Top 10 Best Hidden Games Within Other Games

[@seanm6619]

Psycho Mantis. The first time that was creepy, spooky, freaky. "I see you like Castlevania."

[@Darkreaper1982]

The Vortex Queen from Ecco the Dolphin.

[@dundercontrol]

That one definitely scared damn near every kid that could ever get that far. Can't think of many modern games that are close, even with the immersion we get these days

[@drewdeze]

That’s a good one no way in hell that should have been in a kids game

[@jordonbrown9762]

You missed the first Animal Crossing, allowing the player to play a multitude of SNES games

[@Taser9001]

One of the creepier bosses I have encountered is Professor Hojo from Final Fantasy VII. Not only is his boss fight creepy, with the experiments he has performed on himself turning him into a Cronenberg mess, but Hojo himself is a disgusting, creepy person. In the original, he plans to forcibly breed Aerith with Red XIII so his successors can continue his experiments in Shinra's future, and in Remake, he openly suggests forcibly breeding her with SOLDIER candidates. This creepiness continues into Rebirth when he suggests to some women that they could, "help give birth to the world's next hero." If only they knew how literally he meant that...

[@kioxioxa]

Creepiest boss? "We take a little girl, abuse her, cover her in self-inflicted scars, tie her legs so she can't freely move, hang her for the ceiling and shake her to attack you so YOU need to kill her in self-defence... is that ok by any means? no. We gonna do it anyway? yes" Clara, the "mermaid princess" from Rule of Rose is one if not the most creepiest boss I ever seen not just by her looks but also by her meaning.

[@Masterplan15]

I loved Maniac Mansion as a kid

[@allison5591]

Creepy boss battle? hmm...Big Boo from the Super Mario World. Nothing more fun/creepy as a kid trying to get through the haunted levels and screaming with my sister as the big boo comes at you. XD

[@Leafsanin9221]

Creepy bosses? Any boss from silent hill...but of the top of my head abstract daddy...

[@chisaten]

I keep a save file midway through MGS3 so I can play Gun Savage anytime I feel like doing so.

[@GrapefruitMcgilicuddy]

Thanks Jules, definitely been some deep cuts lately I can’t lie, you’ve put me on to a couple gems the last couple days 🤙

[@godoftwinkies574]

"I'm gonna play some Out Run" "Oh? Then why are you booting up Shenmue?"

[@HC_Constance]

One of the creepiest boss battles has got to be the broodmother from DA:O. The lead up to it, the lore, and how it looks are all so disturbing they belong in a horror game, not an RPG.

[@Squee9642]

Everything in the brilliant and beautiful Okami. That shark thing?! The twin tengu?!... also on game in game, where's the thing from Eastward?

[@BornDepressed]

Not technically a battle, but I remember playing the DLC to Cyberpunk and, spilers: when you go into the bunker at the end of the DLC you need to blow up some servers to shut down the core. When it made that apparent to me, and I was sneaking, I blew up a couple of the servers in that room only to have that robot dog scream around the corner like a lightning bolt. I blinked and he had a drill through my face's soft bits. And hard bits. And harder bits. And probably the floor. It just floored me and made me fear a simple killing machine while it waxes philosophical...

[@Khordin]

As a child Emerald from FFVII creeped me out so bad I developed thalassophobia even though I have never visited the ocean.

[@legofan6559]

Creepy boss, i know not a deep cut but the final boss of control's awe expansion (the doctor from Alan wake) is creepy being mutated by both the darkness and the hiss creating a monstrosity that frankly came from nightmares

[@doctorcontrol8001]

Creepy video game boss? Dead hand from LoZ: Ocarina of Time. Thing used to terrify me as a kid, had to get my dad to beat it XD

[@TheNerdVoice]

Another worthy mention is Orlog from Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. Sometimes I'll log onto that game and sit there for hours just playing that. Totally addictive.

[@MaxWeb2599]

An boss "fight" that still haunts me to this day is Anima from evil within 2. I know it's more of an stealth section rather than an fight but I think knowing that it's an enemy you can only hide from makes the multiple encounters with her even scarier. Plus I played it with dual shock controller and hearing her voice as if she was standing right behind me was a pure nightmare.

[@parisbarber2748]

Creepiest boss has to be the mutant baby from resident evil 8 in house beneviento. It comes out from nowhere and you’re powerless against it. Loved it.

[@marybdrake1472]

Creepy boss battles? Dead Hand from Ocarina of Time. That one was tonal whiplash.

[@tirr5915]

Within Lego Dimensions there is a video game arcade cabinet, depending on the level and where you are you'll find places to place it, when you do it brings up one of 23 various different classic arcade games to play

[@DrIgnacious]

It's the first boss, but Amalgam from Grime is such a shock to anyone new to the game and has no idea what they're getting into (like myself). What a creepy design.

[@MCenna]

A personal creepiest would have to be the first major boss of Baulders Gate: Dark Alliance. A giant floating eyeball with tentacles on its head?! And when it dies all the blood that sprays from it definitely gave me a few bad dreams as a kid.

[@Joseph-z7s3b]

The Mini Game in M.K. 3 (S.N.E.S. Ver.) that requires putting in a lengthy code on/with the controller. It's brutally difficult. I seem to remember you could only get a single free ship. It would also tell you that "You Suck.? in the same tone as"Finish Him."

