Hack and Slash gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Hack and Slash, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 5,983 games in the catalog, 3,083 with a sales estimate.
Games
5,983
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$9.6B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$4.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
27.9%
861 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Black Myth: Wukong 22.7%
- Dying Light 3.1%
- Sekiroâ„¢: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition 2.7%
- God of War 2.3%
- FOR HONORâ„¢ 2.2%
- Other (3078 games) 67.0%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Hack and Slash games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Black Myth: Wukong Game Science | 2024-08-19 | 1,211,852 | 2,406,967 | 36,104,505 | $2,165,909,255 |
| 2 |  Dying Light Techland | 2015-01-26 | 495,330 | 45,770 | 11,887,920 | $297,079,121 |
| 3 |  Sekiroâ„¢: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition FromSoftware, Inc. | 2019-03-21 | 355,872 | 124,334 | 4,270,464 | $256,185,135 |
| 4 |  God of War Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive | 2022-01-14 | 184,849 | 73,529 | 4,436,376 | $221,774,436 |
| 5 |  FOR HONORâ„¢ Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Toronto, Blue Byte | 2017-02-13 | 164,909 | 216,499 | 6,926,178 | $207,716,078 |
| 6 |  Diablo® IV Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. | 2023-10-17 | 76,883 | 63,906 | 4,153,890 | $207,652,961 |
| 7 |  Stellar Bladeâ„¢ SHIFT UP Corporation | 2025-06-11 | 94,518 | 130,770 | 3,308,130 | $198,454,719 |
| 8 |  WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Leenzee | 2025-07-23 | 106,085 | 40,805 | 3,712,975 | $185,611,620 |
| 9 |  Hades Supergiant Games | 2020-09-17 | 308,567 | 54,015 | 7,405,608 | $185,066,144 |
| 10 |  Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,402 | 87,541 | 2,626,230 | $183,809,838 |
| 11 |  Monster Hunter: World CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2018-08-08 | 517,276 | 329,333 | 5,690,036 | $170,482,232 |
| 12 |  STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Orderâ„¢ Respawn Entertainment | 2019-11-14 | 175,420 | 46,513 | 3,859,240 | $154,331,008 |
| 13 |  Path of Exile 2 Grinding Gear Games | 2024-12-06 | 226,308 | 578,562 | 4,628,496 | $138,808,595 |
| 14 |  No Rest for the Wicked Moon Studios GmbH | 2024-04-18 | 82,006 | 62,805 | 3,444,252 | $137,735,637 |
| 15 |  Last Epoch Eleventh Hour Games | 2024-02-21 | 118,396 | 258,503 | 3,877,545 | $135,675,300 |
| 16 |  NieR:Automataâ„¢ Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 153,409 | 23,813 | 3,374,998 | $134,966,170 |
| 17 |  Hades II Supergiant Games | 2025-09-25 | 123,379 | 112,602 | 4,451,820 | $133,510,082 |
| 18 |  Middle-earthâ„¢: Shadow of Warâ„¢ Monolith Productions | 2017-10-09 | 117,079 | 67,943 | 2,575,738 | $128,761,143 |
| 19 |  Dead Cells Motion Twin | 2018-08-06 | 183,560 | 14,880 | 4,405,440 | $110,047,891 |
| 20 |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Fatshark | 2018-03-08 | 147,672 | 104,134 | 3,248,784 | $97,431,032 |
| 21 |  Killing Floor 2 Tripwire Interactive | 2016-11-18 | 129,435 | 69,246 | 2,914,180 | $87,396,258 |
| 22 |  DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2025-01-16 | 30,190 | 69,318 | 1,207,600 | $84,519,924 |
| 23 |  Mount & Blade: Warband TaleWorlds Entertainment | 2010-03-31 | 172,142 | 32,799 | 4,211,630 | $84,190,484 |
| 24 |  CODE VEIN Bandai Namco Studios | 2019-09-26 | 62,548 | 22,946 | 1,376,056 | $82,549,599 |
| 25 |  Devil May Cry 5 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2019-03-07 | 170,788 | 88,735 | 2,732,608 | $81,950,914 |
Releases per year
Is Hack and Slash trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
14
2010
12
2011
23
2012
22
2013
47
2014
56
2015
62
2016
95
2017
104
2018
123
2019
194
2020
274
2021
343
2022
348
2023
486
2024
632
2025
611
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Hack and Slash games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Phantom Blade Zero S-GAME Studio | 6 |
| 2 |  Tides of Annihilation Eclipse Glow Games | 18 |
| 3 |  CONTROL Resonant Remedy Entertainment | 22 |
| 4 |  State of Decay 3 Undead Labs | 27 |
| 5 |  Vindictus: Defying Fate NEXON | 28 |
| 6 |  Emberville Cygnus Cross | 65 |
| 7 |  Crowsworn Mongoose Rodeo | 97 |
| 8 |  Mariachi Legends Halberd Studios | 113 |
| 9 |  SPINE - This is Gun Fu Nekki | 130 |
| 10 |  V.A Proxy PyroLith | 136 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Hack and Slash games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $183,809,838 |
| 2 | | $133,510,082 |
| 3 |  | $55,297,699 |
| 4 |  | $54,695,645 |
| 5 |  | $34,645,190 |
| 6 |  | $25,920,703 |
| 7 |  | $15,699,468 |
| 8 |  | $15,409,702 |
| 9 |  | $14,191,761 |
| 10 |  | $12,377,473 |