"Role-playing video games"
Hack and slash made the transition from the tabletop to role-playing video games, usually starting in D&D-like worlds.
This form of gameplay influenced a wide range of action role-playing games, including games such as Lineage, Xanadu and Diablo.

"Action video games"
Distinct from hack and slash role-playing games, the term "hack and slash" also began being used to refer to weapon-based beat 'em up action games, such as the Golden Axe series.
Journalists covering the video game industry often use the term "hack and slash" to refer to a distinct genre of 3D third-person, weapon-based, melee action games,
including titles such as Sengoku BASARA, Devil May Cry, Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Drakengard, God of War, Genji, No More Heroes, Bayonetta, Darksiders and Dante's Inferno.