The PlayStation 2 is home to some excellent hack-and-slash games, but these six take the cake for the best on the system.

Inspired by Korean afterlife folklore, 7Trials is a top-down hack-and-slash action roguelite with online co-op for up to four players.

In this genre, everything hinges on how combat plays out moment to moment. Visuals and scale can carry a game only so far, but weak mechanics show quickly. The standout titles are the ones that demand ...

The follow-up to Remedy's supernatural action hit swaps gunplay for hack-and-slash combat. I played an early demo at Summer Games Fest to see whether the experiment pays off.

"Demon's Souls" was a landmark title for the immensely challenging soulslike subgenre, but many other games share its blend ...

Developer Glass Bottom Games has announced anthropomorphic hack-and-slash action game, Verminsteel, for PC via Steam. It will launch in 2027. "Neighbors coming together to defend the community is the ...

It’s now been 21 years since Capcom dropped one of the most beloved action, hack-and-slash games ever made. Devil May Cry 3 celebrates its 21st anniversary as a genre-defining action game. The game ...

Developer Aurogon Shanghai brought the action at Summer Game Fest 2026 with the reveal of Swords of Legends, which will come to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It’s an action hack-and-slash ...

Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant introduces combo-heavy free-floating combat that turns out to be an absolute blast.