Slasher 2018 for PC — top best games in the Slasher genre

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher, Indie

Early Access: PC → 6 December 2018; Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Devil May Cry

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 84/100

This third-person action slasher follows Dante, a private investigator of the supernatural working in a large American metropolis. Seeking revenge for the deaths of...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition

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

Game released: PC → 31 August 2018

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...

Lost Ark

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Free game, Slasher

Beta testing: PC → 27 October 2019; Game released: PC → 11 February 2022

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Lost Ark is a multiplayer hack-and-slash action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Unforgettable journeys of heroes both by land and by sea...

Darksiders 3

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

Game released: PC → 27 November 2018

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Darksiders 3 is an action-adventure hack-and-slash game set in a post-apocalyptic world from a third-person perspective. In this new installment of the saga...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Online

Game released: PC → 8 March 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a sequel to the cooperative first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide. The game takes place in the dark and gloomy...

Moonlighter

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Slasher, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 29 May 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Moonlighter is an action RPG with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Players will find dark and gloomy dungeons populated by...

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Action, Slasher, Collection, Demons

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

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...

Attack on Titan 2

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Attack on Titan 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action-slasher with a third-person view, where you will use the famous Omni-Directional Monoevuer Gear mechanism...

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor — Martyr is a fantasy action RPG with a third-person view in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The action takes place between the...

Warriors Orochi 4

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

Game released: PC → 16 October 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Desolation of Mordor

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

Game released: PC → 8 May 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Middle-earth: Shadow of War — Desolation of Mordor is an add-on for the action-slasher game with a third-person view Middle-earth: Shadow of War. In the...

Die For Valhalla

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Side view, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: PC → 29 May 2018

Steam: 70/100

Die For Valhalla is a dynamic action game with role-playing elements and a side view. In the game you will play the role of a warrior Valkyrie and set out to...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Blade of Galadriel

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

Game released: PC → 6 February 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Middle-earth: Shadow of War — Blade of Galadriel is an add-on for the action-slasher game with a third-person view Middle-earth: Shadow of War. In the...

Gujian 3

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Gujian 3 is a Japanese-style third-person action-adventure RPG. The game takes place in a fantasy world inspired by elements of ancient China. A fabulous oriental...

Elderborn

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

Early Access: PC → 11 October 2018; Game released: PC → 30 January 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 87/100

Elderborn is an action-adventure slasher game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to go to a dark world where you will fight bloodthirsty...

Shadows: Awakening

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: PC → 31 August 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Shadows: Awakening is an isometric action role-playing game set in the Heretic Kingdoms fantasy universe. You will play the role of a certain Devourer, who is a...

For Honor: Marching Fire

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

Game released: PC → 16 October 2018

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

For Honor: Marching Fire is the biggest update yet for the multiplayer action game set in the medieval setting of For Honor. You will have access to 22 warriors...

Dynasty Warriors 9

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

Game released: PC → 13 February 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 38/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Dynasty Warriors 9 is a sequel to the popular open-world action-slasher game that will allow players to visit almost the entire territory of China, including...

Extinction

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

Game released: PC → 10 April 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Extinction is a fantasy action-slasher game with a third-person view from the creators of Killer Instinct. You have to fight against huge ogres and an army of...

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Legacy of the First Blade

Action, Adventure, Stealth, DLC, Slasher, Historical, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 4 December 2018

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Assassin's Creed Odyssey — Legacy of the First Blade is an expansion pack for the open-world action-adventure Assassin's Creed Odyssey. The addition will tell...

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption is a hardcore third-person action RPG set in a fantasy setting, inspired by the Dark Souls and Shadow of the Colossus series. You...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Game released: PC → 31 July 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition is a special version of the adventure slasher game with a third-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus...

Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends

Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Historical

Game released: PC → 6 December 2018

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A standalone expansion to Dynasty Warriors 7, this historical action game combines beat ’em up and hack-and-slash elements with a third-person perspective. Dynasty...

Regions of Ruin

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PC → 5 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Regions of Ruin is a side-scrolling adventure RPG with strategy elements and a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to explore fabulous lands, ravaged by...

City of Brass

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

Game released: PC → 4 May 2018; Early Access: PC → 18 September 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Book of Demons

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

Game released: PC → 13 December 2018

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Book of Demons is an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Procedurally generated levels await you, which you have to explore...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

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

Game released: PC → 4 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Bladed Fury

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 December 2018

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Bladed Fury is a fun action-platformer with RPG elements and a Japanese-style side view. The game takes place during the times of Ancient China and tells the story...

Lucah: Born of a Dream

Role-playing game, Horror, Slasher, Indie, Side view, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 21 August 2018

Steam: 92/100

Lucah: Born of a Dream is a surreal side-scrolling action RPG with horror elements. You have to go to a dark world where bloodthirsty monsters live, which will give...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Shadows over Bogenhafen

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher

Game released: PC → 28 August 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 52/100

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 — Shadows over Bogenhafen is an add-on for the cooperative first-person shooter Warhammer: Vermintide 2. The add-on introduces new...

God Slayer

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Slasher, Third-person view

The project is closed: PC → 30 July 2018

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

God Slayer is an MMORPG from ChangYou, developed on the CryEngine 3 engine. The game setting is filled with oriental mythology and fantasy. This project has an...

HellCat

Free game, Action, Side view, Slasher, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Strategy

Game released: PC → 15 June 2018

Steam: 85/100

HellCat is a free, playful action game with a side view about a cat who is trying to recapture his girlfriend from the devilish creatures. An evil enemy took our...

Shadowlings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Slasher

Game released: PC → 17 July 2018

Steam: 82/100

Shadowlings is a free-to-play top-down action RPG set in a medieval Japanese setting. You have to take control of a ninja who has vowed to take revenge on the Great...

Chakravyuh

Shooter, Side view, Arcade, Futurism (Future), Action, Slasher, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 April 2018

Chakravyuh is a side-scrolling arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting in which you need to protect the Earth from an alien invasion. As you progress, you will fight...

灵魂筹码 Soul at Stake

Action, Role-playing game, Indie, Slasher, MOBA

Early Access: PC → 26 June 2018

Steam: 56/100

This Asian-themed survival horror game pits four players against one devil in a deadly gamble for their souls. A city legend promises immense riches and a changed...

Hakoniwa Explorer Plus

Slasher, Dungeons, Isometric

Game released: PC → 6 June 2018

Steam: 82/100

An isometric voxel action game about an unemployed drifter exploring dungeons and fighting monsters. The player can choose the protagonist’s gender before setting...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre of 2018 for PC