Top Swordplay Games
60+ swordplay games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Action, Singleplayer, Multiplayer, Hack and Slash.
Recommended Swordplay Games

Onimusha: Way of the Sword
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?

Blade and Sorcery
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
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- #1 Onimusha: Way of the Sword98% matchVery Positive91% of 26,034 reviews2026Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 25.3hMean: 27.4h≥1hr: 96%
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
- #2 Blade and Sorcery98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 62,254 reviews2024Developer: WarpFrogPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.8hMean: 24.4h≥1hr: 84%
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
- #3 Clone Drone in the Danger Zone98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,636 reviews2021Developer: Doborog GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.8hMean: 18.3h≥1hr: 88%
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is a robot voxel slice-em-up where any part of your body can be sliced off. With your mind downloaded into a robot gladiator, you must survive the sinister trials of the arena.
- #4 STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™98% matchVery Positive88% of 175,661 reviews2019Developer: Respawn EntertainmentPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.6hMean: 20.1h≥1hr: 92%
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
- #5 Ghostrunner98% matchVery Positive91% of 66,937 reviews2020Developer: One More LevelPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 17.6h≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
- #6 Beat Saber98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 76,342 reviews2019Developer: Beat GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 11.4hMean: 38.0h≥1hr: 90%
Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!
- #7 Chivalry 298% matchMostly Positive79% of 59,262 reviews2022Developer: Torn Banner StudiosPublisher: Tripwire PresentsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.0hMean: 30.4h≥1hr: 89%
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.
- #8 Kingdom Come: Deliverance98% matchVery Positive84% of 186,182 reviews2018Developer: Warhorse StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.8hMean: 48.7h≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
- #9 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 89,132 reviews2014Developer: PlatinumGamesPublisher: KONAMIPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.8hMean: 18.3h≥1hr: 84%
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
- #10 MORDHAU98% matchMostly Positive80% of 113,265 reviews2019Developer: TriternionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.0hMean: 74.6h≥1hr: 94%
MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.
- #11 Shadow Warrior98% matchVery Positive92% of 26,754 reviews2013Developer: Flying Wild HogPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.9hMean: 15.5h≥1hr: 87%
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
- #12 FOR HONOR™98% matchMixed69% of 165,471 reviews2017Developer: Ubisoft MontrealPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.9hMean: 58.6h≥1hr: 87%
For Honor is a groundbreaking team-based PvP melee fighting game where Knights, Samurai, Vikings, Wu Lin, and more clash in endless battles. Pick unique heroes and master intense 4v4, 2v2, or 1v1 battles.
- #13 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare98% matchVery Positive83% of 65,320 reviews2012Developer: Torn Banner StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.3hMean: 25.5h≥1hr: 87%
Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles
- #14 Conqueror's Blade98% matchMixed67% of 39,120 reviews2020Developer: Booming TechPublisher: Poros InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 73.7h≥1hr: 66%
Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.
- #15 Half Sword97% matchMostly Positive72% of 30,130 reviews2026Developer: Half Sword GamesPublisher: Game Seer PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.4hMean: 17.0h≥1hr: 87%
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
- #16 巫兎 - KANNAGI USAGI -96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,398 reviews2023Developer: TonojiPlatforms: Windows
Sword fight action dedicated to boss battles. Win the battle by dominating sword to sword clashes.
- #17 Shadow Warrior 295% matchVery Positive87% of 28,239 reviews2016Developer: Flying Wild HogPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.9hMean: 15.3h≥1hr: 87%
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
- #18 Vanishing Realms™95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,578 reviews2019Developer: Indimo Labs LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 2.7h≥1hr: 62%
Vanishing Realms is an immersive RPG designed exclusively for Virtual Reality. Grab your sword and fight life-sized monsters in epic face-to-face melee combat. Explore mystic domains, outwit magical wards, seek lost artifacts, wield sorcery and steel to take on denizens of the Undead Realm.
- #19 Rise of the Ronin94% matchMixed63% of 11,187 reviews2025Developer: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 18.5hMean: 35.4h≥1hr: 93%
Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."
- #20 Nidhogg94% matchVery Positive90% of 7,921 reviews2014Developer: MesshofPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.0hMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 76%
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
- #21 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,843 reviews2009Developer: Raven SoftwarePublisher: LucasArtsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.9hMean: 20.8h≥1hr: 61%
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
- #22 SOULCALIBUR VI91% matchVery Positive83% of 14,386 reviews2018Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.3hMean: 21.9h≥1hr: 74%
Bring more than your fists to the fight! Featuring all-new battle mechanics and characters, SOULCALIBUR VI marks a new era of the historic franchise. Welcome back to the stage of history!
