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Puzzle bosses

Video game concept

Boss fights that require using trickery, the environment, or some other non direct assault to defeat them.

54
games
23
platforms

Alternate names: Puzzle combat, Puzzle fights

Warp (Windows)
Warp
WIN 2012-03-22
Ōkami HD (Nintendo Switch)
Ōkami HD
SWTC 2018-08-09
Darksiders II (PlayStation 3)
Darksiders II
PS3 2012-08-14
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (PlayStation 4)
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
PS4 2017-01-24
Trine 2 (Windows)
Trine 2
WIN 2011-12
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Wii)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
WII 2007-11
Titan Souls (PlayStation Vita)
Titan Souls
VITA 2015-04-15
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (PlayStation Portable)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
PSP 2007-08
Darksiders II (Windows)
Darksiders II
WIN 2012-08-14
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Windows)
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
WIN 2007-06-05
Tomb Raider (PlayStation)
Tomb Raider
PS1 1996-11-15
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Dreamcast)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
DC 2000-01-25
See also: environmental combat, environmental puzzles
This is not for literal puzzles, but rather fights that are won by unconventional means other than direct confrontation (shooting or hitting the enemy). Often involve environmental combat, environmental puzzles, or otherwise tricking the enemy into defeating itself.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Boss battles

Games by year

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The first Puzzle bosses video game was released in 1996.

Eidos Interactive, Capcom and Sony Computer Entertainment published most of these games.

Related site

Related trope at TV Tropes (Puzzle Boss)

Platforms

Windows 12
PS2 4
X360 4
Linux 4
PS4 4
PS3 3
PS 3
Xbox One 2
Switch 2
Wii 2
Mac OS X 2
PS Vita 1
N64 1
MS-DOS 1
WinCE 1
PS5 1
Dreamcast 1
Xbox Series X 1
PSP 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Xbox 1
Wii U 1
Saturn 1

Most common companies

Eidos Interactive10
Capcom6
Sony Computer Entertainment3
THQ3
505 Games3
Devolver Digital3
Eidos3
Frozenbyte2
Atlus2
Activision2