Slasher for Xbox Series X/S — 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: Xbox Series X/S → 20 August 2025

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...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.2/10

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...

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Ravenswatch

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Craftopia

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 July 2021

Players: 8/10

Craftopia is an open world role-playing game. The game features multiplayer, co-op, hunting, fishing, construction, survival elements, the ability to drive...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Ghostrunner 2

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Soulstice

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Scarlet Nexus

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Evil West

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

For Honor

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 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...

The Last Faith

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Mordhau

Slasher, First-person view, Medieval era, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Historical

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 12 July 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Multiplayer action game Mordhau, featuring a first-person perspective in a late medieval setting, was developed by the indie studio Triternion, two years after...

Shadow Warrior 3

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Death's Door

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 July 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...

Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 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...

Ninja Gaiden 4

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Afterimage

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 April 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Side view game with non-linear levels. A girl named Renee survived an attack on her home village, but lost her memory. Now she is trying to regain her memories and...

DEADCRAFT

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Slasher

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 19 May 2022

Metacritic: 76/100

DEADCRAFT is a post-apocalyptic zombie survival game with a top-down view from the creators of Daemon X Machina and Doraemon: Story of Seasons. The main...

Achilles: Legends Untold

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Hi-Fi Rush

Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Music game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 25 January 2023

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...

Lost Ruins

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 6 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...

Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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 First Berserker: Khazan

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Wanted: Dead

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 February 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

The game takes place in a futuristic version of Hong Kong. The main character Hannah Stone serves in a special unit of the Hong Kong police. The lady steps in where...

Gori: Cuddly Carnage

Action, Slasher, Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 29 August 2024

Metacritic: 77/100

The plot centers on a cat named Gori, who is endowed with the ability to destroy everything in his path. The player controls this cute but deadly hero as he makes...

Wizard with a Gun

Roguelike, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 October 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in a magical desert filled with dangerous creatures and mysteries. A mysterious wizard sets off on a dangerous journey for glory and loot. As...

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Dreamscaper

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 3 February 2022

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...

Darksiders: Warmastered Edition

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 19 May 2026

Players: 7.8/10

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 center of the...

Trek to Yomi

Action, Adventure, Side view, Slasher, Historical

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 May 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A black and white action adventure in the style of ancient Japan. The main character is a fearless warrior who fights supernatural forces. Young Hiroki swore to the...

Stray Blade

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 April 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 60/100

A game in a fantasy setting. The main character is an adventurer who died during his journey, but was revived in a lost valley, as a result of which he became tied...

Moonscars

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

RWBY: Arrowfell

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Bounty Star

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 23 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Dynamic action set in the post-apocalyptic Wild West about battles with huge humanoid robots. The main character is Clementine (aka Clem), a war veteran and pilot...

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Best Games in the Slasher genre for Xbox Series X/S