The Musou Zone

Action games about sweeping through huge crowds with powerful combo attacks.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

The Awakener: Battle Tendency - The Awakener: Battle Tendency fuses Diablo-style build depth with Dynasty Warriors crowd-clearing. In 20–50 intense hours, shred monster hordes and craft your own style with hundreds of affixes and talents—no filler, just kill, loot, grow.
Touken Ranbu Warriors - "Touken Ranbu Warriors" is an action game that is a collaboration between the "spirits of blades" simulation game "Touken Ranbu ONLINE" presented by DMM GAMES and NITRO PLUS, and the thrilling "1 vs. 1,000" WARRIORS series of KOEI TECMO GAMES.
SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 - Players say: Lead Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi through Sengoku-era battles, cutting through enemy armies with combo-driven samurai action. Players like: Sumi-e Art Style · Fast, Flashy Combat · Satisfying Enemy Sweeps ·
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A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins. After a 7-year wait, a new instalment in the tactical action series "SAMURAI WARRIORS" is finally here!

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada - Players say: Follow the Sanada clan through Japan’s Warring States era, fighting multi-stage battles and exploring castle towns between campaigns. Players like: Sanada Family Story · Character Development · Satisfying Combat ·
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Struggle for survival. Death before surrender! Experience the dramatic story and epic, action-packed battles of the Sanada clan during Japan's Warring States period.

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May 23, 2017
85% 👍
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WARRIORS ALL-STARS - Players say: A summoned roster of Koei Tecmo heroes fights through a fantasy kingdom in hack-and-slash battles and branching campaigns. Players like: Crossover Character Roster · Character Interactions · Flashy Hack-and-Slash ·
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A battle of heroes where everyone is the lead! The very first all-stars title for Koei Tecmo! For the first time in Warriors series, flashy action combines both the traits of the original series and new exiting elements such as “Musou Rush”, open scenarios and multiple endings!

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Aug 29, 2017
71% 👍
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DRAGON QUEST HEROES™ II - Players say: Lead Dragon Quest heroes across the Seven Realms, fighting monster hordes, changing vocations, and teaming up online. Players like: Fast, Fluid Combat · Distinct Hero Styles · Progression Systems ·
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DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash Action RPG that sends you on a new adventure to restore order to a once peaceful world filled with monsters and battles of epic proportions. Up to 4 players can play in cooperative multiplayer to defeat an unknown threat looming over the Seven Realms!

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Apr 25, 2017
71% 👍
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ARSLAN: THE WARRIORS OF LEGEND - An exciting collaboration between The Heroic Legend of Arslan anime and the action-infused Warriors series! Experience the grand historical fantasy with ARSLAN: THE WARRIORS OF LEGEND!
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Feb 9, 2016
70% 👍
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Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Fate/EXTELLA LINK - Players say: In a lunar virtual world, lead Charlemagne and other Servants through hack-and-slash battles to stop a new threat. Players like: Improved Musou Combat · Varied Servant Roster · Flashy Special Attacks ·
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History, legend, and sci-fi collide in the latest chapter of the Fate/EXTRA saga! Join 26 Heroic Spirits from all across time as they hack and slash their way across the battlefields of SE.RA.PH, a digital realm for the last survivors of Earth.

Fate/EXTELLA - Players say: After the Moon Cell war, Nero defends her rule in SE.RA.PH through wave-clearing battles and branching Servant stories. Players like: Fate Story and Characters · Favorite Servant Interactions · Enjoyable Crowd Combat ·
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In the digital realm of SE.RA.PH, the Holy Grail War is over, but the land’s new ruler faces challenges and threats from all sides. The servants now find themselves drawing up tense and unlikely alliances, preparing for a conflict that may tear SE.RA.PH apart...or destroy it entirely.

WARRIORS OROCHI 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition - Players say: Lead a three-warrior team through a fractured realm, rescuing heroes and battling vast armies in tactical hack-and-slash combat. Players like: Huge Playable Roster · Crowd-Clearing Combat · Abundant Game Content ·
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The truly ultimate "WARRIORS OROCHI 3" is now available on Steam! With all the content of "WARRIORS OROCHI 3", new characters and episodes that deepen the story, new modes, and DLC that has been released for other platforms, enjoy the world of Orochi to your heart's content!

Persona® 5 Strikers - Players say: Reunite with the Phantom Thieves on a Japan road trip, exploring distorted cities and battling crowds with real-time Persona skills. Players like: Story And Characters · Persona-Style Combat · Stylish Soundtrack ·
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Join the Phantom Thieves and strike back against the corruption overtaking cities across Japan. A summer vacation with close friends takes a sudden turn as a distorted reality emerges; reveal the truth and redeem the hearts of those imprisoned at the center of the crisis!

WARRIORS OROCHI 4 - Players say: Lead a crossover team of Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, and mythic heroes through battlefield missions, switching fighters and using magic. Players like: Huge Playable Roster · Horde-Clearing Combat · Flashy Magic Attacks ·
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The supreme "WARRIORS OROCHI" experience is here! The definitive installment of the "WARRIORS OROCHI 4", featuring all the content of the WARRIORS OROCHI 4: The Ultimate Upgrade Pack, is available now.