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Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition - a game in the Slasher genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition is a continuation of the popular series of action-adventure slasher games with a third-person...

Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate

DLC, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate is an improved and expanded edition of the exciting action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The game once...

Warriors Orochi 4

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Warriors Orochi 4 is a continuation of the series of exciting action-slasher games with a third-person view in the Japanese style. Warriors Orochi will once again...

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a colorful platformer based on the animated series “Samurai Jack”. The events of the new slasher take place before the final...

Death's Door

Action, Slasher, Isometric, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Death's Door is an adventure role-playing action slasher game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Collecting the souls of the dead from bell to bell...

Hunt the Night

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2026

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A dark retro game in which the gamer controls a hunter named Vesper. She explores the lands of Medram, where she confronts dangerous opponents. You can use weapons...

Astral Chain

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Astral Chain is a dynamic action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The events of the game take place in the city of Ark: a portal...

METALLIC CHILD

Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Slasher, Roguelike, Third-person view, Indie, Combat robots

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 September 2021

METALLIC CHILD is a whirlwind action-slasher with a third-person view and bagel elements in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will try on the role of the android...

Blackwind

Action, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Combat robots, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Blackwind is a dynamic action-slasher about combat robots with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place on the mining colony...

Fire Emblem Warriors

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Fire Emblem Warriors is a third-person fantasy slasher game set in the Fire Emblem universe. You have to go to a new kingdom and play for your favorite heroes...

Moonscars

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2022

Metacritic: 73/100

Moonscars is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Under the dark moonlight, the fierce clay warrior Gray Irma fights, driven by a lonely goal: to find the...

Samurai Warriors 4 DX

Action, Slasher, Historical, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2019

Metacritic: 82/100

Complete edition Samurai Warriors 4 with all heroes, costumes, background music, and weapons. The story focuses on commanders from different regions of the...

Bayonetta 2

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 92/100

City of Brass

Action, Slasher, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 69/100

City of Brass is a fantasy action-slasher game with a first-person view and roguelike elements. You will take control of a cunning thief who, with the help of a...

No Straight Roads

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

No Straight Roads is a musical action-slasher game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of an independent rock band that goes up against a powerful...

There Is No Light

Action, Indie, Slasher, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

There is No Light is a hardcore action-adventure slasher film set in a dark fantasy setting. After a global catastrophe, humanity was forced to move underground. In...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Boreal Blade

Action, Online, Slasher, Third-person view, Free game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2019

Multiplayer fighting game set in a medieval environment, where two teams clash in dynamic battles. Four combat styles are available — with one-handed or two-handed...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remastered

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2025

The story unfolds around the young sword master Jubei Yagyu, who returns to his hometown only to find the ashes left by the demon army of Nobunaga Oda. This event...

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

Action, DLC, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 December 2018

Metacritic: 76/100

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends is an improved and expanded edition of the dynamic slasher Dynasty Warriors 8 about medieval confrontations in Asia. The plot is...

Fimbul

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2019

Metacritic: 48/100

Fimbul is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the apocalyptic winter leading up to Ragnarok. The main...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action runner. You have to try on the role of valiant ninja rabbits who need to return the carrots...

Persona 5 Strikers

Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Dreamscaper

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Isometric, Action, Indie, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Dreamscaper is an action-adventure RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. At night, delve into your subconscious as you face...

Demon Skin

Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Demon Skin is an indie slasher game with platformer elements and a side view in a fantasy style. The game contains various types of undead, a race of underground...

Morkull Ragast's Rage

Platformer, Slasher, Metroidvania, Adventure, Fantasy, Side view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2025

The main character of the game is Morkull, a villain who knows that he is a video game character. In battles, you can use combos and a variety of abilities to help...

Devil May Cry 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Devil May Cry 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person...

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 February 2022

Metacritic: 65/100

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon is a dynamic side-scrolling arcade action roguelike in a fantasy setting. In the game, you will act as the guardian and chosen one of the...

Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Metacritic: 66/100

Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars is an action-adventure slasher game with RPG elements and a third-person perspective. Two warring nations from the Neptunia and...

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince

Exploration, Slasher, Adventure, Top-down view, Remake, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 August 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a top-down retro action-adventure game with RPG elements. Several centuries have passed since the events of The Sleeping...

Dusk Diver

Adventure, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Action, Third-person view, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2019

Metacritic: 64/100

Dusk Diver is a Japanese-style slasher-role-playing adventure game with a third-person perspective. In the game, you will try on the role of an ordinary schoolgirl...

Devil Slayer - Raksasi

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Devil Slayer — Raksasi is a top-down action role-playing roguelike in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore dark dungeons that are randomly...

METAL DOGS

Arcade, Shooter, Isometric, Slasher, Roguelike, Indie, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 March 2023

The events of the game take place in the distant future, at a time when humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth. The player takes on the role of a fighting...

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

Hammerwatch

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Furi

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Furi is an action-slasher game with a third-person view from the French studio The Game Bakers. The main character, armed with a samurai blade, will confront...

Samurai Warriors 5

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Samurai Warriors 5 is a continuation of the samurai slasher film set in medieval Japan. The game takes place during the Onin Troubles during the Sengoku period. The...

RWBY: Arrowfell

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022

RWBY: Arrowfell is an arcade action platformer with slasher elements and a side view in the RWBY universe. You will play as four members of Team RWBY — Ruby...

Fate/Extella Link

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Fate/Extella Link is a continuation of the exciting third-person slasher Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star. After the events of the global war, a precarious calm came...

Teratopia

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Indie, Slasher, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Teratopia is an arcade platformer with cute graphics and orchestral music. Inspired by the best representatives of this genre, he tried to absorb that mischievous...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre for Nintendo Switch