PS4 | Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | 2016 | Action | A musou based on the Arslan anime with rapid weapon switching, a variety of playable characters, and equippable skills to break up monotony |
Xbox One | Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | 2016 | Action | See PS4 |
PS4 | Berserk and the Band of the Hawk | 2017 | Action | A Berserk musou; story mode is almost entirely limited to Guts as a playable character, follows the manga from the Golden Age to the Hawk of the Millennium Empire arcs |
Xbox One | Bladestorm: Nightmare | 2015 | Action | Adds a new story mode with heavy fantasy elements (goblins, dragons, etc); also adds support skills for generic troops |
PS4 | Bladestorm: Nightmare | 2015 | Action | See XBO |
Xbox 360 | Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War | 2007 | Strategy | See PS3 |
PS3 | Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War | 2007 | Strategy | A RTS/musou with a rock-paper-scissors-like element to squad types (which can each be leveled), takes place in an alt-historical version of France/England |
Switch | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | 2019 | Action/Sandbox | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | 2021 | Action/Sandbox | See PS4 |
PS4 | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | 2019 | Action/Sandbox | Restore the world of Dragon Quest 2 by completing requests for villagers and questing for materials, leveling both your character and village along the way |
Xbox Series | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | 2021 | Action/Sandbox | See PS4 |
PS4 | Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below | 2015 | Action | A Dragon Quest-themed musou, with many playable characters from throughout the series' history |
PS4 | Dragon Quest Heroes II | 2017 | Action | Adds more traditional JRPG elements such as overworld traversal and questing to break up the gameplay, but is otherwise similar to the first |
PS4 | Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers (DL only) | 2017 | Action | See Vita |
Vita | Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers (DL only) | 2017 | Strategy | SRPG Three Kingdoms-style, with characters based on their appearance in Dynasty Warriors 8 |
PS2 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 | 2009 | Action | Mobile suit musou madness |
PS3 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Reverts back to the artstyle of previous games, brings back space battles, includes more Gundam series than any previous game |
Switch | Fire Emblem Warriors | 2017 | Action | See 3DS, but runs smoother/can handle more enemies on screen at once |
3DS | Fire Emblem Warriors (New 3DS only) | 2017 | Action | Applies a Fire Emblem coat of paint to the Dynasty Warriors format, still contains support conversations |
Switch | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | 2022 | Action | What if Three Houses, but as more of a musou, with not as much of a time skip, and a different plot/protagonist? Don't forget the tea! |
Wii U | Hyrule Warriors | 2014 | Action | Dynasty Warriors, but make it Zelda! Features weapon and character leveling |
Switch | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | 2020 | Action | Another Zelda musou with a large roster to level up; serves as a prequel to Breath of the Wild with lots of references to the series as a whole |
Switch | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | 2018 | Action | Takes everything from the Wii U and 3DS versions and streamlines it, with some additional costumes to boot |
3DS | Hyrule Warriors Legends (New 3DS only) | 2016 | Action | Includes all DLC from the original game as well as adding two new story chapters; also LINKLE |
Switch | Persona 5 Strikers | 2021 | Action | A sequel to Persona 5 (if you pretend Royal never happened) with ARPG gameplay; much more in-depth strategy required than your typical musou-like game |
PS4 | Persona 5 Strikers | 2021 | Action | See Switch |
Vita | Toukiden 2 | 2017 | Action | Features an open world map for story mode, adds a grappling hook-like mechanic, small helpers to gather items for you, all on the pretense of hunting demonic monsters |
PS4 | Toukiden 2 | 2017 | Action | See Vita |
Vita | Toukiden: Kiwami | 2015 | Action | Contains the entirety of the original game and adds more weapons, monsters, and story content |
Vita | Toukiden: The Age of Demons | 2014 | Action | Koei Tecmo's Monster Hunter clone; targeting specific body parts of demons to collect particular spoils is crucial to attribute improvement |
PS4 | Toukiden Kiwami | 2015 | Action | See Vita |
PS3 | Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll | 2011 | Action | ARPG with 3 different playable characters that can be switched between on the fly, first of its series to be localized |
PS5 | Wild Hearts | 2023 | Action | See XS |
Xbox Series | Wild Hearts | 2023 | Action | Basically Monster Hunter with less campy characters, less monster variety, and a bigger emphasis on the use of tools/traps during hunts |