Over the last few years, I’ve started playing more difficult video games. Unfortunately, tough video games tend to include tough boss fights, and I don’t really like tough boss fights.

Weekends are a great time for relaxing, reading, or spending time with loved ones. Or, if you’re me, you can spend an entire weekend trying to beat the Valkyrie Queen in God of War.

Dedicated players of games like Monster Hunter: World might feel burned out after spending so much time in the game, while players curious about the genre might be intimidated by World's complicated gameplay.

Dauntless is an upcoming free-to-play monster hunting game that looks to help both types of players scratch their itch for tough monster battles.

Teaming up with another bruised and bloodied player to take on For Honor's General Tozen last night was one of the most satisfying things I've done in the game in a long time. It's part of a new mode that publisher Ubisoft says is temporary but that players are already hoping will stick around for good.

Furi, a neon boss-battling bonanza, came out for the Nintendo Switch last week, which finally gave me good cause to sample its hack-and-slash action.

Nioh pits the player agains a variety of foes. Deadly yokai and horrifying beasts rage about the countryside eager for blood. The boss fights are often grand battles against monumental foes but the best are surprisingly subdued.

Love 'em or hate 'em, boss fights are a time-honoured video game tradition. Nefarious is a game that turns The Old Ways on their head. You're the boss taking on a band of annoyingly plucky heroes. You might even recognise some of the boss fights.