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Best Character Action Game games on PC

Action games built around mastering a playable character’s combat moves. Players chain attacks, evade enemies, and learn precise timing in fast-paced encounters, often through hack-and-slash combat.

Related: Action, Hack and Slash, Spectacle fighter

292 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

292 games

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NINJA GAIDEN 4
NINJA GAIDEN 4
Ninja hack-and-slash combat with weapons that change form mid-fight
88% positive 9,018 reviews
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition Demo
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure about a holy knight fighting monsters
80% positive 8,444 reviews
Vanquish
Vanquish
Third-person sci-fi shooter with boosts and slow-motion gunfights
89% positive 7,380 reviews
Just Act Natural
Just Act Natural
Online hide-and-seek party game with characters made from clay sculptures
87% positive Free
I Am Your Beast
I Am Your Beast
Fast-paced first-person shooter about turning military hunters into prey
97% positive 5,510 reviews
Steelrising
Steelrising
Souls-like action RPG fighting royal automatons in revolutionary Paris
72% positive 4,942 reviews
Moon Hunters
Moon Hunters
Action RPG with short, randomized runs and reputation-shaping choices
79% positive 4,192 reviews
Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
Third-person hack-and-slash action through surreal missions as an executioner
75% positive 4,188 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Third-person ninja action with fast swordplay and bloody battles
77% positive 3,509 reviews
Vigil: The Longest Night Demo
Vigil: The Longest Night
Side-scrolling action RPG with dark exploration and tough boss fights
84% positive 3,451 reviews
Eternights Demo
Eternights
Post-apocalyptic action RPG mixing dungeon fights and relationship choices
86% positive 3,226 reviews
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
Arena hack-and-slash where hand-to-hand attacks fuel your sword attacks
81% positive 2,972 reviews
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)
Colorful action RPG spanning Disney and Pixar worlds
89% positive 2,803 reviews
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
Top-down brawler with martial arts, guns, and environmental kills
87% positive 2,797 reviews
Blades of Time Demo
Blades of Time
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure built around rewinding time in combat
79% positive 2,721 reviews
SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal
SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal
3D ninja-school hack-and-slash with parries and revealing outfits
92% positive 2,720 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
NINJA GAIDEN Σ [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection]
Third-person ninja action with fast combat and difficult enemies
80% positive 2,693 reviews
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
Third-person action game mixing assassin duels with odd jobs
81% positive 2,552 reviews
Homura Hime
Homura Hime
A 3D hack-and-slash game built around bullet-hell boss fights
90% positive 2,515 reviews
Aeruta
Aeruta
A 2D action platformer combining combat with running a bakery
94% positive 2,494 reviews
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
2D action platformer with interconnected ruins and demanding sword-and-magic combat
83% positive 2,362 reviews
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN
Third-person hack-and-slash where enemy blood powers your special attack
87% positive 2,170 reviews
Wanted: Dead
Wanted: Dead
Third-person action game mixing swords and guns in cyberpunk Hong Kong
65% positive 2,152 reviews
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
A third-person hack-and-slash adventure with magic and Mayan ruins
90% positive 2,037 reviews