- #1 GOD EATER 3
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,858 reviews2019
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, it’s up to your special team of God Eaters to take down god-like monsters devastating the world. With an epic story, unique characters, and all new God Arcs and Aragami, the latest evolution in ACTION is here!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.3%, Anime 23.1%, Co-op 13%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Online Co-Op 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features high-octane anime action with a heavy emphasis on team-based co-op and character customization.
- #2 ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4
96% matchVery Positive92% of 21,560 reviews2023
Dev: Koei TecmoPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 is the latest evolution of PIRATE WARRIORS action! Based on the concept of "experiencing a real ONE PIECE battlefield," buildings will come crashing down during the action and attacks will throw up smoke and dust, placing you in the thick of the ONE PIECE world!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 35.7%, Hack and Slash 26.4%, Anime 15.7%, Co-op 6.6%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the large-scale, anime-inspired hack-and-slash combat and co-op potential found in Grimm Eclipse.
- #3 Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,015 reviews2016
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.8%, Anime 19.4%, Beat 'em up 19.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on female protagonists in a fast-paced, hack-and-slash environment that mirrors the combat feel of the seed game.
- #4 MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (Neptunia)
95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,440 reviews2016
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Zombies have invaded Gamicademi, and now it's up to Blanc and friends to school them! Take them out with crazy combos in this hack 'n' slash with a tag-team in single player, or complete special missions with up to 3 other players with online play!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.6%, Anime 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Co-op 10%, Cute 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a direct co-op hack-and-slash experience with an anime aesthetic that feels very similar to the team-based combat in RWBY.
- #5 Fate/EXTELLA
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,454 reviews2017
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 78.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In the digital realm of SE.RA.PH, the Holy Grail War is over, but the land’s new ruler faces challenges and threats from all sides. The servants now find themselves drawing up tense and unlikely alliances, preparing for a conflict that may tear SE.RA.PH apart...or destroy it entirely.
Why similar: Anime 33.4%, Hack and Slash 29.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similar spectacle-fighter experience with a strong focus on fast-paced, anime-styled combat against massive groups of enemies.
- #6 DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
94% matchVery Positive84% of 13,988 reviews2014
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
"Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends" introduces entirely new levels of fun to the refreshing gameplay vanquishing swarms of enemies with mighty warriors found in "Dynasty Warriors 8."
Why similar: Hack and Slash 45.9%, Beat 'em up 14%, Third Person 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Spectacle fighter 6.8% ★
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive hack-and-slash horde fighter, it offers the same satisfying feeling of cutting through waves of enemies as the seed game.
- #7 GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,706 reviews2016
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO StudioPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Swear your oath as a GOD EATER and drive back the supernatural harbingers of Earth’s destruction. Buy GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst and get GOD EATER Resurrection FOR FREE
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.5%, Anime 25.1%, Co-op 14.7%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strong anime-themed action game that emphasizes cooperative play and intense boss encounters.
- #8 Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 19,427 reviews2018
Dev: Dimps CorporationPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 52.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience an original story where you are the protagonist in the world of Gun Gale Online. Create your own avatar and explore devastated lands while experiencing exciting third person shooting in this action RPG.
Why similar: Anime 38.9%, Multiplayer 14%, Third Person 12.7%, Co-op 11.4%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends anime-style action with co-op elements and character-driven progression in a third-person perspective.
- #9 Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
91% matchVery Positive87% of 4,704 reviews2018
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 103.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this hack 'n' slash adventure co-developed with Tamsoft and Compile Heart, the 4 Goddesses enter an online fantasy game inspired by... themselves! Choose from 12 characters with unique playstyles and skills to fight in realtime brawls, customize with accessories, and play online with others!
Why similar: Anime 24.3%, Hack and Slash 22.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Cute 11%, Third Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title brings the Neptunia cast into a co-op action-RPG setting that feels very similar to the team-based combat of the seed game.
- #10 Darksiders Genesis
91% matchVery Positive82% of 13,401 reviews2019
Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 41.7%, Co-op 24.1%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a top-down, co-op focused hack-and-slash experience that emphasizes character-specific abilities and team synergy.
