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Glossary:Hack and slash

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Hack and slash
Definition
Hack and slash refers to third-person weapon-based action games that emphasize combat, usually against multiple opponents at the same time.
Examples
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Genres

4X
Action
Adventure
Arcade
ARPG
Art
Artillery
Battle royale
Board
Brawler
Building
Business
Card/tile
CCG
Chess
Clicker
Dating
Driving
Educational
Endless runner
Exploration
Falling block
Farming
Fighting
FPS
Gambling/casino
Hack and slash
Hidden object
Hunting
Idle
Immersive sim
Interactive book
JRPG
Life sim
Mental training
Metroidvania
Mini-games
MMO
MMORPG
Music/rhythm
Open world
Paddle
Party game
Pinball
Platform
Puzzle
Quick time events
Racing
Rail shooter
Roguelike
Rolling ball
RPG
RTS
Sandbox
Shooter
Simulation
Sports
Stealth
Strategy
Survival
Survival horror
Tactical RPG
Tactical shooter
TBS
Text adventure
Tile matching
Time management
Tower defense
TPS
Tricks
Trivia/quiz
Vehicle combat
Vehicle simulator
Visual novel
Wargame
Word