- #23 Ghostrunner 290% matchMostly Positive80% of 11,626 reviews2023Developer: One More LevelPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 11.5h≥1hr: 79%
Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.
- #24 Dark Messiah of Might & Magic91% matchVery Positive91% of 11,846 reviews2006Developer: Arkane StudiosPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.8hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 68%
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
- #25 Blade Symphony90% matchMixed66% of 4,792 reviews2014Developer: Puny HumanPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.0hMean: 10.0h≥1hr: 75%
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.
- #26 Mortal Online 289% matchMixed60% of 13,925 reviews2022Developer: Star Vault ABPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.1hMean: 151.4h≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
- #27 BLEACH Rebirth of Souls87% matchMixed67% of 7,160 reviews2025Developer: TAMSOFT CORPORATIONPublisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 7.1hMean: 16.8h≥1hr: 89%
Awaken the blade within you and reverse your fate in BLEACH Rebirth of Souls! Engage in thrilling battles with powerful sword abilities and characters from this legendary anime franchise.
- #28 Hellish Quart85% matchVery Positive88% of 8,536 reviews2021Developer: KuboldPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 6.5h≥1hr: 71%
A physics-based, realistic 3D sword-fighting game. Immerse yourself in a cinematic adventure, utilizing real sword-fighting martial arts and a variety of historically accurate weapons to survive brutal duels in 17th century Poland. Featuring single-player modes and a LOCAL 2-player mode.
- #29 En Garde!84% matchVery Positive90% of 4,938 reviews2023Developer: Fireplace GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 65%
En Garde! – the swashbuckler action game! Battle graceless guards and nefarious noblemen in fast-paced fights full of spectacle. Use the environment, your wit and your blade to teach them all a lesson!
- #30 大侠请重来82% matchVery Positive82% of 3,601 reviews2022Developer: 熊窝dodoxPlatforms: Windows, Mac
无限重来,再战江湖,10分钟一局
- #31 Legendary Tales81% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,028 reviews2024Developer: Urban Wolf Games Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 9.6h≥1hr: 85%
Legendary tales is a VR Action roleplaying game with up to 4 player co-op. Collect items, enhance your abilities and fight your way through an ever changing dungeon to make your own Legendary Tales.
- #32 SpiderHeck81% matchVery Positive93% of 6,449 reviews2022Developer: NeverjamPublisher: tinyBuildPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 74%
Spiders with laser swords! Duel to the death against your friends or choose to team up and hold back swarms of savage enemies. Swing, stab and shoot with style, effortlessly performing movie-worthy parkour.
- #33 NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black80% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,191 reviews2025Developer: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 8.8hMean: 15.3h≥1hr: 86%
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
- #34 Until You Fall80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,315 reviews2020Developer: Schell GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 67%
Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.
- #35 Hellsplit: Arena79% matchVery Positive84% of 3,957 reviews2019Developer: Deep Type GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.9hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 65%
VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.
- #36 Pirates Vikings & Knights II79% matchVery Positive88% of 6,332 reviews2010Developer: Octoshark StudiosPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 1.5hMean: 19.9h≥1hr: 58%
Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious and intense class-based combat. Join the fun, embrace the chaos, and fight your way to victory!
- #37 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,999 reviews2025Developer: Myrkur GamesPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 6.8h≥1hr: 75%
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
- #38 ELDERBORN73% matchVery Positive86% of 3,110 reviews2020Developer: HyperstrangePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.7hMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 75%
ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.
- #39 BRUTALISTICK VR72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,923 reviews2024Developer: KubunautilusPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 75%
The golden age of violent flash games now in your VR headset. Fully physics based combat with melee and firearms featuring copious amounts of blood, gore and destruction.
- #40 Trek to Yomi72% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,098 reviews2022Developer: Leonard MenchiariPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.8hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 81%
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
- #41 Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae72% matchVery Positive80% of 3,431 reviews2014Developer: Zenith BluePublisher: PLAYISMPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 8.4h≥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!
- #42 Battle Talent70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,276 reviews2023Developer: CydreamPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 73%
Battle Talent is a challenging physics-based rogue-lite sword-fighting game, and now includes multiplayer mode, team up with friends to defeat enemies! You can create your own fighting style in a mega seamless procedural dungeon. With over 80 enemy variants, 100 weapons, and 60 perks.
