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Hack-and-Slash Games

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4 accepted games Taxonomy v3 Source scores weighted by evidence

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4 games in Hack-and-Slash Games

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Melee-focused action built around cutting through groups of enemies with weapon combos, positioning, and sustained offensive pressure.

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Assign Hack-and-Slash when melee-focused action built around cutting through groups of enemies with weapon combos, positioning, and sustained offensive pressure. This must be a sustained, defining part of play rather than an isolated mode or sequence.

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Do not assign Hack-and-Slash from theme, presentation, camera, or a minor mechanic alone; its defining interaction and progression pattern must recur through the core game.