[@asolanara]

Kamoshida from Persona 5 Royal. That palace boss was so satisfying to pummel into the group for how much of a creep and jerk they were.

[@davezynder7410]

Pitfall 2600 in the snes and genesis version s ofpitfall

[@drewdeze]

I gotta admit, the first time I got to orphan of kos and saw that placenta I was like “WHAT IN THE ABSOLUTE KCUF IS THIS!?!?!?” Then proceeded to get my @$$ handed to me over and over again. Plus all that screaming good lord! Stuff of nightmares

[@jakeaphipps]

Khezu from the monster hunter franchise is pretty creepy but my vote is for Metyr the mother of fingers from the shadows of the Erdtree. Could have went my whole life without knowing where the finger creepers came from, but now I know they came from that amalgamation of fingers and thumbs with a gapping maul in its chest.

[@Zero_01084]

I'll nominate the Dimensional Shambler battles in Call of Cthulhu. Not only can you not fight back, you cannot *look* at your opponent for fear of attracting its attention. Also it's an interdimensional predator.

[@SilverSpectre266]

Spiderman N64- Monster-Ock chase sequence Not sure if this counts as a "boss battle," but the rest of the game was pretty whimsical as a kid. Then you get to this part, and you can feel your cheeks clinch as you're running from this thing

[@shack1217]

Creepy boss battle? Gigas from Earthbound

[@weezyyeswes]

Idk which GTA started but you could walk into a bar and find an arcade game to play. ( I want to say San Andreas) Not to mention playing pool in said bar also the casino you can gamble at. One of the best games ever to revolutionize gaming

[@sorahearts3317]

Not sure if they're boss fights per say but those Scarecrow sections in Arkham Asylum are extremely unnerving as they should be for a villain who's all about fear.

[@kaya_nori]

Yey, I'm early and for the list I actually wished for!

[@Falconeggplant]

The Mermaid Princess from Rule of Rose: A surrealist memory formed from the childhood trauma of the main character, Jennifer, representing her limited understanding of the abuse the teenage caretaker at her orphanage endured at the hands of the orphanages headmaster. It takes the form of a pallid, cut-up girl hanging from the ceiling via rope tied around her legs, reminiscent of a mermaid tail. She attacks with sharp claws and vomit from an implied pregnancy that resulted from the abuse.

[@robertciesialka5495]

Creepiest boss battle. Raal the Gluttonous in Way rest Manor in Battle for Azeroth was pretty gross and creepy.

[@Minalaracroft]

How about Karrhaxan from bramble the mountain king as creepie boss? The whole level is designed to creep you out and it does a damn good job about it

[@derekstein6193]

0:32 Huh. Neat.

[@chriscarlisle5676]

Oh man metroid prime... Love the Metroid series but thats the only game to trigger siezures in me. I was so looking forward to it too.😢

[@kassjames5301]

Mother Gooseberry from Outlast. Puppets, creepy old lady, and dental horror? No thank you. Goodbye.

[@jasonwhatley2479]

Kamashida from persona 5s first dungeon. Dude is a creep and its shown even in his boss battle when he heals.

[@drewtheunspoken3988]

There was a good game hidden inside The Walking Dead Destinies. Unfortunately, the developers forgot to create a way to access it.

[@StageRight123]

Super Turbo Turkey Puncher 3 in Doom 3.

[@ChristophBrinkmann]

Life is Strange: True Colors had 2 classic arcade games available to play

[@rustochango7542]

Creepiest boss, for me, was Giygas at the end of Earthbound. The background pattern appears to be fetuses (feti?), and leaves you wondering, is that Ness as a baby? Is Giygas Ness?

[@Dovahkiin_84]

First boss in Persona5, Kamoshida, he was just a creep

[@AntennaAngel]

Here's a thought, how's about a list of games you regret defending/recommending, perhaps with a guest or three to spread out the embarrassment/frustration/credibility hit

[@dragoredrox7493]

Valhazak from monster hunter world - nightmare fuel

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

I mean, surely the monster fetus from RE Village is a shoe-in for the creepiest boss? No?

[@codenameu.arctos3747]

The Yakuza series is wondering if it is a joke to you.

[@monkofbob]

Flash games, please. Alternately, amazing games that have terrible expansions or story dlc. Same team, great to awful

[@neko-lord]

How could you miss Castlevania Symphony of the Night in Dracula X Chronicles

[@mikedabro1084]

Original doom 1 and 2 in doom eternal?

[@Habansz]

Ratking from TLOU pt2.

[@damianspellman8780]

The foetus baby things in splatter house 2. (Megadrive) God those things were awful!

[@Animalover205]

Jules, you forgot Gwent from the Witcher 3

[@Shane_Bozelie]

No "Hello, you little demons"?

[@jamaisj]

The original Animal Crossing has a lot of the original FamCom games.

[@Ad-jl7si]

Not sure if it is a boss battle per se....but Doki Doki Literature Club

[@Whisperlil]

I think doom ethernal have both doom 1 and doom 2 inside it

[@kraken5003]

can you play anaconda in timesplitters 2 in homefront wouldn't you then be playing a game within a game within a game?

[@JamesAllen-c8v]

Brown Barbara Robinson Shirley White Donna

[@rcsurvivor1996]

Definitely not a deepcut creepy boss battle, but Angie from Resident Evil Village.