- #11 Attack on Titan / A.O.T. Wings of Freedom
90% matchVery Positive85% of 3,852 reviews2016
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An international hit anime "Attack on Titan" has come to Steam®! Battle is joined between the man-eating Titans and Eren and his companions. Experience the illusion of being in the anime, and controlling the flow of the story. The story from the anime, with a few original twists, is yours to experience!
Why similar: Anime 34.5%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Third Person 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Online Co-Op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features high-mobility, anime-style combat that requires precise movement and team coordination.
- #12 SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,458 reviews2017
Dev: TamsoftPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thrust into a parallel dimension, our buxom shinobi prepare for a new kind of beach-side battle. Can the islands’ hosts be trusted? Will the other schools play fair? Will there be time to enjoy the beach before the fighting starts? Will anyone manage to keep their clothes intact?
Why similar: Anime 26.5%, Hack and Slash 24.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Beat 'em up 14.2%, Cute 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features large-scale, anime-style hack-and-slash combat with a focus on unique character abilities and team-based action.
- #13 River City Girls
88% matchVery Positive84% of 3,760 reviews2019
Dev: WayForwardPub: WayForward
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 45.1%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Anime 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Co-op 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, co-op beat-em-up that features female protagonists and a strong emphasis on team-based combat mechanics.
- #14 Onechanbara Z2: Chaos
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,036 reviews2016
Dev: TamsoftPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the latest entry in the Onechanbara series. Two sets of buxom vampire sisters battle through over a dozen stages of high-octane real-time swordplay. Fight off the invasion in gruesome detail, occasionally transforming into a demon for short bursts of added power and speed.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.1%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Spectacle fighter 14.2% ★, Beat 'em up 13.2%, Anime 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, female-protagonist hack-and-slash game that focuses on fluid swordplay and stylish combat.
- #15 Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
87% matchVery Positive80% of 3,418 reviews2014
Dev: Zenith BluePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take on the role of a warrior maiden forced to hunt down her best friend, who has stolen a sacred demon blade. Immerse yourself in the tale of a deadly feud between two old friends and the demonic sword tearing them apart―told through high-speed action!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.2%, Spectacle fighter 17.9% ★, Beat 'em up 17.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Third Person 11%
Why You'll Like It: A focused, fast-paced hack-and-slash game featuring a female protagonist and intense sword-based combat.
- #16 ICEY
86% matchVery Positive90% of 27,625 reviews2016
Dev: FantaBlade NetworkPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.9%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Spectacle fighter 19.1% ★, Anime 14.7%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a stylish, fast-paced hack-and-slash experience with a female protagonist and fluid combat controls.
- #17 The Initial
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,886 reviews2017
Dev: Restory Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. It's developed by a small team of five developers. We hope you will love this game as much as we do.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.4%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Anime 19.9%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a direct homage to anime-style hack-and-slash games, featuring a female protagonist and high-speed combat.
- #18 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
85% matchVery Positive85% of 146,133 reviews2018
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.3%, Co-op 23.9%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Fantasy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: While the aesthetic differs, it is the gold standard for 4-player co-op horde-slaying, matching the mechanical loop of the seed game perfectly.
- #19 Holo X Break
82% matchVery Positive86% of 2,649 reviews2024
Dev: KayAnimatePub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Fight your way through endless waves of holoX's minions! Gear up with all sorts of equipment and items in this action packed beat-em-up to reach the 5 bosses of hololive's "holoX", and put a stop to their plans!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 34.5%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Anime 11.2%, Linear 8.4%, Cute 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern beat-em-up that features co-op play and high-energy anime-inspired combat.
- #20 Full Metal Furies
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,903 reviews2018
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 40.4%, Co-op 22%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 4-player co-op action game that requires significant team coordination and features a variety of combat classes.
- #21 Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic
84% matchVery Positive83% of 3,035 reviews2015
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Rocket Panda Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 39.5%, Anime 17.3%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling beat-em-up that captures the anime aesthetic and team-based combat feel of the seed game.
