# Top 29 Hack-and-Slash Games of All Time

> Hack-and-slash fans tend to split between stylish combo-driven brawlers and loot-hungry dungeon crawlers, and both camps are represented here. PS2-era legends sit beside modern darlings that rewrote the rhythm of a fight.

*By YPB Team · Published October 26, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-29-hack-and-slash-games-of-all-time*

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1. **Bayonetta** — score 1000/1000
   PlatinumGames' 2009 witch-powered action game built around Witch Time dodges.
2. **Devil May Cry 3** — score 927/1000
   Capcom's 2005 prequel, famous for its brutal difficulty and switchable combat styles.
3. **Devil May Cry 4** — score 794/1000
   The 2008 entry that introduced Nero and his Devil Bringer arm.
4. **Ninja Gaiden II** — score 774/1000
   The 2008 sequel known for its dismemberment-heavy, relentless combat.
5. **Dante's Inferno** — score 741/1000
   Visceral Games' 2010 action game carving through the nine circles of Hell.
6. **Heavenly Sword** — score 681/1000
   Ninja Theory's 2007 PS3 action game starring the red-haired warrior Nariko.
7. **Astral Chain** — score 680/1000
   PlatinumGames' 2019 Switch game where officers fight alongside chained Legion partners.
8. **Devil May Cry 5** — score 611/1000
   Capcom's 2019 return of Dante, Nero and V, widely hailed as the series' peak.
9. **Bayonetta 3** — score 611/1000
   The 2022 Switch entry adding giant summoned demons and a multiverse story.
10. **Diablo III** — score 611/1000
   Blizzard's 2012 action RPG of loot-driven demon slaying, reborn through Reaper of Souls.
11. **Darksiders** — score 611/1000
   Vigil Games' 2010 action-adventure starring War, a Horseman of the Apocalypse.
12. **God of War** — score 529/1000
   Santa Monica Studio's 2005 debut of Kratos and his chained Blades of Chaos.
13. **DmC: Devil May Cry** — score 529/1000
   Ninja Theory's 2013 reboot of the series with a reimagined, younger Dante.
14. **Hades** — score 529/1000
   Supergiant Games' 2020 roguelike in which Zagreus fights his way out of the Underworld.
15. **Path of Exile** — score 529/1000
   Grinding Gear Games' 2013 free-to-play action RPG with a vast passive skill tree.
16. **God of War III** — score 433/1000
   The 2010 PS3 finale of Kratos' Greek saga, known for its colossal boss fights.
17. **Onimusha: Warlords** — score 317/1000
   Capcom's 2001 samurai action game pitting Samanosuke against demon hordes.
18. **Devil May Cry** — score 317/1000
   Capcom's 2001 original that launched Dante and the stylish-action genre.
19. **God of War II** — score 317/1000
   The 2007 PS2 sequel in which Kratos wages war on Olympus and the Fates.
20. **Ninja Gaiden Black** — score 317/1000
   Team Ninja's 2005 expanded edition of the punishing Xbox ninja action game.
21. **Darksiders II** — score 317/1000
   The 2012 sequel following Death across a larger, loot-filled world.
22. **Nier: Automata** — score 317/1000
   PlatinumGames and Yoko Taro's 2017 android action RPG with a story told across multiple endings.
23. **Hi-Fi Rush** — score 317/1000
   Tango Gameworks' 2023 rhythm-based brawler where every swing hits on the beat.
24. **Diablo II** — score 317/1000
   Blizzard's 2000 dungeon crawler that defined the click-to-slash action RPG.
25. **Castlevania: Lords of Shadow** — score 0/1000
   MercurySteam's 2010 reboot of Castlevania with combo-driven whip combat.
26. **Torchlight II** — score 0/1000
   Runic Games' 2012 action RPG beloved for fast, colourful co-op dungeon runs.
27. **Bayonetta 2** — score 0/1000
   The 2014 Wii U sequel that sharpened Bayonetta's combat and spectacle.
28. **Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance** — score 0/1000
   PlatinumGames' 2013 cyborg-ninja spin-off with free-aim blade cutting and an iconic soundtrack.
29. **No More Heroes** — score 0/1000
   Suda51's 2007 Wii game following beam-katana assassin Travis Touchdown.

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