Combat in holoVillage is the action-RPG layer on top of the cozy village core. The endgame combat goal is defeating the Mother Gate at the Otherworld Temple — the final boss that triggers the Story Complete Steam achievement.
The 6 named bosses
| # | Boss | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robots Are Dreams | First boss defeat |
| 2 | A Giant… Cat? | Second boss defeat |
| 3 | Remnants of Pirate Dreams | Likely the Ghost Ship boss |
| 4 | Dreams Never End | Fourth boss |
| 5 | Trial of the Dragon | Fifth boss |
| 6 | Mother Gate | Final boss (Otherworld Temple) |
Full list with location notes on the bosses page.
The 11 areas where combat happens
There are 8 dungeons and 3 explorable regions with combat encounters. Browse the full list at /areas. The Mother Gate is gated behind the Otherworld Temple dungeon, which sits at the end of the Chapter 4 story arc.
Confirmed combat systems
From Game8 and Gematsu coverage:
- Different weapon types are central — you pick a weapon style and pair it with abilities.
- Smithing enhances and customises equipment.
- Job ability trees give you the unlock pool for spells, weapon perks, and gear upgrades.
- Bubba is your starter adventure companion (associated thematically with Amelia Watson).
What we don’t have data on yet
- Per-boss HP, attack patterns, recommended gear tiers
- Per-weapon stat tables, durability rates
- The full ability-tree map per job branch
Earlier drafts of this guide invented specific boss strategies (e.g., “Frost Wolf telegraphs its lunge”). Those bosses don’t appear in the cited achievement list — the actual 6 bosses are listed above. We’ll add real strategy write-ups as community gameplay coverage publishes them.