Hack and Slash (also known as Hack and Slay) is a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat. The hack and slash gameplay used to describe the play style in Role-playing games and focused on the real-time battle with hand to hand weapons. In these games, the player controls a character equipped with a sword and a shield with a task to slay as many foes as possible while defending himself from the enemy attack to survive. During the gameplay, the player uses different actions and can create combos by combining these actions to kill numerous enemies. In hack and slash games, there are no significant goals and the player has to explore the stunning environment, battle hordes of enemies and kill them to earn points. The term of hack and slash also being used in action and weapon-based beat ‘em up games like the Golden Axe series. These games bring the 3D Third-person Perspective, melee action and weapon-based games such as Dynasty Warriors, Devil May Cry, God of War, and more.

16 Best Hack and Slash Games for Xbox 360

#1 Ninja Gaiden

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Ninja Gaiden is a Hack and Slash and Action-Adventure video game developed by Team Ninja for Xbox. The game has Single-player mode and centers on the fictional story of the protagonist named as Ryu Hayabusa, a master who set out on an epic quest to recover the stolen sword and take revenge for the murder of his clan. The player assumes the role of the protagonist and his ultimate task is to explore the environment from a third-person, fight against enemies and fulfill his tasks to complete the quest. The protagonist equipped with a sword that he can use to kill enemies and can perform ninja tricks during the gameplay. He can run, jump, and climb on walls to progress in the game. The player needs to solve puzzles, find keys, and fight against foes to become the master. There are multiple quests and each requires a completion of specific goals. Ninja Gaiden offers core features such as detailed Environment, Exploration, Low-level Abilities and more. Ninja Gaiden is the best game as compared to other hack and slash games.

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#2 Otogi: Myth of Demons

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Otogi: Myth of Demons is an Arcade, Hack and Slash, Third-person and Single-player video game created and published by FromSoftware. It offers superb gameplay revolves around the protagonist named as Raikoh Minamoto, who was born into the executioners’ clan under the command of Emperor. The protagonist receives an order to slaughter his father. He stole the Soul Shrine because he couldn’t kill his father. The game takes place in the fictional world divided into two parts, one for human and other for demons. Upon the protagonist departure, the seal between human and demon worlds was damaged. The storm of darkness almost killed the protagonist, but a princess rescued him. The princess gives him a new body in exchange for his services. The princess ordered the protagonist to repent his sins as an assassin by saving the world from brutal demons. There are a variety of levels, and the game becomes challenging to play, as the player progresses. With the exciting story, excellent mechanics, intense gameplay, and smooth controls, Otogi: Myth of Demons is the best game to play and enjoy.

#3 Ninja Blade

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Ninja Blade is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Microsoft Game Studios. According to the story, a small tribe was attacked by unknown creatures, and the remaining survivors were moved to find a facility. The survivors show the symptoms of necrotizing while researching facility and they find out that they are infected by an unknown virus known as Alpha war. The virus spread around the world and infected the almost population. Most of the people are looking for its cure but failed. The game takes place in the fictional land and cast you in the role of the protagonist and assigned you a task to navigate the world and find a cure to save your people. You can navigate the world from a third-person perspective and can fight against monsters and their supports using your mighty sword. Your character can run, jump, and fight against creatures using his sword. Ninja Blade offers prominent features such as a variety of Ninja Abilities, Weapons and Upgrade system, Cinematic Action, City of Tokyo and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

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#4 Strider

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Strider is a marvelous new Action-Adventure, Platform, Stealth and Hack and Slash video game by Double Helix Games. The game offers an amazingly fast-paced and action filled game-play in which you act as the finest Ninja Assassin named as Strider Hiryu who works for the Strider Organization. The Strider Assign you the task to assassinate the Evil Grand maestro Meio who is taking refuge in his den in the city of Kazakh. In order to complete the game objectives, you’ll have to go through the hordes of highly trained and fast acting enemy ninjas, kill them by the use of your great sword wielding and platforming skills and by using other sharp edged weapons like shurikan, knives etc. Strider lets you use the Cypher a plasma weapon as your main weapon that can kill multiple enemies with only one good blow. As you proceed to the advanced levels of the game, Strider allows you to use upgrades to enhance your weapons and skills and get blasted upon the enemies as a bolt of lightning, finally reach to the Grand maestro and assassinate him. With an amazingly fast action, great visuals, immersive game-play and a wonderful story, Strider is a great game to play and enjoy.

