Slasher for Nintendo Switch 2 — top best games in the Slasher genre

Onimusha: Way of the Sword - a game in the Slasher genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 September 2026

VGTimes: 8.6/10

Players: 9.3/10

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 looms over the...

Diablo 4

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Beat them all, Fantasy, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 September 2026

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 the Diablo series...

Stellar Blade

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Slasher

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 November 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes place in a world where almost all the inhabitants of the Earth were killed by mysterious creatures. The main character is a young girl, Eve, who will...

Hades 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 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...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2027

Steam: 75/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

The Relic: First Guardian

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Role-playing game

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 9 October 2026

Players: 3/10

Steam: 44/100

Metacritic: 54/100

The game takes place in the gloomy medieval world of Asiltus, which was swallowed up by darkness after the destruction of a great relic. Gamers will have to collect...

Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 October 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A modern reimagining of Dynasty Warriors 3 and Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends brings the iconic battles of the Three Kingdoms era to life in a new form on...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era, Role-playing game, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 January 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A dynamic action-slasher film set in the era of the Three Kingdoms of China. The player becomes part of the legendary events, fighting for one of the sides in the...

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy, Medieval era, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 August 2026

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 64/100

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," takes place...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Fantasy, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 September 2026

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 for many...

Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 September 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, and flooded...

Spine - This is Gun Fu

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Beat them all, Indie, Parkour, Slasher

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → лето 2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.7/10

Cyberpunk gun-fu action with parkour. The main action takes place in the near future, in which the Tensor corporation, with the help of artificial intelligence, has...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 September 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

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 confronts...

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 May 2026

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 herself in the...

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 September 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 34/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The add-on continues the plot of the main game — in "Vessel of Hate" gamers go to a new region called Nahantu, where they will reveal Mephisto's insidious...

Disgaea Mayhem

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 July 2026

Steam: 65/100

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 N.A., fights...

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 March 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A fantasy role-playing action game set in Ancient China. The events of the game unfold after the finale of the first part — gamers will take on the role of an...

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition

Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 June 2026

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition is an expanded and graphically enhanced version of the original game Devil May Cry 5. Now you will have access to Vergil as a...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 February 2027

Metacritic: 78/100

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity — an action-adventure hack-and-slash game with a third-person perspective. The story will tell about events that took place 100...

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Legend of Zelda, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 6 November 2025

Players: 10/10

A new chapter in a dynamic action series, uniting large-scale battles in the spirit of Warriors with the world of The Legend of Zelda. The action takes place in the...

Duskfade

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Exploration, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 13 August 2026

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A fast-paced action-platformer about Zirián, who sets out to find his sister, who has fallen under the influence of Despair. The journey involves restoring the...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre for Nintendo Switch 2