Games Like Hack 'n' Slash

Squally is a 2D puzzle RPG programming game that teaches you how to hack. Control the world by rewriting it in x86/x64 assembly language!

Why similar: Hacking 54.5% ★, Programming 32.6% ★, Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG that integrates actual coding and hacking mechanics directly into its combat and exploration systems.

Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.

Why similar: Programming 52.8% ★, Hacking 26.3% ★, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game where you use a visual programming language to modify the environment and overcome obstacles.

A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.

Why similar: Hacking 45.5% ★, Programming 44.1% ★, Adventure 6%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world adventure features a deep programming system that allows you to hack objects and rewrite the world's code.

When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

Why similar: Hacking 48.8% ★, Programming 32.6% ★, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Puzzle 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A heist game that requires you to write code and use a portable terminal to bypass security systems.

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Programming 51.5% ★, Puzzle 33.5%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Hack 'n' Slash, this game allows you to physically manipulate the rules of the game world to solve complex puzzles.

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

Why similar: Programming 63.9% ★, Hacking 24.8% ★, Puzzle 8.4%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging programming puzzle game that focuses on low-level assembly code, perfect for those who enjoyed the technical side of hacking.

ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 55.4%, Female Protagonist 22%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-game that encourages you to disobey the narrator and break the fourth wall to uncover the true nature of the game.

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Hacking 89.1% ★, Programming 8.7% ★, Adventure 1%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that captures the authentic feel of breaking into systems and manipulating data.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Puzzle 75.9%, Adventure 18.5%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, meta-narrative card game that features extensive sequences where you must explore the game's files and break its internal logic.

Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

Why similar: Programming 50.4% ★, Hacking 45.1% ★, Puzzle 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%, Indie 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, text-based RPG that revolves entirely around writing scripts to automate hacking and system infiltration.

Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...

Why similar: Hacking 76.1% ★, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 7.4%, Puzzle 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven hacking puzzle game that requires you to navigate systems and solve logic-based challenges.

The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

Why similar: Programming 45.2% ★, Hacking 44% ★, Puzzle 7.7%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A programming game where you write viruses to hack systems, offering a similar satisfaction to the code-manipulation puzzles in the seed game.

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Hacking 72.6% ★, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%, 2D 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological meta-game that forces you to hack the game's own code to escape a demonic trap.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Indie 45.4%, Puzzle 25.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Singleplayer 10.2%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending mystery that constantly shifts mechanics and breaks the fourth wall, mirroring the experimental nature of Hack 'n' Slash.

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 79.7% ★, Puzzle 10%, Hacking 6.7% ★, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A complex engineering and programming game that rewards the same logical mindset required to hack game variables.

Slash Quest is a quirky action adventure with unconventional controls and unlikely heroes. Spin a magic talking sword through exotic lands, fight nasty creatures, overcome puzzles and make friends on your way to reunite it with its rightful wielder, the Queen.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 77.1%, Fantasy 11.5%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 4%

Why You'll Like It: A charming adventure game featuring unique, intentionally awkward controls that make the act of slashing feel like a puzzle in itself.

Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.7%, Adventure 31.6%, Indie 20.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-focused, it shares the thematic 'hack and splash' aesthetic and fast-paced gameplay style.

An action game set in the Ancient China, bringing players addictive experiences with its unique Chinese traditional art-style and sound design.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 53.5%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.2%, Casual 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish 2D action game that emphasizes fluid combat and traditional hack-and-slash mechanics.

Repel an invasion of mysterious charming creatures in a vast murky marshland. Strike your foes in a God-like slash-based manner and experience ambiguous encounters brimming with personality.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 59.7%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 13.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, quirky action-adventure game that captures the indie spirit and hack-and-slash combat feel of the seed.

THE SEGMENT TWINS is a hack-and-slash game featuring unique character tag action. Go crazy the stylish action of the mush hunter twin girls!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 65.3%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Casual 5.2%, Indie 5.1%, Fantasy 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D action-adventure game that emphasizes character-driven combat and exploration.

