Genre : Action , platform. If a ninja cyberpunk game sounds even remotely interesting to you then pick up Ghostrunner. This is an insanely fast-paced hack and slash game set in a futuristic dystopian world where players take on the role of a skilled protagonist tossed out of a large building.
With no memories of what happened prior our hero finds himself getting pulled into a fight between power. This game is going to require skilled platforming, parkour-style jumps, midair dashes, and of course slicing your blade through those unfortunate opponents that stand in the way. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt the third installment to the franchise not only saw a massive overhaul in terms of graphics but provided gamers with a much more lively world filled with quests and exploration.
Players still take the role of Geralt of Rivia, where they must deal with the invasion of the Northern Kingdom along with the growing threat of the Wild Hunt. Outside of just a massive world to explore, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt delivers a long campaign and quests to keep you busy for hours on end. Genre : Action-adventure , action role-playing. Way of the Samurai came out from developer Acquire which you might remember as the developer that made another video game franchise in our list, Tenchu.
This game throws players into a wandering Ronin who happens to come across a village with three factions fighting to take control.
How the story plays out is up to the player as the game features a branching storyline, but you can expect quite a bit of combat throughout the title. Players will be using swords when they decide to challenge an NPC and there are over 40 different types of swords within the game. Combat is rather basic, you have the strong and regular attack, along with the block or kick if needed.
Genre : Action , fighting. For Honor is an action hack-and-slash type video game. Within this For Honor world, factions of medieval knights, samurai, and Vikings meet up on a battlefield in one epic war. This is an multiplayer fighting-based video game, where friends can jump online and battle in a series of modes such as brawls, skirmishes, and elimination type matches.
Likewise, because there are different types of factions featured within the game, there are different weapons to select from. Blade Symphony is a free to play sword battling video game. Each has a unique fighting style to use.
While there are different types of fighters available, Blade Symphony is more focused on flashy animation with fewer realism attacks. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is set in at the Kingdom of Bohemia, the old king has passed leaving his heir to struggle in maintaining order within the lands. As mentioned, developers Warhorse Studios has taken great care in presenting a game that would show an accurate depiction of the period with various armor, clothing, combat techniques, and real-world castles.
This is a long game and it takes a good while before you get into the combat. If you enjoy some of those old PC RPGs that are very narrative-driven then that might not be a problem for you.
Mordhau is a hack-and-slash style multiplayer video game, almost similar to For Honor. Players will enter a battle filled with over sixty players as they attempt to outlast or bring victory to their team. Soulcalibur is a fighting game that got its start in where it was called Soul Edge in the arcades.
However, since then the franchise has continued to see new installments released for console and PC platforms. The latest of which is Soulcalibur VI from The game series is easy to get involved with as it still has the arcade-style of combat where you can pick up a controller and start delivering some powerful attacks against your opponent without too much of a learning curve. There is a storyline attached with the latest installment acting as a reboot to the entire series so this would make for a great jumping point into the franchise.
As for the combat, each match involves two characters with their respected weapons. To go one step further, there are special guest fighters that are added into games with the latest installment featuring 2B from Nier: Automata and Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher. Bushido Blade is a fighting game that came out back in for the original PlayStation console. From the tense and dramatic duels of Dark Souls 3 to For Honor's bombastic action-forward melees, here are some of the best.
Updated November 3, , by Michael Llewellyn: There is something more satisfying about hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting in video games. Maybe it's because these weapons allow us to act out childhood fantasies of warriors and or Errol Flynn-like duels. Even some of the greatest arcade games let us jump into the shoes of a Conan-like warrior with the likes of the Golden Axe series. However, the technology has moved on since Sega's classic hack-and-slash series. Some games require clever tactics, timing, and patience in fights.
This is especially so as the video game industry continues to evolve with improved physics and artificial intelligence. With that in mind, there are still some classic games that can hold their own against modern titles when it comes to skill and pacing. First released in , Onimusha is still considered one of the best games developed by Capcom. It combines elements of the classic Resident Evil series with a technical sword fighting system that requires skill. It also shares many elements with the Devil May Cry series, but it is a much more measured game that favors timing and patience over the kinetic action combat system seen in Devil May Cry.
Its remaster was released in and still proved itself a game worthy of sword-fighting fans twenty years on. Not only does it feature an excellent storyline with meaningful and memorable side quests that impact the world around your choices, but it has an excellent combat system too.
The Witcher 3 has never felt as weighty or as impactful as a game like God of War or Dark Souls, but the system shines in its fluidity and the satisfaction of landing counters and finishers at the right time. Using the Lightsaber feels great even when using the Move controllers on the PSVR, and the game offers a chance to duel Vader himself as well offering more longevity with the excellent Lightsaber Dojo mode.
