2024 saw players battling everything from smoky-headed world-enders to really, really big snakes. Here are the best boss fights of 2024.
Lady Venomara’s colossal form makes the player feel bite-size in comparison. The golden cobra known as Lady Venomara offers a genuine challenge with a variety of attacks that test players’ mastery of the game’s mechanics.
Scylla and the Sirens are an oceanic musical group and a trio of extremely tricky bosses who players will face when navigating through Oceanus in Hades 2.
The Sphinx in Dragon's Dogma 2 definitely stands out from the crowd. If players don’t fight her “correctly,” she’ll go flying off into the sunset after growing bored with the player’s lackluster moves.
This turn-based Liv battle in Tactical Breach Wizards will leave you with sweaty palms, as the player has to work out a way to effectively attack both the spot where she is currently and where she’s going to end up.
Erlang Shen in Black Myth: Wukong is a difficult boss and the ensuing battle is a difficult one, where Erlang can summon a spectral hound, shoot swords at the player and deal thunder damage.
Imurah and the Chaos Demon are some of the most challenging bosses in Space Marine 2, players have to survive the Chaos Demon’s attacks long enough to deal damage to Imurah.
Stellar Blade is full of phenomenal bosses, but Belial's eldritch horror design makes it truly stand out. Belial
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s main antagonist Louis Guibern is a truly formidable opponent in combat, and players will battle him more than once as they progress through Metaphor’s main storyline.
Fighting the One-Winged Angel is a difficult task in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, where Sephiroth has no vulnerabilities yet plenty of resistances. He can’t be stopped, slowed, poisoned, silenced, petrified, or put to sleep.
The Witness fight in Destiny 2 marked the end of Destiny’s 10-year Light and Darkness Saga, finally allowing players to go toe-to-toe with the biggest bad in the game. The Final Shape’s final boss looks like a cloud of e-cig vapor in a fancy coat, The Witness is surprisingly sturdy, and its attacks pack a serious punch.
Messmer The Impaler in Elden Ring's 2024 expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, is a definite standout. The creature’s organic-alien-meets-military-murderbot design makes it truly stand out. Messmer wields an enormous spear, and he isn’t shy about using it.
The Silent Hill 2 remake turns a once underwhelming fight into something truly special. The improved level design and combat mechanics play a huge part in making the Eddie fight a terrifying one.