Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and the early God of War games have blessed us with some brilliant hack-and-slash experiences, but the genre seems to have been going dormant in recent years. Fortunately, Stellar Blade's release back in 2024 felt less like a swan song to the genre, but a new beginning, and now the slashnaissance continues with the game's PC port just around the corner – you can get it at a tasty discount if you buy it from the right place.
It remains to be seen whether best action games list, but it strikes a balance between the challenge of a soulslike with the fast-paced combat of those classic hack-and-slash games. With gorgeous visuals and a kick-ass apocalyptic story to boot, Stellar Blade is one of my favorite games of last year, and I'm so glad it's coming to PC now.
You play as Eve, a cyborg who is sent down to Earth alongside her squad to retake the planet from the monstrous creatures called Naytibas. Much like many other apocalyptic games, saving your home isn't exactly an easy task, and things quickly get out of hand, leaving Eve as the sole survivor on a familiar yet dangerous world.
Like many of the action-adventure game.
With the news of a sequel potentially arriving before 2027, now's the best time to pre-order your copy and dive into this beautifully dark world. Wonderfully, there's a price cut worthy of the hack-and-slash genre ahead of launch, as you can grab Stellar Blade for just $53.99 / £53.99 on Fanatical. That's a 10% discount already, and if you were looking to buy it, you may as well get a discount on top.
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