Hordes of monsters, a shower of loot and builds to tinker with: action RPGs in the Diablo tradition where you fight your way from gear to better gear.
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A grim hack-and-slash ARPG with a sprawling passive tree, flexible skill gems and far more deliberate, dodge-heavy boss fights than its predecessor. A haven for theorycrafters who love tinkering with builds and chasing endgame loot.
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where you carve through demon hordes with one of several classes while chasing ever-better loot. Its real draw is the endgame loop of Greater Rifts, seasons and co-op play.
A grim free-to-play loot-driven ARPG with an enormous passive skill tree and socketed gem system that enable near-limitless build crafting. Its deep endgame mapping and seasonal leagues keep theorycrafters hooked for years.
A grim hack-and-slash ARPG with a sprawling passive tree, flexible skill gems and far more deliberate, dodge-heavy boss fights than its predecessor. A haven for theorycrafters who love tinkering with builds and chasing endgame loot.
A grim hack-and-slash ARPG with a sprawling passive tree, flexible skill gems and far more deliberate, dodge-heavy boss fights than its predecessor. A haven for theorycrafters who love tinkering with builds and chasing endgame loot.
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where you carve through demon hordes with one of several classes while chasing ever-better loot. Its real draw is the endgame loop of Greater Rifts, seasons and co-op play.
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where you carve through demon hordes with one of several classes while chasing ever-better loot. Its real draw is the endgame loop of Greater Rifts, seasons and co-op play.
A grim free-to-play loot-driven ARPG with an enormous passive skill tree and socketed gem system that enable near-limitless build crafting. Its deep endgame mapping and seasonal leagues keep theorycrafters hooked for years.
2013PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playablefree89 % positive
Very positive, 250,343 reviews on Steam
Dark, serious atmosphere
Challenging difficulty
Deep systems to master
A grim free-to-play loot-driven ARPG with an enormous passive skill tree and socketed gem system that enable near-limitless build crafting. Its deep endgame mapping and seasonal leagues keep theorycrafters hooked for years.
A grim, gothic loot-driven action RPG where you carve through demon hordes across a shared open world, endlessly tuning your build with skills, aspects and legendary gear. A brooding story about Lilith's return sets the stage, while the endgame keeps you chasing better loot in dungeons and seasons.
A grim, gothic loot-driven action RPG where you carve through demon hordes across a shared open world, endlessly tuning your build with skills, aspects and legendary gear. A brooding story about Lilith's return sets the stage, while the endgame keeps you chasing better loot in dungeons and seasons.
A hack-and-slash ARPG built around deep buildcrafting, where every skill has its own tree, plus 15 mastery classes and a generous crafting system. A time-travel story across different eras frames an endless loot-driven endgame.
A hack-and-slash ARPG built around deep buildcrafting, where every skill has its own tree, plus 15 mastery classes and a generous crafting system. A time-travel story across different eras frames an endless loot-driven endgame.
A fast-paced Diablo-style action RPG with pixel art, where you cut through hordes of enemies, chase loot, and craft deep builds through skills, relics and gear. The tone is tongue-in-cheek and absurd rather than grim.
2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable19.99 €81 % positive
Very positive, 6,933 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Strong character progression
Fast pace
A fast-paced Diablo-style action RPG with pixel art, where you cut through hordes of enemies, chase loot, and craft deep builds through skills, relics and gear. The tone is tongue-in-cheek and absurd rather than grim.
A visually striking Diablo-style hack-and-slash with classless character building via a huge rotatable passive tree and flashy avatar transformations. Lots of loot and build freedom, though it launched in a rough state.
A visually striking Diablo-style hack-and-slash with classless character building via a huge rotatable passive tree and flashy avatar transformations. Lots of loot and build freedom, though it launched in a rough state.
A classic loot-driven action RPG set in mythological Greece, where you combine masteries into your own builds and carve through hordes of legendary monsters. The sequel modernizes the formula with a fresh look and more deliberate combat featuring dodges.
2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox39.99 €81 % positive
Very positive, 17,803 reviews on Steam
Strong character progression
Fantasy setting
Lavish presentation
A classic loot-driven action RPG set in mythological Greece, where you combine masteries into your own builds and carve through hordes of legendary monsters. The sequel modernizes the formula with a fresh look and more deliberate combat featuring dodges.
A remastered action RPG classic built around addictive monster slaying, loot hunting and deep character builds in a grim world. Play solo or in co-op through Sanctuary with modernized visuals and the original gameplay feel.
A remastered action RPG classic built around addictive monster slaying, loot hunting and deep character builds in a grim world. Play solo or in co-op through Sanctuary with modernized visuals and the original gameplay feel.
