Hyrule Warriors
Hyrule Warriors is an Action, Hack-and-Slash, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force and published by Nintendo. The game takes place in the world of Hyrule and comes with a stunning story, in which long ago, the antagonist Ganondorf was taken down and his soul distributed into four fragments. Three of them were locked in various moments in time, while the last one was sealed by the Master Sword. The player controls the protagonist named as Link throughout the game with a task to defeat the huge number of foes from the series of the Legend of Zelda. The game has stronger emphasis on combat compared to other titles in the series of The Legend of Zelda. During the gameplay, the player can use common weapons like bombs, sword, spin attack, and melee combat to kill enemies. The game introduces the context-based system, enabling the player to change the abilities of the player using the chosen weapon. The player navigates the world, battles enemies his way through numerous levels and defeat them to restore the peace. Hyrule Warriors is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#1 Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. The game introduces the new features from the Hyper version and brings four new playable characters such as Seimei, Rachel, Momiji, and more. In the game, the player must select his character to start his adventure, where he has to fight waves of enemies and smash them all using his unique abilities. It offers an exciting story, in which after the war, the legends of the three kingdoms have started to rebuild their lives in the dimensional world after the permanent death of Orochi. The peace of the land was disturbed by a massive, monstrous eight-headed beast called Hydra. As the hero, the player has to manipulate the world using a third-person perspective, and battle enemies and their bosses with his mighty sword. Slay them all and earn experience points to upgrade his character and his traditional weapons. Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate offers the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb soundtracks.
#2 For Honor
For Honor developed by Ubisoft Montreal is a mixture of Fighting, Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash elements for hardcore players. It supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and enables you to assume the role of the historical warriors and soldiers such as Vikings, Samurai, Knights, etc. within the medieval-themed world played from a third-person perspective. The game takes place during the historical period inspired fantasy setting. There are three different factions available such as The Chosen Samurai, The Blackstone Legion Knight, and The Warborn Vikings and these three factions offer samurai, Viking and knight respectively. Multiplayer mode offers the similar gameplay to Single-player campaign, featuring AI minions, Perks, Art of Battle System. Domination, Brawl, Duel, Skirmish and Elimination are five prominent modes in the game. You as the protagonist must explore the world, fight rivals and kill them to complete a variety of missions while scoring the highest points to level-up your abilities. For Honor includes core features such as Story Campaign, Battle Control System, Conquer Foes with Friends, and more. Try it out, if you are die-hard fan of hack and slash genre.
#3 Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition combines the Action Role-playing and Hack and Slash elements and brings a thrilling gameplay for hardcore players who love playing hack and slash games. The game supports Single-player mode only developed by Vigil Games and published by THQ Nordic. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse inspires the game, and the game puts you in the role of the horseman war and explores the environment form a third-person perspective. The atmosphere of the game is split into different locations with multiple areas initially locked until later in the game. The protagonist equips with a mighty sword that he can use to kill monsters, enemies and strange creatures to earn points and collect power-ups to maintain the health bar and raise the power. The team of evil is struggling to take over the world and destroy the humanity, but you are standing like a mountain in their way to control the land. Engage yourself in a real-time battle, and cut down enemies using your sword. Darksiders Warmastered Edition includes prominent features such as Apocalyptic Power, Extreme Arsenal, Epic Quests, Character Progression and more.
#4 Furi
Furi is an Action, Shoot ‘em up, and Single-player video game developed and published by The Game Bakers for multiple platforms. The game is set on a colorful planet, offering retro-style universe. It mixes the hack-and-slash, fast-paced action, bullet hell and twin-stick elements, comprising boss fights. During the gameplay, the player can take on the role of either the Stranger or the Rider, and the gameplay mostly focuses on parrying an attack, dodging bullets, and defeating the bosses using melee or shooting abilities. It offers closed environments, but navigation could still be done within the closed land to unearth the unique plot points and dialogues. It comes with a stunning story, in which the strange man spends his existence upon receiving torture within an insane prison. The plot starts with the man, wearing the rabbit disguise called The Voice, frees the Stranger and provide him with the gun and sword, encouraging him to struggle and battle for his freedom. There are a variety of levels with increasing difficulty, and the player must defeat enemies to score the points. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#5 Darksiders III
Darksiders III is the perfect blend of Hack-and-Slash and Action-Adventure elements developed by Gunfire Games and published by THQ Nordic. The game supports Single-player mode only, and it is the sequel to the Darksiders II, and the third main installment in the series of Darksiders video games. In the game, the player assumes the protagonist’s rule named Fury, the sister of War and Death, one of four horsemen of the apocalypse. The game is set in the stunning world where the player commands the protagonist from a third-person perspective to explore the environment. In the game, the protagonist, Fury, a mage is described as the most powerful, enigmatic and unpredictable of the Four Horsemen, relies on swords, whips, magic, etc. in the fight. During the gameplay, the player can take on several elemental forms to enhance the combat capabilities by attaching, granting her new weaponry, and traversal abilities. Enemies in the game are much stronger than the previous installment, and the game offers the levelling and crafting system. In the game, the player needs to gather souls from foes and objects as a form of in-game currency.
#6 Dynasty Warriors 9
Dynasty Warriors 9 is a Hack-and-Slash, Third-person Perspective, and Single-player video game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo for Multiple Platforms. The game reintroduces the gameplay of the series with the introduction of the open world setting. It features a traversable map of China, where the player can freely roam either on foot, horseback or by boat. The game revolves around breathtaking environments like cities and towns as well as the locations where massive battles is set. The move-set combination of characters is also revised. In the game, the player can infiltrate and invade enemy fortifications with the use of grappling hook. The dynamic weather and day/night system are also featured in the game. Using customization feature, the player can decorate his hideouts with furniture and other accessories. Specific items in the game have different effects and the player can find teahouses to advance time and food that may increase the stats of the player like raising the attack strength, interaction and more. Dynasty Warriors 9 is a wonderful game for those players who love playing hack-and-slash games.