78

Boss Fighters QR is an app-driven cooperative fantasy card game where players team up to battle ten unique boss monsters. Heroes must combine card play and strategic gear management to crack the tactical reactions of intelligent bosses.

78

The Verdict

based on 9 reviews

Positive 0%
Mixed 0%
Innovative app/QR-driven boss battler
Fast setup, quick, tense co-op play
Boss AI reacts dynamically to choices
Strong replayability and campaign progression
Heavy app reliance feels less tabletop
Some find card play too simple
Minor scanning/app reliability hiccups
No midgame save, bosses unlock in order
90
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Board Game QuestArticle

“I went in thinking this would be a gimmick game at best, and left thinking this is one of the best games published in 2025.”

90
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Board's Eye View, Nimrod HarelArticle

“Boss Fighters QR is a game that hits every single target it set out to hit, perfectly — and that's rare to the point of almost not existing. If you haven't read between the lines yet, I highly recommend it!”

90
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Big Boss Battle (B3), Matthew SmailArticle

“Boss Fighters QR is a confident, modern hybrid design that blends physical and digital play in a way that feels natural, exciting, and genuinely innovative. It's a cooperative experience full of discovery, teamwork, and escalating tension — a game that understands what makes boss battles fun and brings that energy to the tabletop with style.”

85
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Tabletop Tolson, Tabletop TolsonVideo

“Cooperative play that's truly challenging that you can play in an hour where you get to really create these lovely characters and you get to add cards to your hand and cull between bosses where you get to just do these really, really fun things.”(11:44)

75
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One Stop Coop Shop, One Stop Co-op ShopVideo

“But I think if you can get past that basic QR functionality, I think this game is really cool. So, I'm excited to play more of it and see what else it has to offer.”(26:16)

75
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One Last Hand, One Last HandVideo

“This is a fun little game. It's the kind of game I can see me playing with my uh with my nephews and uh and nieces and um yeah, I think it's one that I'm sure I'll play with it with my gaming group just to get to the table and play it, but solo it works really well.”(31:06)

75
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Rahdo Runs Through, Rahdo Runs ThroughVideo

“I love everything about this game. I just wish it was more like, up, uh, like a somewhere around a Netrunner level of depth and complexity rather than a Pokemon or a Yu-Gi-Oh.”(5:19)

75
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The Dice Tower, The Dice TowerVideo

“I recognize there's the issues with the app, but those are so minor to me because to me, this takes the feeling of a big epic boss fighting game that's going to take two hours and it parses it down into being a very quick setup, very quick to play.”(21:55)

55
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The Opinionated Gamers, View all posts by Dale Yu →Article

“It would not surprise me if this game didn't win plenty of awards for its integration of the video game and board game worlds, though it's definitely not for me because of that same reason.”

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