Slasher for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Slasher genre

Black Myth: Wukong - a game in the Slasher genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

An action-adventure slasher film starring the Monkey King. The main emphasis in the game is on dynamic battles and the use of various combos. In addition, there are...

God of War: Ragnarok

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 November 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 92/100

The Scandinavian adventure arc of Kratos has come to a grand conclusion in God of War: Ragnarok — an action-adventure game from a third-person perspective with RPG...

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 July 2025

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Hardcore action RPG inspired by the Dark Souls series. The game takes place in ancient China during the Ming Dynasty. The empire is torn apart by civil strife, and...

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Role-playing game, Slasher, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 March 2023

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Role-playing adventure action game with an isometric camera in the dark medieval fantasy setting, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem invites you to take on the role of a...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

V Rising

Isometric, Action, Slasher, Online, MMO, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2024

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Players take on the role of a vampire awakened from centuries of sleep, stripped of his dark powers. To regain his strength and quench his thirst for blood, he...

Soulstice

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 September 2022

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

The balance in the Holy Kingdom of Caedas was disrupted when wild, powerful creatures called ghosts came from behind the Veil, intent on devouring all the living...

Ghostrunner 2

Action, Slasher, First-person view, Runner, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 October 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The game's events unfold a year after the events of Ghostrunner, and the plot tells the story of the protagonist's confrontation with a brutal cult of cyber...

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 September 2024

Players: 6.1/10

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...

Thymesia

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 August 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The setting is a once prosperous kingdom, which, due to an attempt to ban alchemy, quickly plunges into chaos. The main character, a man suffering from amnesia in a...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 March 2023

Players: 7.6/10

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...

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

Action, Slasher, Adventure, Third-person view, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 November 2021

Players: 10/10

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut — updated version of the action-adventure slasher Bloodrayne. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and optimization...

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 July 2024

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A role-playing action game from the creators of Ashen. The game tells the story of a world where humanity is on the brink of extinction. It's all because of dark...

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition — an expanded and graphically enhanced edition of the original game Devil May Cry 5. Now Vergil is available as a playable...

Evil West

Action, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 November 2022

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Evil West is a bloody cooperative action game with a third-person view, in which the Wild West setting is supplemented with mystical creatures, including vampires...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 August 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

Ravenswatch

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 November 2024

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 January 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Remaster of the ninja action game Ninja Gaiden 2 with redesigned graphics and updated gameplay. Ryu Hayabusa, heir to the legendary Dragon Sword, enters the battle...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 February 2025

Metacritic: 82/100

Adventure action game set in the Yakuza universe and a direct sequel to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, however, the plot is dedicated to Goro Majima. The hero is...

Shadow Warrior 3

Shooter, First-person view, Slasher, Action, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 March 2022

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Shadow Warrior 3 is a dynamic action game with a first-person view. This time, Lo Wang and his former employer Orochi Zilla must save the world from an ancient...

Scarlet Nexus

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 June 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Scarlet Nexus is a colorful adventure slasher game with a third-person view in the Japanese style from the creators of the Tales of series. In the distant future...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 January 2025

Players: 10/10

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...

Lost Soul Aside

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 August 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Role action in fantasy setting, inspired by Final Fantasy XV and Ninja Gaiden. The events of the game will tell about the former Templar of Kaiser, which made the...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

The First Berserker: Khazan

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2025

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Rolevo Soulslayk-Exan about the great General of the empire Pelos, who managed to overcome death itself. The main character goes on a trip to take revenge on those...

Godfall

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Godfall is a multiplayer dynamic loot-slasher game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game, together with your friends, you will try on the role...

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

Adventure, Action, Exploration, Third-person view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 March 2025

Metacritic: 79/100

The story of the journey in which Yumi and her companions are faced with their own memories and continue to go forward, despite the tests. The world of the game is...

Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Improved re-release of the action slasher Darksiders 2. The events of the sequel are directly related to the plot of the first part. War was blamed for causing the...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Ninja Gaiden 4

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 October 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A fourth part of a series of slasers about ninja. The game takes place in the near future on the streets of Tokyo. Young Yakumo must deal with all monsters and...

Furi

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 May 2022

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...

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Slasher, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 December 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Updated version of the cult action-adventures Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2. Both classic projects have received significantly...

SD Gundam Battle Alliance

Role-playing game, Shooter, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 August 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a futuristic RPG shooter about robots with a third-person view. The story takes place in the G Universe, a world where the Gundam canon...

Nioh: Complete Edition

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 February 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Nioh: Complete Edition — A complete edition of the third-person action-adventure slasher game, which includes the base game and all released expansion packs...

Samurai Maiden

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 December 2022

Players: 5/10

Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...

For Honor

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

For Honor is a competitive medieval-fantasy action game about sword fights and large-scale battlefields. You will take part in team battles for territory with many...

Death's Door

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Achilles: Legends Untold

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 November 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The main action takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by ancient Greek legends. The main character is the brave warrior Achilles, who intends to put an end to...

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

Adventure, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 February 2022

Players: 7.3/10

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut is an updated version of the action-adventure slasher BloodRayne 2. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and...

Hi-Fi Rush

Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Music game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 March 2024

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A dynamic slasher with battles to the beat of the music. There are many tracks and the opportunity to gather allies to destroy the evil...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre for PlayStation 5