#5 Alice: Madness Returns

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Alice: Madness Returns is an Adventure, Action, Platform, Female Protagonist, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Spicy Horse Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game is the sequel to American McGee’s Alice and offers action-packed and horror gameplay. The story follows the character named Alice Liddle, a little girl suffering from Trauma caused by the death of her beloved parents in a strange accident. The protagonist was discharged from the hospital now she lives as traumatized orphans and Dr. Argus Bumpy treat her. It takes place in the world of Wonderland corrupted by an evil force. To learn about her past and get rid of the Trauma, she must explore the game world, interact with NPCs and fight against enemies using the weapons. You can navigate the game world from a third-person perspective, and your character can jump, dodge, run and attack. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, exciting story and superb graphics details, Alice: Madness Returns is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#6 Enclave

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Enclave is an Action-Adventure, Third-person Perspective, Role-playing, Hack and Slash video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Conspiracy Games. The game supports Single-player mode only and takes place in the medieval fantasy setting, where the player assumes the role of either a Minion of Darkness or a Warrior of Light. Each character has its unique abilities and playing style. During the gameplay, the player uses the magical and medieval weapons to battle enemies. At the beginning of each mission, the player needs to select his character to jump into the world where he has to complete a variety of quests to become the master. The player must pick-up gear and weapons to equip from the mission with the character that he selected. He has to gather gold to equip weapons and gems to increase the character’s abilities at the start of each mission. Enclave includes prominent features such as over 25 Detailed Fantasy-themed Missions, 5 Mighty Bosses, 2 Separate Story, 12 Playable Characters, and more. Try it out.

#7 Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale

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Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale is an Action Role-playing, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game with fantasy element developed by Bedlam Games and published by Atari. The game supports both Co-op Multiplayer and Single modes and takes place in the unforgivable environment named as the Forgotten Realms. It is a mix of Third-person, Tactics, Combat, Quests, and Exploration elements. It has two different modes such as Freeplay and Campaign. There four different character classes such as Fighters, Clerics, Wizards, and Rogues as well as four different races including humans and elves. Through customization features, you can create and can customize your character by selecting different accessories and items. It offers an underground environment, in which the antagonist create a tower to take over the Date. The protagonist needs to get into the mines, locate the Void’s Tower, slaughter Reclus and fend off the Zhentarim evil operations. Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale offers prominent features such as Questing, Immersive Combat, Stunning Levels, Exploration, Melee Combat and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#8 Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is an Action-Adventure, Exploration, Third-person Perspective, Single and Multiplayer video game by Ubisoft Montreal. It is the fourth major entry in the series of Assassin’s Creed and focuses on stealth, sword and melee combat. The game takes place in the fictional real world events and revolves around the efforts between Assassins, who fight for peace and the Templars who wants to control the peace. It lets the player take on the role of the series protagonist named Desmond Miles, who relives the memories of his elders to search the path to averting the apocalypse with the assist of a machine called the Animus. The story follows the journey of Ezio who is an assassin and his efforts to unlock the mysteries of Altair’s vault. The game offers the massive environment and lets the player explore from the third-person view. The ultimate task is to explore the open-ended environment, slaughter targets using stealth and melee abilities. It has a series of challenging levels, and the player must complete each one to unlock further content and earn experience points. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations offers a detailed environment, well-written story, brilliant mechanics, stunning visuals and superb controls. Try it out.

#9 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (Known as DMMM: Elements) is an Action Role-playing, First-person Perspective, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Arkane Studios and published by Ubisoft. It mixes the elements of adventure, hack and slash, stealth, and fantasy. The story revolves around the protagonist named Sareth who sent on an epic adventure in the Stonehelm’s city to assist an expedition in restoring the power of an ancient artifact called The Skull of Shadows. The game introduces new levels in Single-player campaign. Customize your character to get into the game world where you have to fight against foes and defeat them to earn experience points. You can use melee combat and weapons to rid your enemies. It takes place in the Universe of Might and Magic. The game rewards you with experience points as you complete the objectives and you can use your points to buy skills such as Combat, Miscellaneous, and Magic. With enhanced graphics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant controls, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is an excellent game to play and amuse.

#10 Chivalry

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Chivalry is a Series of hardcore Action-RPG and hack and Slash video games developed by Tom Banner Studios. The game offers critically acclaimed and popular titles such as Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior (DLC Pack for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare ), and Chivalry: Complete Pack (Pack for both of the games of series). The series mainly focuses on Melee combats and allows the players to engage in the Epic Multiplayer Online gameplay. The series offers various types of game modes including Deathmatch, team Deathmatch, Team objectives, Duel Mode, Capture the Flag, Last team Standing, and King of the Hill, etc. Because of being the Melee combat focused gameplay, the games in the series are all about killing the other online knights and Combatants while using a number of different types of Melee weapons such as Swords, Hammers, Axes, and Spears, etc. Throughout the series, you’ll experience an entirely brutal gameplay, packed with hardcore melee action and thrill. Chivalry offers A DLC pack for the game named as Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior that offers more new characters, a new story, new weapons and stuff to the gameplay and allows the players to enjoy a remarkable experience of Action, RPG, and Melee Combat elements. For all those who love playing games With Action, RPG, and Hack and Slash elements, Chivalry has loads to offer. Do give it a try.