- #22 Closers
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,519 reviews2018
Dev: Naddic Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Closers is an episodic anime action RPG bursting with spectacular battles and steeped in an epic storyline. Choose your Closer, gather your friends or dive in solo, and use your amazing powers to protect Earth, in mankind’s desperate battle against horrific monsters from another dimension!
Why similar: Anime 35.5%, Hack and Slash 27%, Beat 'em up 18.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action game that focuses on team-based combat and character-specific ability chains.
- #23 Elsword
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 9,688 reviews2014
Dev: KOGPub: KOG Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 78.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Elsword is a free-to-play, online action RPG that uses classic side-scrolling game mechanics in an immersive manga inspired world.
Why similar: Anime 30%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Beat 'em up 14.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Online Co-Op 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic anime-style action game that emphasizes fast-paced combat and cooperative multiplayer progression.
- #24 GOCCO OF WAR
81% matchVery Positive89% of 969 reviews2015
Dev: peakvoxPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 97.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to Gocco Studio Japan, a futuristic playground where kids come together to play make-believe war — a tradition started almost a hundred years ago. Up to 32 people can join a lobby, and up to 8 players can join up to take on quests.
Why similar: Anime 26%, Cute 17.9%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Third Person 10%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused action game that emphasizes team-based combat and cute, anime-inspired character designs.
- #25 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
80% matchVery Positive94% of 12,226 reviews2015
Dev: IDEA FACTORY Co., Ltd.Pub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Packed with fast-paced, turn-based RPG action, fourth-wall-breaking, trope-demolishing dialogue, and more item, weapon, and costume customization than you can shake a Lvl. 1 Stick at, Gamindustri is a world set on turning the concept of the JRPG on its head!
Why similar: Anime 43.7%, Female Protagonist 30.2%, Cute 18.9%, Action 3.9%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A core title in the Neptunia series that provides the anime aesthetic and character-driven world fans of RWBY enjoy.
- #26 Tales of Zestiria
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 9,264 reviews2015
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studio Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world torn by war and political skirmishes, accept the burden of the Shepherd and fight human darkness to protect your world from Malevolence and reunite humans and Seraphim.
Why similar: Anime 29.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Fantasy 14%, Hack and Slash 8.4%, Co-op 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more RPG-focused, it offers a strong anime narrative and real-time action combat that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #27 Soulworker
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 10,730 reviews2021
Dev: VALOFEPub: G・O・P
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 57.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Fierce emotions help fuel SoulWorkers to save the world from the devastated scene of a post-apocalyptic world. In a world where only dark devastation reigns – you are the only SoulWorker to come to the rescue.
Why similar: Anime 27%, Hack and Slash 26.8%, Third Person 12.3%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides an anime-aesthetic action experience with a strong focus on co-op dungeon crawling.
- #28 Melody's Escape
79% matchVery Positive93% of 4,811 reviews2016
Dev: Icetesy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47.5%, Stylized 32.1%, Action 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While a rhythm game, it features a female protagonist and a colorful, high-energy aesthetic that appeals to the same demographic.
- #29 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
78% matchVery Positive80% of 4,632 reviews2019
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 31.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE! Cross over between 4 different universes! Play as characters from the BlazBlue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and (for the first time ever in a fighting game), RWBY series!
Why similar: Anime 45.5%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Action 13.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Cute 6.3%
- #30 RWBY: Arrowfell
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 349 reviews2022
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Dive into an explosive new RWBY adventure! Instantly switch between Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang, and use their weapons and Semblances to battle a mysterious new threat in this in-canon story set during RWBY Volume 7! Featuring a new song by Jeff Williams with vocals by Casey Lee Williams!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 33.8%, Hack and Slash 21%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Anime 9.7%, Cute 6.3%
- #31 SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS
77% matchVery Positive95% of 3,951 reviews2016
Dev: TamsoftPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The non-PC buxom shinobi of SENRAN KAGURA, the brawler series that’s as over-the-top with its fighting mechanics as it is with its gratuitous depictions of female ninja in various forms of undress, invade the PC realm for the first time in HD and 60fps glory.