In this deep Hack and Slash enhanced RPG you’ll explore a huge world inhabited by different races. Cope with social tensions, get armed and customize your character physically and psychologically to successfully get through this adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 68%, Casual 32%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure RPG that features a female protagonist and a focus on exploration-based combat.

Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.

Why similar: Hacking 64.4% ★, Programming 31.7% ★, Indie 2.5%, Adventure 1.1%, 2D 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer hacking simulator that provides a realistic environment for testing your coding and system-intrusion skills.

A single-player turn-based dungeon crawler. Take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 57.1%, Indie 25.1%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Fantasy 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that leans into the classic hack-and-slash tropes while maintaining an accessible indie aesthetic.

Slash, stab, and shoot your way through a multi-tiered museum filled with corrupted automata, customizing your weapon with the scraps of the fallen. Clockwork Sword is a thrilling isometric hack and slash, in which you utilize combinations of weapons and elements to conquer your foes.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 72.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Fantasy 6.1%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric action game that features gear-based customization, appealing to fans of the mechanical tinkering in Hack 'n' Slash.

After MI7 has been hacked, your primary goal is to bring a cyber-criminal network to justice. Played entirely from your computer's desktop, Mainlining is a thrilling point and click hacking adventure that features a gripping narrative which will have you hooked from the very first case.

Why similar: Hacking 63.3% ★, Programming 20.1% ★, Adventure 6%, Puzzle 5.4%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click hacking simulator that focuses on gathering information and manipulating systems to solve crimes.

You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!

Why similar: Programming 83.2% ★, Puzzle 13.1%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game about machine learning and programming that shares the 'coding as a mechanic' DNA of the seed game.

Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 56.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Fantasy 6.8%, Casual 6%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action game that focuses on fast-paced combat and puzzle-solving in a fantasy setting.

Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!

Why similar: Programming 80.3% ★, Puzzle 13.5%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A programming puzzle game that tasks you with controlling multiple workers through code, emphasizing logical flow and debugging.

As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 66.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Fantasy 6.6%, Indie 6%

Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n’ slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There’s only one rule: Stay on beat!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 57.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythmic action game that requires precision and pattern recognition, similar to the timing-based challenges in action-adventures.

Wirewalk()↳ is a whimsical adventure where you raid virus-riddled systems with a very big baseball bat.

Why similar: Hacking 67.1% ★, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Adventure 8.1%, 2D 3%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawling RPG that incorporates a unique aesthetic and action-adventure elements.

CODE OR DIE! Hack enemy systems & survive the security response by engineering lethal bullet-heaven algorithms. Your brain power determines your firepower across 190+ programming nodes. Debug your failures. Optimize your code. Complete the heist. HACK THE PLANET!

Why similar: Hacking 48.5% ★, Programming 47.6% ★, Indie 2%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Maj must traverse a fantastical landscape and overcoming mighty foes, in order to rescue her younger brother from the clutches of an evil dragon. "Slay the Dragon!" is an isometric hack and slash game inspired by old school adventure games and the Swedish countryside.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 41.8%, Hacking 38.8% ★, Fantasy 6.8%, Casual 5.8%, Indie 4.3%

Hack ‘n’ Slash your way up Hell's corporate ladder in this “down the rabbit hole” adventure to retrieve your stolen cat from the Underworld!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 62.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Adventure 13%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 73.7%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Indie 1.9%

Everslash is an action platformer game where you have to move quickly and attack with your scythe. Use your Slash Attack move to dodge and strike your foes at the same time; defeat the monsters infesting the lab and find your way out.

Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Fantasy 19.2%, Indie 19.2%, 2D 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler

Why similar: Hack and Slash 63.6%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Indie 7.2%, Fantasy 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

A Clothing collection ARPG. Create set properties according to your clothing. Hundreds of clothes for the protagonist to enjoy, experience different battle strategies based on different outfits. Dress sexy or suit up like a heavily armoured angel of death.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.7%, Female Protagonist 29.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Fantasy 4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits!

