destruction. The dynasty, which had flourished...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Slasher
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 April 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Heroes set out to the Skovos Islands, where Nereilla continues to confront Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred. Here, you can visit ruined temples, forests...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 12 September 2024
Players:
6.1/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Remaster Lollipop Chainsaw about a chainsaw-wielding girl exterminating zombies. The game's plot revolves around schoolgirl Juliet, who finds...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Online
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 30 July 2026
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
55/100
Metacritic:
67/100
The main action takes place in a fantasy setting, in which, after a fierce battle between gods, the world is filled with monsters. Magically...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 November 2016
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
79/100
An updated version of a dark action-slasher that combines brutal battles, adventure elements, and the atmosphere of a biblical apocalypse. At the...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2 → 31 August 2018
Players:
7.9/10
The definitive edition of the third-person action game includes the base game and all paid and free expansions. Talion returns as the protagonist and...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC → 19 March 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
65/100
The game takes place in a magical world devastated by evil dragons. The players' task is to defeat the ancient reptiles and take their powers. You...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 July 2026
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
60/100
A spin-off of the tactical game series Disgaea. The gameplay is reminiscent of the The Warriors series: the main character, a tough mercenary named...
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Demons
Game released: PC, Mac → 26 May 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
A mix of Vampire Survivors and Diablo, the player tries to climb to the top of a gloomy tower. You will have to fight waves of enemies and improve...