Why similar: Anime 24%, Hack and Slash 23.1%, Beat 'em up 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Cute 6.3%
- #32 Blade Symphony
78% matchMixed66% of 4,792 reviews2014
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Prove you are the world's greatest swordsman! Engage in tactical 1 vs. 1 sword fighting, 2 vs. 2, or sandbox FFA, or capture Control Points in a tactical slash-em-up.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.8%, Multiplayer 24.3%, Third Person 19.6%, Action 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated sword-fighting game that focuses on technical combat and multiplayer duels.
- #33 Bayonetta
74% matchVery Positive92% of 31,666 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 28.4% ★, Hack and Slash 22%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Beat 'em up 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
- #34 ArcheBlade™
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,619 reviews2014
Dev: CodeBrush GamesPub: Codebrush Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
ArcheBlade is a free to play 3D multiplayer fighting game that captures the essence of combo-based fighting games combined with unique game modes. Play as one of many characters and master your skills to become the best fighter.
Why similar: Anime 27.5%, Team-Based 12.9%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Action 8.5%
- #35 Granblue Fantasy: Relink
70% matchVery Positive90% of 51,602 reviews2024
Dev: Cygames, Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.0 hrsMean: 77.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on quests solo or with the help of others in up to 4-player co-op play!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 25% ★, Anime 15.3%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #36 Tales of Berseria™
73% matchVery Positive91% of 18,838 reviews2017
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.
Why similar: Anime 32.4%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Fantasy 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
- #37 Rabi-Ribi
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,200 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Anime 20.6%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Cute 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%
- #38 NieR:Automata™
72% matchVery Positive87% of 150,909 reviews2017
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.7%, Spectacle fighter 28.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Anime 6.4%
- #39 Zengeon
74% matchMixed66% of 1,573 reviews2019
Dev: IndieLeague StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Zengeon is an anime infused Action RPG and Roguelite with a selection of unique characters and varying play-styles. Slaughter your way through demonic hordes and colossal bosses with hundreds of combination and skill possibilities!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.8%, Anime 17.9%, Linear 11.7%, Action 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%
- #40 Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,385 reviews2018
Dev: APLUS Co., LtdPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Uncover the mysteries at Luna Nova Academy and experience the magical world of Studio Trigger style Japanese animation in Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time.
Why similar: Anime 31.1%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Beat 'em up 18.5%, Cute 11.5%, Adventure 7%
- #41 Secrets of Grindea
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,531 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Ferrets
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 74.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world’s rarest treasures!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.6%, Anime 14.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Cute 11.4%
- #42 AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
71% matchVery Positive85% of 3,400 reviews2015
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Tokyo’s popular ”Electric Town” district, Akihabara, vampires called “Synthisters” walk among us. You must identify and dispose of them the only way you know how – by engaging them in hand-to-hand combat in order to strip them of their clothes so their bodies melt away in the sunlight.
Why similar: Anime 46.7%, Beat 'em up 24.3%, Cute 9%, Action 7.6%, Female Protagonist 5.1%
- #43 CODE VEIN
68% matchVery Positive83% of 61,545 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco StudiosPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
Why similar: Anime 26.5%, Co-op 19.6%, Third Person 18.1%, Hack and Slash 15%, Online Co-Op 6.9%
- #44 BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
71% matchVery Positive86% of 3,214 reviews2014
Dev: Arc System WorksPub: H2 Interactive Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The first hi-res 2D fighter from the creators of the Guilty Gear series! BlazBlue is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel.
Why similar: Anime 56.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Beat 'em up 16.6%, Action 3.7%, Multiplayer 2.6%
- #45 VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI-
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,279 reviews2017
Dev: MeteorisePub: Marvelous
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI- is the all-new all-action brawler from the creators of SENRAN KAGURA. The girls of Bhikkhuni are infected with the mysterious VR-Virus and the only way to control it is to fight.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.3%, Anime 22.4%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Beat 'em up 18.2%, Action 5.2%
- #46 Vindictus
71% matchMixed67% of 7,976 reviews2012
Dev: NEXONPub: NEXON America Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 98.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vindictus is an Action RPG that delivers the highest level of combat mechanics and high-quality visuals. Featuring a fully interactive environment, dungeon objects and monsters become part of your arsenal. Experience unique, creative action gameplay that sets a new standard for online RPGs.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 49.9%, Third Person 12.3%, Co-op 11.4%, Action 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #47 Magical Battle Festa
72% matchMixed62% of 383 reviews2014
Dev: Fly SystemPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
TEOS, an agency of holy mages, holds a tournament to find the best magic users in the world to take on a dark threat looming on the horizon. Choose your mage and take to the arena in this fast-paced competitive fighting game that mixes troop formations and fast action.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Anime 11.4%, Beat 'em up 10.7%, Cute 8.8%
- #48 UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
69% matchVery Positive91% of 995 reviews2016
Dev: FRENCH-BREADPub: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dramatic Stylish 2D Fighting Action 「UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late」 now on Steam!