- #43 Long Live Santa!70% matchVery Positive88% of 3,116 reviews2017Developer: Doborog GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 30mMean: 1.7h≥1hr: 33%
Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job in this online PvP third-person fighter!
- #44 Yasuke Simulator69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,045 reviews2025Developer: HistoryAccurateDevelopersPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 1.2h≥1hr: 42%
Step into 1579 as Yasuke, the African samurai, and join Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unite Japan! Master precise katana combat, uncover secret gear, and unleash your ancestral power in this historically inspired action-packed journey through feudal Japan.
- #45 First Cut: Samurai Duel69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,077 reviews2024Developer: Night Eyes InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 64%
Every strike is lethal in this blood-soaked sword fighting game. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last.
- #46 Expedition Agartha70% matchMixed63% of 1,766 reviews2023Developer: Matrioshka GamesPublisher: Wandering WizardPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 55%
Expedition Agartha is a high-stakes first person slasher. Loot ancient treasures, conquer mythological enemies, and extract to safety - alone or up to groups of three. Gear up and launch your expedition in the first and only medieval extraction looter available on Steam!
- #47 Clone Drone in the Hyperdome69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,095 reviews2024Developer: Doborog GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 83%
Cut robots apart in VR. Feel your sword disintegrate their metal bodies. Now you live and die in the Crashloop, a roguelike tournament to the death. Lock swords! Shoot shurikens from your wrist! This is CLONE DRONE... in the HYPERDOME!!!
- #48 Synth Riders69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,675 reviews2019Developer: Kluge InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 60%
Let the music move you as you catch notes, ride the rails, and dodge obstacles in a unique combination of freestyle dancing and fitness workout! Play on PC VR and Steam Frame.
- #49 Wanted: Dead69% matchMixed65% of 2,155 reviews2023Developer: Soleil Ltd.Publisher: Viv's Final Day Off LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.7hMean: 5.9h≥1hr: 60%
From the ex-Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive team comes a janky love letter to PS2-era action. Play a week in the life of the Zombie Unit: an elite Hong Kong police squad carving through a corporate conspiracy in a storm of swordplay and gunfire. Stylish, brutal, and absolutely not for everyone.
- #50 Gladio Mori67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,498 reviews2026Developer: Plebeian StudioPublisher: Bonus Stage PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 75%
Gladio Mori is a physics-driven gladiator fighting game with no health bars. Stab on arteries, pierce vital organs and cut off limbs. Build your own movesets, paint your fighter and battle friends online with cross-play.
- #51 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny67% matchVery Positive85% of 922 reviews2025Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 4.9hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 86%
Reclaim your destiny. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny returns with higher resolution graphics and modernised controls to perform issen critical counter attacks and intense swordplay. Experience this dramatic revenge story set in Feudal Japan.
- #52 Grimlord67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,152 reviews2024Developer: Metalcat Interactive Co.,LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 3.1h≥1hr: 59%
Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the adventurer standing before the darkness and striving for the light against the tyrannical Grim Lord.
- #53 Stonemachia65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,370 reviews2026Developer: Crossfall GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 75%
Fight, Zefiro! Arm yourself with the power of chess and explore Medhelan, a land haunted by the Plague of Angels, in a dark action-adventure with soulslike elements. Will you be able to return to Heaven?
- #54 The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,048 reviews2026Developer: Stéphane Le RoyPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.9hMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 81%
A first-person action game, inspired by Dark Messiah, that provides various ways for defeating your foes, with weaponry, sorcery, stealth, or clever tactics like kicking them into deadly spikes.
- #55 City of Brass67% matchMostly Positive78% of 830 reviews2018Developer: Uppercut Games Pty LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.1hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 83%
A first-person action adventure, inspired by Arabian Nights, from senior BioShock developers.
- #56 Tales Of Glory66% matchVery Positive80% of 1,094 reviews2020Developer: BlackTale GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 52%
Tales Of Glory is setting a new standard for medieval melee fights, bringing best of both worlds by combining large scale battles and full physics one vs many combat, everything packed into a 30+ hours sandbox campaign
- #57 Swordsman VR66% matchMixed69% of 702 reviews2020Developer: Sinn Studio Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 71%
Swordsman is a realistic sword-fighting game. Customize your warrior, battle different factions in epic arenas, and defeat powerful enemies to unlock their special boss weapons on your journey to save the world from evil.
- #58 Dungeons of Blood and Dream65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,235 reviews2024Developer: Lori VornoyPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.3hMean: 5.7h≥1hr: 71%
Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.
