Hack 'n' Slash is a video game developed by Double Fine Productions. Prototyped during Double Fine's open Amnesia Fortnight 2012 Hack 'n' Slash is a top-down action-adventure game similar to The Legend of Zelda though with in-game weapons and objects that allow the player to hack the game's world to achieve victory. The game was released to Steam's Early Access on May 6 2014 for Microsoft Windows OS X and Linux computers. It left early access status and became a full release on September 9 2014.