The Best Boss Games for Playstation 4 - Page 4

Update : Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess added at rank #35.
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Remnant: From the Ashes (2019)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

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  • boss
  • cooperative
  • post-apocalyptic
  • shooter
  • souls
  • tps
  • boss-fight
  • third-person
  • dungeon
  • survival
  • combat
  • action
  • fight
  • difficult

32

Mokoko X (2022)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Conquer the bigger portion of the screen and save the unlucky girls from the various absurd troublemakers.


  • top-down
  • dating-sim
  • shoot-em-up
  • anime
  • arcade
  • bullet-hell
  • boss
  • 2d
  • en
  • cute
  • funny
  • villain
  • story
  • retro

33

8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Light Dark 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure is a challenging action-adventure game inspired by Metroidvanias and Dark Souls. You play as Arum, a young girl trying to save her father's soul from the afterlife. Navigate the 8 Doors of Purgatory and defeat many enemies in your way! Prove your skills and fight difficult bosses for a satisfying experience.


What we like:
  • Responsive controls
  • Dual use weapons for exploration and combat
  • Upgrade system with perks
  • Rewarding boss battles
  • Charming world to explore
What could be improved:
  • Occasional frustration when items needed to progress are not indicated
  • Normal enemy combat can become monotonous

  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • boss-fight
  • platform
  • hand-drawn
  • low-quality
  • difficult
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • like
  • adventure
  • fight
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • souls

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9 Years of Shadows (2023)

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(Nintendo Switch) Nintendo Switch PC Windows (Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Xbox One)

9 Years of Shadows is a metroidvania game with a good plot and beautiful graphics. You play as Europa, exploring Talos Castle to remove the curse that caused the world to lose its color and emotions. With elemental armors and escalating complexity in Europa's powers, the game is a delightful experience for fans of the genre.


What we like:
  • Solid mechanics
  • Beautiful graphics and music
  • Escalating complexity in Europa's powers
  • Unique elemental armors
  • Good plot
What could be improved:
  • Minor bugs and glitches
  • Environmental puzzles lack intricacy
  • No fast travel
  • Unskippable cutscenes
  • Game might be too easy

  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • platform
  • underwater
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • story
  • adventure
  • lore
  • atmospheric
  • redwall
  • action

35

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch 2 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

A new tale of the Kami awaits... Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura Action Strategy game.


  • tower-defense
  • strategy
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • dance
  • mythology
  • battle
  • combat
  • fight
  • demons
  • tactical
  • real-time
  • lore

36

Final Vendetta (2022)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Final Vendetta is an arcade-style throwback inspired by the 16 and 32-bit-era of gaming. It features large, gorgeously animated character sprites, true-to-the-era hand-drawn pixel art backgrounds and timeless old school flourishes. Perfectly combining elements from Final Fight and Streets of Rage 2 with generous dashes of NEO GEO style, Final Vendetta is a master class in kicking ass!


What we like:
  • Classic visuals and gameplay
  • Coop play for up to two players
  • Challenging bosses
What could be improved:
  • Limited lives on Easy or Hard mode
  • Some cheap enemy attacks and grabs

  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • boss
  • pixel
  • classic
  • brawler
  • old-school
  • soundtrack
  • fight
  • side-scrolling
  • retro
  • combo
  • cooperative
  • scroller
  • arts

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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is an incredible adventure game set in a gorgeous, vast dieselpunk world. You take on the role of Rayton, a disgruntled former resistance soldier, to reclaim your mechanical fist and fight your way through the hierarchy of the city. Explore rich, interconnected environments packed with secrets and traverse through snowy mountain tops to bustling neon cities. Unlock weapons and abilities to progress further, use precision-based platforming segments and master combo-based combat system with three different weapons to be successful.


What we like:
  • Interconnected World
  • Diverse Gameplay
  • Deep Combat System
  • Rich Visuals & Soundscape
  • Challenging yet Rewarding
What could be improved:
  • Some May Find Bosses Difficult
  • There's a Lot of Travelling

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • exploration
  • boss
  • combat
  • combo
  • fight
  • boss-fight
  • mech
  • war
  • narrative
  • steampunk
  • side-scrolling
  • challenging
  • robots

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Axiom (2021)

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85
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android Playstation 4

In a cyberpunk world where giant corporations take advantage of their power, only those with the ability to enter the human mind can stop corruption at its source. You are a mind assassin called Miles and this mind-bending first-person action-adventure is your story of revenge.


  • platform
  • metroid
  • retro
  • boss
  • exploration
  • classic
  • boss-fight
  • sci-fi
  • combat
  • fight
  • old-school
  • challenging
  • shooter
  • adventure

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Eldest Souls (2021)

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80
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PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.


  • souls
  • boss
  • boss-rush
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • hack-and-slash
  • isometric
  • rush
  • lore
  • combat
  • dark
  • fantasy

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Mighty Goose (2021)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!


  • run-and-gun
  • mech
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • local
  • shooter
  • vehicle
  • fast-paced
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • platform
  • boss-fight
  • war-machine
  • spectacle
  • 2d

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