Why similar: Anime 55%, Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Action 12.2%, Cute 7.1%
- #49 Rabbit and Steel
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,994 reviews2024
Dev: mino_dev
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
RABBIT & STEEL is a co-op action roguelike that recreates the essence of high-level MMO raiding in a randomized, simplified, bunny-sized package. Choose your class, gather your rabbit-eared companions and battle your way to the Moonlit Pinnacle!
Why similar: Co-op 31.6%, Anime 21.7%, Cute 17.7%, Fantasy 11.2%, Combat 9.2%
- #50 Fate/EXTELLA LINK
67% matchVery Positive93% of 4,690 reviews2019
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
History, legend, and sci-fi collide in the latest chapter of the Fate/EXTRA saga! Join 26 Heroic Spirits from all across time as they hack and slash their way across the battlefields of SE.RA.PH, a digital realm for the last survivors of Earth.
Why similar: Anime 36.6%, Hack and Slash 34.2%, Action 8.7%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Beat 'em up 6.6%
- #51 Fairy Fencer F
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,375 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Long ago, the Vile God and the Goddess waged war with each other. Equally matched, they were sealed away in another world… Now a lazy young man named Fang somehow finds himself a key part of this war he’d really rather not deal with, but fate beckons in this uncommon RPG!
Why similar: Anime 54.5%, Cute 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Fantasy 12.8%, Action 1.3%
- #52 Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
67% matchVery Positive87% of 21,168 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Pub: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The smash-hit stylish action game DMC4 is back and better than ever, boasting new playable characters and game modes!
Why similar: Spectacle fighter 33% ★, Hack and Slash 27%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Beat 'em up 6.8%, Third Person 6.6%
- #53 KILL la KILL -IF
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,082 reviews2019
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
All looks and feels of the original anime series remodelled with 3D Cell-look technology! Perform devastating combos, destroy your opponents, and relive the anime with your favourite scenes from the original series, revived with stunning visuals and cinematics!
Why similar: Anime 46.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Action 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Cute 6.7%
- #54 Fairy Bloom Freesia
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,108 reviews2012
Dev: EdelweissPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take control of Freesia as she protects Lita Forest by beating the living daylights out of enemies invading the forest!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 39.5%, Anime 25.2%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Cute 8.8%, Hack and Slash 6.2%
- #55 Endless Alice
62% matchVery Positive90% of 1,914 reviews2025
Dev: HowlingRain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Endless Alice is a third-person action-adventure game combining Roguelite elements, anime aesthetics, and endless possibilities. Choose characters with unique combat styles and embark on adventures! Play solo or with friends in cooperative challenges for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.8%, Anime 17.4%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Third Person 14.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #56 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,518 reviews2015
Dev: Idea Factory
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 79.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lost in an alternate dimension, Neptune must collect enough shares to get back home. Sounds easy – except the Seven Sages want to rid Gamindustri of CPUs, including Neptune! Help defeat them and return her to her own world in this JRPG – or be stuck in the '80s forever!
Why similar: Anime 40.4%, Female Protagonist 29.2%, Cute 16.7%, Fantasy 6.8%, Action 3.6%
- #57 Code of Princess
70% matchMixed56% of 330 reviews2016
Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Code of Princess offers players an exciting yet unconventional experience, deftly blending the combo-heavy fighting gameplay of beat ‘em ups with the stat-boosting character customization of RPGs.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 11%, Co-op 8.7%