Why similar: Adventure 60.3%, Indie 39.7%

Bellatia is a hack 'n' slash action role-playing game about warriors fighting over the ultimate godly weapon called the 'Bellatia' in the land of Aslan.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 51.5%, Adventure 44.5%, Indie 4%

Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Hacking 65.7% ★, Programming 23.6% ★, Puzzle 5.4%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1%

Explore the mysteries of an unknown land! ”Transiruby '' is a metroidvania game where you explore the world as a cyborg protagonist named Siruby. Slash and shoot your way to reveal its hidden secrets!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 64.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Fantasy 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%, 2D 3.7%

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 41.8%, Female Protagonist 29.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 6.9%, 2D 4%

HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.

Why similar: Hacking 72.9% ★, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.6%, Puzzle 5.3%, Casual 4.4%

Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 64.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Indie 6.1%, Fantasy 5.8%

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Puzzle 35%, Female Protagonist 30%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%

A Naughty Roguelite with an MMO style Gameplay

Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Indie 22.9%, Casual 17%, Hack and Slash 16.9%, Female Protagonist 5.2%

Naxia is a brainchild of old school action-RPGs and modern rogue-lites, which means you get to explore a procedurally generated world and master your guardian’s fighting abilities to help them save Naxia from threats far beyond their wildest expectations.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 61.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Indie 7.6%, Fantasy 5.1%

Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny!

Why similar: Hacking 57.8% ★, Hack and Slash 39%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

What The Hack! Is a humoristic, story puzzle game, where you, a computer program, tries to avoid getting destroyed by escaping a facility. Doing so by hacking and hijacking devices in your surroundings.

Why similar: Puzzle 50.6%, Casual 24.1%, Adventure 20.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%

“Initial Ⅱ” is a fast-paced hack & slash featured Action RPG. It tells a tale of both the super-power war and the friendship. Our Heroine wields 4 types of weapons and can dynamically switch between them at will. Hope you like it!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 59.1%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 7.8%

Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 68.1%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

In a world of magic, your mind is your greatest weapon. Learn the ways of magic and design your own spells to fight enemies, navigate treacherous terrain, and right past wrongs in the kingdom of Mystralia.

Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Female Protagonist 28.7%, Indie 16.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Fantasy 8.9%

Mirlo's home has been destroyed, all the forest Beasts are being kidnapped and exploited for their energy. Join her to save her home and her forest friends in a hack & slash adventure. Use Mirlo's attack to push and defeat enemies, jump to avoid hazards, and save all the Beasts.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 66%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Fantasy 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

AeternoBlade II: Infinity, new patch in 4K is a hardcore action-puzzle game of Time-Manipulation Combat. Control the flow of time, amend the past, foresee the future, convolute with alternate timelines to fight otherwise undefeatable foes and circumvent the impossible.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Indie 14%, Fantasy 1.9%

Hunt the Night is a dark fantasy action-RPG where you play as Vesper, a Stalker fighting to reclaim a world annihilated by horrors. Slash through dungeons, endure brutal bosses, and wield forbidden powers in a relentless struggle against the Night itself.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 56%, Adventure 16.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Indie 7.4%, 2D 4.5%

A challenging Souls-Like ARPG that you need to fight your way to survive the deadly enemies and enviroments.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 54.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 9.2%, Fantasy 5.5%

Take the role of an antivirus software within the world of an operating system, eliminating malware spawns in a challenging, platforming quest!

Why similar: Hacking 47% ★, Programming 39.3% ★, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Ortharion: The Last Battle is a hack'n slash RPG that immerses you in a medieval fantasy world full of secrets. Customize your hero by combining classes, equipment and spells to create unique synergies to face formidable bosses to prove your strength.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 71%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 7%, Fantasy 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Wells, pitfalls, houses, villagers, monsters (!?), anything around you can be a weapon! An action RPG that you've never seen before, you can fight with all the objects you see in the game. There are more than 300 kinds of weapons.Aim to complete the weapon gallery!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 49.3%, Indie 26.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%