Mini-bosses

Creatures concept

Includes boss fights against characters that are on par or nearly so with real boss battles in difficulty, but often are not as important in terms of plot. Commonly non-unique unlike real bosses.

games

platforms

Alternate names: Sub-bosses, Mid-bosses

Bulletstorm

WIN 2011-02-25

LEGO Fortnite

WIN 2023-12-07

A Valley Without Wind

WIN 2012-04-24

X360 2011-02-25

WIN 2013-04-17

PS4 2020-07-17

WIN 2006-10-25

WIN 2012-08-14

WIN 2015

PS3 2012-08-14

Odin Sphere Leifthrasir

PS4 2016-01

Odin Sphere

PS2 2007-05-21

Unlike real boss battles, these may be optional. Often these are more powerful versions of enemies that later appear along normal mooks and appear along normal place instead of boss fight arenas, allowing players to freely go in and out of the fights instead of being locked in them until someone is defeated.

Parent group

Boss battles

Games by year

The first Mini-bosses video game was released on June 6, 1993.

Epic Games, Activision and Atlus published most of these games.

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Platforms

Windows		39
Linux		16
Mac OS X		8
PS4		6
PS3		6
X360		5
Xbox One		4
Android		3
Wii U		2
Flash		1
PS Vita		1
Switch		1
PS5		1
GB		1
Xbox Series X		1
PS2		1
iOS		1

Most common companies

Epic Games	7
Activision	7
Atlus	6
Origin8 Technologies	4
THQ	3
Feral Interactive	3
Electronic Arts	3
Valve	3
Arcen Games	3
Mojang	3
EA Partners	3
Devolver Digital	3
Runic Games	2
Frozenbyte	2
Take-Two Interactive	2