A pixel-art hack-and-slash looter with roguelike touches: you cut through hordes of enemies, grow deep talent trees and chase better gear, with online co-op for up to four players.
2014PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playable−40 %7.79 € 4.67 € 2 days left67 % positive
Mixed, 36,980 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Strong character progression
Distinctive, stylised art style
A pixel-art hack-and-slash looter with roguelike touches: you cut through hordes of enemies, grow deep talent trees and chase better gear, with online co-op for up to four players.
An isometric action RPG set in gothic Zagoravia that feels more agile than typical loot games thanks to jumping and dodging. Weapons, outfits and destiny cards replace fixed classes for flexible builds, all spiced up by a snarky narrator voice.
2015PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified19.99 €84 % positive
Very positive, 3,727 reviews on Steam
Fast pace
Melee combat with weapons or fists
Strong character progression
An isometric action RPG set in gothic Zagoravia that feels more agile than typical loot games thanks to jumping and dodging. Weapons, outfits and destiny cards replace fixed classes for flexible builds, all spiced up by a snarky narrator voice.
A fast, fluid action RPG with hack-and-slash combat and very flexible character building that lets you freely mix class skills. Its colorful, comic-styled world of Amalur invites lots of exploration and side quests.
2012PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable87 % positive
Very positive, 11,911 reviews on Steam
Fantasy setting
Lore and world history
Lots to discover
A fast, fluid action RPG with hack-and-slash combat and very flexible character building that lets you freely mix class skills. Its colorful, comic-styled world of Amalur invites lots of exploration and side quests.
A free-to-play online action RPG with fast combat, deep character customization and an endless stream of missions played with friends or in large shared areas. Loot and build grinding are the heart of the game.
2012PC, PlayStation, Xboxfree68 % positive
Mixed, 24,742 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Playing together in co-op
Co-op or multiplayer
A free-to-play online action RPG with fast combat, deep character customization and an endless stream of missions played with friends or in large shared areas. Loot and build grinding are the heart of the game.
2020PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable−85 %33.99 € 5.09 € 2 days left47 % positive
Torchlight III is a colorful hack-and-slash action RPG where you loot dungeons alone or with friends and pets while building up your character. Its cartoonish look and accessible combat define it, though it was received less warmly than its predecessors.
2020PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable−85 %33.99 € 5.09 € 2 days left47 % positive
Mixed, 10,415 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
Fast pace
Strong character progression
Torchlight III is a colorful hack-and-slash action RPG where you loot dungeons alone or with friends and pets while building up your character. Its cartoonish look and accessible combat define it, though it was received less warmly than its predecessors.
A free-to-play MMORPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms, with real-time action combat. You team up with other players to tackle the city of Neverwinter, dungeons and campaigns, steadily building your hero through loot and abilities.
A free-to-play MMORPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms, with real-time action combat. You team up with other players to tackle the city of Neverwinter, dungeons and campaigns, steadily building your hero through loot and abilities.
An isometric hack-and-slash action RPG where legendary heroes battle draconic hordes, craft builds through the Ancestral Grid and grow a home city. Tamed wyrmlings fight at your side.
An isometric hack-and-slash action RPG where legendary heroes battle draconic hordes, craft builds through the Ancestral Grid and grow a home city. Tamed wyrmlings fight at your side.
A fast, flashy fantasy action RPG where you freely mix class abilities through a destiny system. Its colorful, comic-styled world offers plenty of side quests and exploration.
2020PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified39.99 €78 % positive
Mostly positive, 6,388 reviews on Steam
Fantasy setting
Lore and world history
Lots to discover
A fast, flashy fantasy action RPG where you freely mix class abilities through a destiny system. Its colorful, comic-styled world offers plenty of side quests and exploration.
Vanillaware's hand-painted side-scrolling brawler blends fast hack-and-slash combat with RPG progression and loot hunting. Up to four players can team up to run dungeons, pick from six very different classes and fight huge bosses.
Vanillaware's hand-painted side-scrolling brawler blends fast hack-and-slash combat with RPG progression and loot hunting. Up to four players can team up to run dungeons, pick from six very different classes and fight huge bosses.
A grim isometric action RPG with roguelike runs where you carve through demonic hordes against a ticking clock, stacking loot and skills into powerful builds. Its setting reimagines Brazil's War of Canudos as a supernatural tragedy.
2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable19.50 €83 % positive
Very positive, 3,651 reviews on Steam
Dark, serious atmosphere
Runs that play out differently every time
Strong character progression
A grim isometric action RPG with roguelike runs where you carve through demonic hordes against a ticking clock, stacking loot and skills into powerful builds. Its setting reimagines Brazil's War of Canudos as a supernatural tragedy.
