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Dischan Media · 2026 · Windows

Steam: 72 % positive of 685 reviews, as of Oct 28

Mahou Arms is an anime-inspired character-action hack and slash that tells the story of a magical girl paramilitary group fighting back against an unknown force invading Earth.

24 games that play like Mahou Arms and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Maiden and Spell, Tales of ARISE and NARAKA: BLADEPOINT.

Player tags

  • Early Access
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Hack and Slash
  • Anime
  • Female Protagonist
  • Spectacle fighter
  • Mature
Map region: Fighting & Hack and Slash
Our review: 6.5/10 →Open on Steam ↗

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At a glance

What games like Mahou Arms have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Mahou Arms: Anime (22 of 24), Female Protagonist (21) and Hack and Slash (21).
  • They came out between 2009 and 2026, none of them after Mahou Arms (2026).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Stellar Blade™ (92 % positive of 62,314).

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More about Mahou Arms

Our review

Mahou Arms Review — Anime-Style Hack-and-Slash with Rough Edges

Mahou Arms is a game of flashes: gorgeous music, charming visuals and some genuinely fun boss fights, but it’s held back by repetition, polish issues and launch bugs.

Published July 28, 2026

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6.5/10Verdict from sources

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Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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