10 INFURIATING Mini Games That Cost You 100%

From the lacklustre Den Defence in Revelations to the complex hacking puzzles in Black Flag, the Assassin's Creed series has a long history of squeezing in unnecessary and unenjoyable mini games into the otherwise exhilarating action outings.

While an incredible and epic adventure, Assassin's Creed Valhalla likewise fell victim to Ubisoft's terrible mini games. This time, it came in the form of the cairn puzzles.

Found on top of high peaks, the goal of these activities is to carefully stack rocks so that they reach a certain height. As flashbacks of Eivor’s childhood memories of building them with his parents play in the background while players take in the breath-taking scenery, these are intended to be meditative experiences.

However, when the slightest movement can send the cairn players have spent a large chunk of their time constructing tumbling to the ground, these puzzles cause more frustration than anything.

While it only takes completing three cairns to unlock the Equilibrium achievement, players will need to build them all and endure hours of stress to complete every territory in the game and acquire the Completionist All The Way! achievement.