Released in , Soul Calibur VI was something of a comeback for the series and a huge improvement over its predecessor. The combat still feels great for those familiar with its predecessors and it is more accessible than ever before and easy to pick up for almost anybody. Fights can go back and forth and a simple mistake is to turn the tide and break the flow of an offensive.
The Way of the Samurai series began on the PlayStation 2 in , with the series' final entry landing on the PlayStation 3 in with Way of the Samurai 4. No match ever plays the same way. With characters that have unique weapons and with constant new characters pumped out, there's always going to be something for someone in Brawlhalla. Now, who doesn't like to suffer? Don't worry; Dark Souls has you on this one. Dark Souls will make sure you are not having fun. Whether you're dying to a giant tree, falling off a cliff, or losing all your progress because you got blasted off a ledge by another player while you were waiting for a friend to catch up.
Okay, maybe that last one was oddly specific. Dark Souls has you. Please go easy on me, Mr. Death: Dark Souls is unforgiving and relentless, but some people like the challenge.
The learning curve and adaptability to learn new patterns helps players get better at not just Dark Souls, but other games as well. Oh, did I mention this game is hard? Dark Souls will continuously remind you that it's a challenging game, but with patience and trial and error, the satisfaction of overcoming that nasty boss will satisfy your adrenaline. But This is what makes Dark Souls enjoyable. Sure it's difficult but oh so satisfying when you win.
Welcome to Die: While Dark Souls may not be the most cinematic game ever made. The lore is rich. By finding items throughout the world and figuring out how certain characters ended up in this undying state. A lot is left to be ambiguous and open to interpretation.
Another title from From Software. Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, A souls like game that likes to remind you that life is pain. However, this time around, you're suffering as a ninja. Blocking is key to everything, or I guess parrying would be the better term. It's kind of like Jedi Fallen Order, but less forgiving. Your timing needs to be spot on, and if you spam the block button, the game will recognize it and will less likely give you a parry. I wonder what's behind this man-eating tree: Like most other From Software, game exploration is encouraged.
More often than not, it can be gratifying to walk off the beaten path. Once you get the parrying down, it becomes like a rhythm. Similar to a Japanese duel. It's not all that flashy, but rather slow, and collected. Wait for the perfect moment to execute a flawless strike. When at first you don't succeed, try try again…just not too much: Luckily, when you die you don't lose all of your progress.
Instead, you have the option to resurrect. Now, if you die two times in a row, you will lose a percentage of your progress and will be unrecoverable. Travel to the mysterious island of Japan as the pirate turned Samurai, William Adams. Another soulborne type of game. What's interesting about this one is, rather than utilizing blocks, dodges, and parries, it utilizes all of these and focuses on stance changes. These are actual stances used in katana combat. A real Western Samurai: Nioh takes place shortly after the Sengoku era around Players control William Adams, who is loosely based on the English pilot of the same name.
You have your standard mid stance, more oppressive high stance, and quicker low stance. All of which the player can utilize to get through different kinds of enemies. It's not as tricky as let's say dark souls, but it's challenging enough to keep it fun.
That's quite the arsenal: There is a wide variety of weapon choices. You can use swords, spears, hammers, Kusari-Gamas chain and sickle. All of which have their own stances, and move sets with different skill trees. For Honor is a medieval combat simulator that puts you in the boots of a Viking, Samurai, or knight warrior and lets you battle to the death with other players. It's a skill-focused fighting game that requires you to read your opponent's movements and adapt to their patterns.
All is fair in love and war: While on the battlefield, you can uses feats and perks. The more eliminations and assists you perform, the quicker these abilities become available. One perk includes a catapult or a volley of fire arrows. Works excellent in one v three situations.
For Honor utilizes precise timing and quick second reactions. At first glance, For Honor might turn people off with its intense learning curve, but given time and patience, For Honor shines as a unique PVP game, and is worthy to dine in the halls of Valhalla.
It almost measures up to the violence seen in Mortal Kombat, but a little more realistic. You can only perform them after a final blow from a heavy attack. Ubisoft is continually adding new execution, emote, and victory animations during each significant patch update. Skip to main content. Level up. Earn rewards. Your XP: 0. Updated: 25 Mar am. BY: Jaron Panikkar. Top 15 Sword Fighting Games that are amazing Hack, slash, and fight your way through these razor-sharp games.
En Garde Swords are one of the oldest and coolest weapons ever made. More on this topic: Swordplay. As a wandering ronin, I have witnessed my fair share of epic battles and dangerous quests.
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More Top Stories. For Honor - E3 Announcement How many of these sword fighting games have you played? Sure, guns are great.
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