A visually impressive MMORPG with fluid, combo-driven action combat in a huge open world. Beyond fighting, it offers many life skills such as fishing, trading, cooking and alchemy, plus large-scale siege wars.
A visually impressive MMORPG with fluid, combo-driven action combat in a huge open world. Beyond fighting, it offers many life skills such as fishing, trading, cooking and alchemy, plus large-scale siege wars.
A hack-and-slash dungeon crawler set in the EverQuest universe, offering loot, class building and co-op fights as a sequel to Champions of Norrath. Its new twist is the option to fight for either good or evil.
A hack-and-slash dungeon crawler set in the EverQuest universe, offering loot, class building and co-op fights as a sequel to Champions of Norrath. Its new twist is the option to fight for either good or evil.
A Japanese monster-hunting action RPG where you take down giant Oni by targeting and destroying individual body parts. Hunt solo or in co-op with AI companions, craft gear, and return to a village hub between missions in a semi-open world.
2016PC, PlayStation59.99 €80 % positive
Very positive, 1,179 reviews on Steam
Boss fights as highlights
Playing together in co-op
Melee combat with weapons or fists
A Japanese monster-hunting action RPG where you take down giant Oni by targeting and destroying individual body parts. Hunt solo or in co-op with AI companions, craft gear, and return to a village hub between missions in a semi-open world.
A vibrant anime-styled open world where you swap between a team of heroes and chain elemental reactions in fast real-time combat. Every region is packed with puzzles, secrets and climbable vistas, and regular updates keep expanding the world.
A vibrant anime-styled open world where you swap between a team of heroes and chain elemental reactions in fast real-time combat. Every region is packed with puzzles, secrets and climbable vistas, and regular updates keep expanding the world.
You play an awakened vampire who hunts for blood, avoids deadly sunlight and builds up your own castle. Fast top-down combat against memorable bosses drives your progression, whether you play solo or with others on online servers.
2024PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck verified34.99 €89 % positive
Very positive, 111,131 reviews on Steam
Open world
Resources and survival
Boss fights as highlights
You play an awakened vampire who hunts for blood, avoids deadly sunlight and builds up your own castle. Fast top-down combat against memorable bosses drives your progression, whether you play solo or with others on online servers.
NCSoft's free-to-play MMORPG built around a flexible weapon-combo class system, animal shapeshifting for gliding, swimming and running, and large-scale guild sieges. Weather and day-night cycles reshape both the open world and its battles.
NCSoft's free-to-play MMORPG built around a flexible weapon-combo class system, animal shapeshifting for gliding, swimming and running, and large-scale guild sieges. Weather and day-night cycles reshape both the open world and its battles.
A massive online RPG that lets you roam across Tamriel, delivering classic Elder Scrolls questing with fully voiced storylines. You can play it solo or team up for dungeons, trials and large-scale PvP battles.
2014PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified19.99 €82 % positive
Very positive, 134,712 reviews on Steam
Open world
Lore and world history
Dense, handcrafted world
A massive online RPG that lets you roam across Tamriel, delivering classic Elder Scrolls questing with fully voiced storylines. You can play it solo or team up for dungeons, trials and large-scale PvP battles.
2017PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch59 % positive
A free-to-play online action RPG where you rise from immortal warrior to god, choosing from many classes. It blends fantasy and science fiction with fast combat and heavy progression.
2017PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch59 % positive
Mixed, 4,362 reviews on Steam
Lots of grind
Fast pace
Co-op or multiplayer
A free-to-play online action RPG where you rise from immortal warrior to god, choosing from many classes. It blends fantasy and science fiction with fast combat and heavy progression.
A monster-hunting action RPG set in Azuma, a fictional land inspired by feudal Japan, where you fight giant Kemono beasts. The Karakuri system lets you build crates, springs and ramps mid-fight, setting it apart from its peers, and it shines in three-player co-op.
A monster-hunting action RPG set in Azuma, a fictional land inspired by feudal Japan, where you fight giant Kemono beasts. The Karakuri system lets you build crates, springs and ramps mid-fight, setting it apart from its peers, and it shines in three-player co-op.
You pick one of six heroes and roam the vast world of Ancaria, mastering combat arts and spells in pursuit of rich loot. This remaster sharpens the combat, adds high-res textures and bundles every expansion into one edition.
2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable19.99 €54 % positive
Mixed, 1,371 reviews on Steam
Open world
Lots to discover
Fantasy setting
You pick one of six heroes and roam the vast world of Ancaria, mastering combat arts and spells in pursuit of rich loot. This remaster sharpens the combat, adds high-res textures and bundles every expansion into one edition.
A colorful hack-and-slash action RPG with MMO elements, where you join the Adventurer's Guild and uncover the secrets of the Atlan crystals. It focuses on fast combat, classes and gear progression.
