7. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Switch)

If you’ve played a Warriors game before, then you’ve basically played One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4. Thin story, okay graphics, and somewhat shallow but satisfying action gameplay are all par for the course here, not to mention a lion’s share of content to work through.

If you’ve ever been curious about what this sub-genre is all about, this is a great place to jump in with its easily approachable gameplay and that lovably goofy One Piece aesthetic. If you’re a long-time fan, we’d encourage you to ask yourself how much you want more of the same and decide based on that.

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is the furthest thing from reinventing the wheel, but it sure has its unique and addictive gameplay loop down to a science.

6. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition (Switch)

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition is a wonderful example of a licensed adaptation doing just about everything right; if you’ve ever read or watched One Piece and thought, 'This would make a great video game!', this is that game.

While it doesn’t spend nearly enough time on its story beats to fully immerse new players into its world, we’d still recommend it even if you’re new to the Straw Hat Crew — there’s plenty of rollicking fun to be had throwing elbows (and swords, and staves, and…) with Luffy and co., and longtime readers will have a blast revisiting their earliest days.

A recommended romp for One Piece and Warriors fans alike.

5. Fire Emblem Warriors (Switch)

Love 'em or hate 'em, the steady stream of crossover Musou games has helped keep the Dynasty Warriors formula fresh and given fans of other franchises attractive entry points. Zelda fans have the Hyrule Warriors series and Fire Emblem enthusiasts have their predictably named crossovers, too.

Fire Emblem Warriors delivers trademark Warriors gameplay, pitting you against hundreds of enemies simultaneously in real-time combo-licious combat, but adds a layer of unit management, giving you the ability to instruct units on the fly and zip between them across the conflict zone at will. Consequently, you get a Fire Emblem-style feeling for the entire battlefield, in addition to the balletic third-person button-play you'd expect from any Warriors title.

Throw in luscious visuals, loads of characters, and a dusting of mechanics borrowed from Nintendo's series, and you're left with a compelling hack-and-slash that even Musou-sceptics would do well to investigate if they've got an ounce of Fire Emblem fandom in their veins.

4. Fate/Samurai Remnant (Switch)

Fate/Samurai Remnant is a hugely enjoyable action RPG that showcases a strong evolution of the very familiar Musou formula. Dynamic combat, rewarding exploration, loads of content, and an appealing art style all work in this one’s favour, though be warned that the story can get a bit too verbose at times.

All the same, we’d give this one a recommendation to anyone looking for a decent action RPG to add to their collection. Fate/Samurai Remnant is well worth your time — if you can handle the performance dips on Switch.

3. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Switch)

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is a thoroughly entertaining mash-up of Musou mayhem, strategy, and relationship-building aspects that should more than satisfy fans of both the franchises involved here. It improves upon its 2017 predecessor in several ways, most notably in providing a far more engaging story featuring a narrative that's ripe for several replays.

With impressively solid performance on Switch and an action-packed campaign that'll see you blasting your way through tens of thousands of foes for a good 30 hours in a single playthrough, this is right up there with the very best Warriors titles that developer Omega Force has ever served up.

2. Persona 5 Strikers (Switch)

Persona 5 Strikers is a slick and stylish spin-off that manages to successfully combine a surprisingly strong story with some satisfying Musou-inspired hack-and-slash action.

There are a few issues here and there, with some necessary grinding at points, slight difficulty imbalances and a camera that can be a bit of a pain during busy battles but, overall, this is a thoroughly entertaining action RPG that comes highly recommended.

1. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch)

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity uses the Dynasty Warriors format, but borrows a layer of Breath of the Wild's polished presentation and story, which elevates it in our eyes.

Boasting a large cast of familiar characters — each with their own movesets and weapons — it gives you the chance to fight the Calamity 100 years before the events of BOTW. Performance could be better in some parts (dramatically better on occasion), but frame rate drops didn't affect our enjoyment of this Hylian hack-and-slasher.

This would be a good option for people who have exhausted BOTW and TOTK but still want to spend quality time in that world. Teaming up with the Four Champions is a treat, and while Age of Calamity is obviously riding on Breath of the Wild's coattails, we enjoyed our time with this quasi-prequel adventure.

Disagree with that ranking? If you haven't rated the games personally, feel free to get stuck in and potentially change the order above, even now, post-publication. And now. Now, too. Yep, you get the idea.

Let us know below if this ranking matches you personal list, and also help us solve the biggest of all Warriors-related mysteries: 'Din-isty' or 'Die-nisty'?

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