

For consistency’s sake, the versions of the bosses considered for the list are all their champion variants. With that in mind, the list below accounts for both the general difficulty of the boss as well as its mechanical and visual design. Like any strategy game, Darkest Dungeon players each have challenges in the game that are harder or easier for them. It can be challenging to rank the bosses of Darkest Dungeon because every player experiences them differently.

However, the bosses stand out, and players need to look out for them to avoid potentially losing an entire party of grizzled heroes. The game’s cast of Lovecraftian monsters fit in with the oppressive difficulty quite well, as they all look as terrifying and dangerous as the next. Players are pressed to push their characters as hard as possible if they want success, but at the risk of losing them forever should they fall in combat.

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