2023PC, PlayStationfree66 % positive
Mixed, 598 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
Fast pace
Melee combat with weapons or fists
A colorful hack-and-slash action RPG with MMO elements, where you join the Adventurer's Guild and uncover the secrets of the Atlan crystals. It focuses on fast combat, classes and gear progression.
A survival action RPG set in a vast fantasy realm where you push back a corrupting fog, fight bosses, and build elaborate voxel-based bases, solo or with up to 16 friends.
2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified39.99 €86 % positive
Very positive, 99,710 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Open world
Building and crafting
A survival action RPG set in a vast fantasy realm where you push back a corrupting fog, fight bosses, and build elaborate voxel-based bases, solo or with up to 16 friends.
A Vampire Survivors-style horde survival roguelite dressed in late-90s Diablo-era pre-rendered visuals, where you shred monster swarms, stack abilities and loot, and steadily unlock new heroes and permanent upgrades.
A Vampire Survivors-style horde survival roguelite dressed in late-90s Diablo-era pre-rendered visuals, where you shred monster swarms, stack abilities and loot, and steadily unlock new heroes and permanent upgrades.
An open-world fantasy RPG with very free character development, spell crafting and magic cards. The story of fighting Gandohar mainly serves as a backdrop to exploring the world.
An open-world fantasy RPG with very free character development, spell crafting and magic cards. The story of fighting Gandohar mainly serves as a backdrop to exploring the world.
A blend of tower defense and action RPG where you place towers and traps and fight alongside them as one of four heroes against waves of enemies. Shines in co-op, with endless loot and character growth.
2020PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable14.79 €67 % positive
Mixed, 3,269 reviews on Steam
Playing together in co-op
Tactical depth
Co-op or multiplayer
A blend of tower defense and action RPG where you place towers and traps and fight alongside them as one of four heroes against waves of enemies. Shines in co-op, with endless loot and character growth.
A free-to-play online action MMORPG set in a sprawling fantasy world, playable solo or with friends across wide regions and dungeons. Real-time combat and character development are the core of the experience.
2020PC, PlayStation, Xboxfree52 % positive
Mixed, 31,116 reviews on Steam
Lots of grind
Co-op or multiplayer
Open world
A free-to-play online action MMORPG set in a sprawling fantasy world, playable solo or with friends across wide regions and dungeons. Real-time combat and character development are the core of the experience.
You rise as a reanimated skeleton and hack your way through dungeons in a rogue-lite brawler, collecting gear and mixing perks on your way to settle a deadly grudge.
2021PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified16.49 €82 % positive
Very positive, 158 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Runs that play out differently every time
Melee combat with weapons or fists
You rise as a reanimated skeleton and hack your way through dungeons in a rogue-lite brawler, collecting gear and mixing perks on your way to settle a deadly grudge.
A cooperative tower defense game with action RPG elements: up to four players place defenses, fight alongside them and chase loot to keep upgrading their heroes.
A cooperative tower defense game with action RPG elements: up to four players place defenses, fight alongside them and chase loot to keep upgrading their heroes.
Hack and slash games on PlayStation are built around a simple loop: kill big groups of monsters, pick up gear, and tweak your character until the next tougher area feels manageable. The appeal is in the small upgrades and the build experiments, and most of the games here support co-op, so you can share that loop with friends.
The first thing to decide is how much complexity you want. Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile are tagged as difficult and suit players who enjoy digging into systems and learning from mistakes. Diablo III is a more approachable starting point, and its tags point to atmosphere and a great soundtrack. Diablo IV adds an open world and a horror tone, while Diablo II: Resurrected is the pick if you want the older, classic style of the series.
Art style and mood matter too. The Slormancer and Hero Siege both use pixel art and roguelike elements, and The Slormancer leans colorful and comedic. Victor Vran also has a comedic streak alongside its dark fantasy setting. If you would rather explore and follow a story than chase endgame builds, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is tagged open world, exploration and story rich. Titan Quest II brings a mythology setting with exploration, which is a nice change from the usual demons and undead.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best hack and slash game on PlayStation for beginners?
Diablo III is a good place to start, as it is a co-op action RPG with an atmospheric dark fantasy setting and a great soundtrack. Victor Vran and The Slormancer are also worth a look if you prefer a lighter, comedic tone.
Which hack and slash games on PlayStation have co-op?
Most of the list supports co-op, including Diablo IV, Diablo II: Resurrected, Path of Exile 2, Last Epoch and Hero Siege. Titan Quest II is tagged for co-op as well.
Which hack and slash games on PlayStation are the most challenging?
Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile are both tagged as difficult, so they are the best fit if you want a steep learning curve and plenty of build depth.
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