#11 Sudeki

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Sudeki is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Climax Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game takes place in the fantasy world and can assume the role of the protagonist who must explore the world to fight against enemies. There are several playable characters such as Tal, Ailish, Buki, Elco, etc. and each offers different skills and abilities. The player can explore the environment from a third-person and can compete against enemies using multiple tools, and melee combat. He will earn experience points for killing enemies and can use them to unlock other characters, quests and more. Interact with non-playing characters, and complete a variety of quests to become the master. The game becomes challenging to play, as the player progresses through it. During the gameplay, the player needs to solve puzzles to level up and raise his skills. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron offers core features such as Side-Quests, External-Combat Abilities, Collectible Items, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#12 Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War

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Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War is a Single-player and Real-time Tactics video game created by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game centers on the war between Kingdoms of France and England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It begins with a fighting scene displaying two mercenaries are battling against each other during a clash between English and France Troops. The player assumes the role of the mercenary leader, who must fight on the way through challenging enemies to progress through the story. The player begins the game by creating and customizing a mercenary character. It takes place in the stunning environment of France and allows the player explore the land from third-person, lead his army, and battle against enemies to take down them. The player can use multiple weapons, equipment and tools during the gameplay and earn points to unlock further content to progress in the game and enhance his reputation. Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War offers prominent features such as a Rick Story Mode, Four different Squads, Thrilling Gameplay, a new Strategy Game Experience, a new Type of Action, etc. Try it out.

#13 Sacred 3

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Sacred 3 is a mix of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Beat ‘em up, and Third-person elements produced by Keen Games and published by Deep Silver. It is a marvelous installment in the series of Sacred and offers improved graphics, and brilliant mechanics. There are different character classes available, and the player can choose between them to get into the world. Each character has its unique personality and special abilities. The player can navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and can pit against enemies to take down them using his special moves and a set of weapons. According to the story, the guardians of the galaxy has kept the beautiful land at peace for many centuries but forgotten the evil named as Lord Zane, who is the ruler of Ashen Empire. Lord Zane makes the team with Demons, opening the gates to the underworld and expand his empire. The player can assume the role of the hero who must fight against the ruler of Ashen Empire and fend off him by getting the powerful artifact called the Heart of Ancaria. Sacred 3 is the best game as compared to other Hack and Slash games.

#14 Ninety-Nine Nights

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Ninety-Nine Nights is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Q Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studio. The game takes place in the fantasy-based world and introduces hundreds of foes at a time on the playfield. It offers the similar gameplay to Kingdom under Fire and Dynasty Warrior. There are different playable characters including Inphyy, Aspharr, Myifee, Klarrann, etc. and you can select one of them to start your game. The game features two types of NPCs such as the character who have specific roles to play in the story and the soldiers who make up the rank of the enemies. After selecting your character, you primary objective is to navigate the game world from third-person perspective and fight against a wave of enemies, take down them using your sword and score the best points to become the ultimate warrior. Your character can run, fight, jump and can perform combos and special attack to demolish hundreds to thousands enemy simultaneously. With detailed graphics, realistic sounds, brilliant mechanics, and amazing story, Ninety-Nine Nights is the best game to play and enjoy.

#15 Devil May Cry 4

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Devil May Cry 4 is the latest addition to the already trending and one of the most played series Devil May Cry. The game offers a marvelous combination of Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash elements and tells the story of a new character named as Nero. Nero possesses multiple demonic powers and is on a mission to encounter the main character, Dante. In the previous game, Dante assassinates the Demons from the Order of the Sword along with their Leader and removes them from existence. The story starts off where it ended in the previous game, and the player gets to control both Dante and Nero. Both of the main characters are now hunting down the Evil and have similar goals. Devil May Cry 4 focuses on close combats including the Melee and allows the players to use different weapons such as Firearms, Swords and loads of other things to Hack and Slash their way through the hordes of demonic enemies. Devil May Cry 4 offers an engaging gameplay, revamped game mechanics, and new characters and rebuilt graphics and offers a great Action-focused experience to all the hardcore fans of the series.

#16 Final Fantasy XV

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Final Fantasy XV is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created and published by Square Enix. The game takes place in the stunning open world environment called Eos and focuses on action-based battle system similar to Kingdom Heart. It is the fifteen main entry in the Final Fantasy series. The player can assume the role of the protagonist named Noctis and the story revolves around his struggle to retake his homeland and his magical crystal. There are other character who helps the protagonist during his journey such as Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis. Final Fantasy XV uses real-time battle system focuses on action and lets the player navigate the open world consists of forests, mountains, villages, and more. Complete a series of quests, use a variety of weapons, battle against foes and their bosses to recover your homeland and it magical crystal. The game rewards the player with experience points and allows him to purchase different tools, equipment and more. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, excellent soundtrack, and lots of action, Final Fantasy XV is the best game to play and enjoy for those who love playing Role-playing games.