About r/Bossfight
In its own words:
Pictures of things that could be boss fights, any kind of picture, gif, or video may be used. Come up with a boss name for the title, and if desired add some stats and or back story in the comments. Make your title as creative as possible, something more than "lord of x", or "B'oss".
Community guide
r/Bossfight (#699, about 1.5 million subscribers) is oriented around: Pictures of things that could be boss fights, any kind of picture, gif, or video may be used. Come up with a boss name for the title, and if desired add some stats and or back story in the comments. Make your title… Recent activity samples show 17 posts/day in recent samples (~51% video, ~47% image, ~2% gallery). Public rules we collected include: All posts must have a boss enemy style title; All posts must be in the style of a boss fight.; No personal attacks, racism, etc; Not a direct link / spam; No bad reposts..
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Match posts to: All posts must have a boss enemy style title; All posts must be in the style of a boss fight.; No personal attacks, racism, etc; Not a direct link / spam.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Search before reposting common clips or questions.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 3, 2017, which makes it 9 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 342 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/ifyoulikeblank (#698) and ahead of r/ShouldIbuythisgame (#700) in our ranking.
What sets r/Bossfight apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Bossfight leans heavily on images (47% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 21%). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Bossfight grew from 1,524,704 to 1,527,196 subscribers (+2.5K, +0.16%). That is about 57 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Bossfight talks about
Looking at the titles of 114 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “man”, “boss”, “king”, “khajit” and “cat”. Other frequent themes are siren, master, eternal, unit, homer and celebrating. By format, 51% are videos, 47% are images and 2% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/Bossfight gets about 17 new posts a day. The public archive holds 344,039 posts and 2,543,247 comments in total, about 7.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (24 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (11). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Bossfight
The moderators of r/Bossfight list 6 rules. In short:
- All posts must have a boss enemy style title
- All posts must be in the style of a boss fight.
- No personal attacks, racism, etc
- Not a direct link / spam
- No bad reposts.
- No low quality posts.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Bossfight and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/Bossfight have?
r/Bossfight has 1,527,196 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #699 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,492 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Bossfight created?
r/Bossfight was created on Aug 3, 2017, so it has been around for 9 years.
Is r/Bossfight still active?
Yes. r/Bossfight gets about 17 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 344,039 posts and 2,543,247 comments. In a sample of 114 recent posts we counted 48 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Bossfight?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Bossfight?
The community describes itself as: “Pictures of things that could be boss fights, any kind of picture, gif, or video may be used. Come up with a boss name for the title, and if desired add some stats and or back story in the comments. Make your title as c…” Recent post titles often mention man, boss, king, khajit and cat. Most posts are videos (51%).
Is r/Bossfight SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Bossfight as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Bossfight?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Bossfight accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “All posts must have a boss enemy style title”; “All posts must be in the style of a boss fight.”; “No personal attacks, racism, etc”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Bossfight?
Communities with similar topics include r/Boxing (3.2M), r/Aquariums (1.6M), r/likeus (2.8M), r/GifRecipes (3.3M) and r/Eldenring (4.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Bossfight.