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* There's an indie game series called ''Legion Saga'', at the end of which the main villain turns out to be [[GodIsEvil God himself]], so the heroes and their army have to invade heaven.

* In ''VideoGame/MrGimmick'', the game normally concludes after level 6 with a bad ending, where protagonist Yumetarō fails to rescue his kidnapped owner. Collecting the bonus item hidden in each stage unlocks a secret final level, which takes place in a heavenly castle built upon a small FloatingContinent. It's a very serene BreatherLevel, with peaceful music and cute enemies who don't attack you, as well as [[SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity plenty of health pickups]]. This leads to the difficult TrueFinalBoss and the game's good ending, where Yumetarō reunites with his owner and they escape together.

A level or dungeon where the characters get to slaughter their way through {{Heaven}} or a similar-looking location, and possibly culminating in [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching out]] {{God|IsEvil}}. Most of the time, this is an optional or secret area (thus justifying the name), but there are many examples that are plot-relevant.

A level or dungeon where the characters get to slaughter their way through {{Heaven}} or a similar-looking location, and possibly culminating in [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching out]] {{God|IsEvil}}.

A bonus level or [[BonusDungeon dungeon]] where the characters get to slaughter their way through {{Heaven}}, and possibly culminating in [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching out]] {{God|IsEvil}}.

* ''VideoGame/CopyKitty'' has the Hard Mode version of [[ThirteenIsUnlucky World 13]] which was previously that of the [[BonusLevelOfHell hellish type]]. On Hard, it's filled with bright lights, cheerful music, fluffy clouds, and lots of greenery. Do not confuse this for the game going easy on you, enemies can tank a lot of damage before they go down, saving lots of weapon ammo is all but required to deal with the tons of targets onscreen, and the angelic Throne Gehligrukai are practically minibosses in their own right. To really hammer it home, there's a laundry list of challenges and conditions that must be completed before the game even lets you attempt it, not least of which is beating the Normal version of said world and its accompanying {{Superboss}}. This culminates in the {{Superboss}} [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Aekros]], one of the most spectacular boss battles in the game.

* The [[spoiler:FinalDungeon]] to ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' can be interpreted this way.
* Not a bonus level, and definitely a weird looking heaven, but the Great Crystal in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' sort of qualifies, especially since it has a huge, [[ThatOneBoss next to impossible]] light based boss at the top.
** The boss is an angel too.
* Not quite a bonus level either, but ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' had the Island Closest to Heaven. It doesn't actually seem to involve proximity to heaven, except by way of being crammed from shore to shore with the most dangerous monsters of the game.

* The Rainbow Cloud from ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'' has you trying to get a picture of Mew. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It is also a]] FluffyCloudHeaven.
* The Hall of Origin from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' is an event bonus area, home of [[OlympusMons Arceus]]. It was essentially DummiedOut in the originals because the item used to access it was never distributed, but this was rectified in the [[UpdatedRerelease remakes]], which give you access to it if you have an OldSaveBonus from ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus''.
* Players of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'' who go for the Neutral or Chaos path will get to sneak into the new Garden of Eden in disguise, then slaughter their way through ranks of archangels and the spiritual manifestations of aspects of the most Holy One. At the end of the line, you fight The Lord Himself. Needless to say, it's a VERY tough fight. The scenery is devoid of fluffy clouds, though - most is sterile white walls, and the last area is a platform in a featureless void.
** Of course, since this is the heaven of a god who has [[spoiler: pretty much gone insane and is no better than the devil himself by this point, and when the player confronts him, says that he will kill the player and torture him in hell forever]], that may go a long ways in explain why everything seems so cold and empty...
* [[BrutalBonusLevel The Temple of the Elder Gods]] from ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'' is a two-for-one deal. It's split into two sub-dungeons, one of which is a BonusLevelOfHeaven and one of which is PlanetHeck. {{God}} can also be fought as a {{Superboss}} after completing both.
* The Sky Abyss from ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'' is a grand labyrinth of clouds ruled by the self-proclaimed “Last Angel of [[CrystalDragonJesus Virtua]].” It’s unlocked in the [[PlayableEpilogue post-game]] if certain conditions are met, and leads to the game’s [[GoldenEnding True Ending]].
* ''[[VideoGame/DigimonWOrldDawnDusk Digimon World Dawn and Dusk]]'' have Highlight Heaven, a peaceful and orderly garden in the sky that is only unlocked by postgame missions and full of angelic and otherwise holy Digimon. The missions that take you there in ''Dawn'' include a {{Superboss}} fight against [[DragonsAreDivine Goldramon]] to get Airdramon's data and a RecurringBoss fight against [[CelestialParagonsandArchangels Ophanimon, Seraphimon, and Cherubimon]]. In ''Dusk'', the corresponding boss fights are against Phoenixmon and [[EvilCounterpart Lilithmon, Daemon, and Cherubimon Vice]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', beating the 21 Alfheim challenges (which are located in heaven) rewards you with… a massive Alfheim challenge where you have to go through 50 waves of enemies, many of them really brutal, with a progressively increasing difficulty setting (from Normal at the beginning to HarderThanHard at the end) and one BonusBoss. The soft and dreamy music that plays between the waves does little to reassure the player. Oh, and you can't use healing items. Good luck.
* ''VideoGame/CopyKitty'' has the Hard Mode version of [[ThirteenIsUnlucky World 13]] which was previously that of the [[BonusLevelOfHell hellish type]]. On Hard, it's filled with bright lights, cheerful music, fluffy clouds, and lots of greenery. Do not confuse this for the game going easy on you, enemies can tank a lot of damage before they go down, saving lots of weapon ammo is all but required to deal with the tons of targets onscreen, and the angelic Throne Gehligrukai are practically minibosses in their own right. To really hammer it home, there's a laundry list of challenges and conditions that must be completed before the game even lets you attempt it, not least of which is beating the Normal version of said world and its accompanying BonusBoss. This culminates in the [[BonusBoss Bonus Bonus Boss]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Aekros]], one of the most spectacular boss battles in the game.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' had one as a later level, based on [[spoiler:Nanako]]'s mindset. Although the level ''is'' required for the story, afterward in a [[NewGamePlus second playthrough]], the top floor (and you'll have to walk back up there normally) holds the resident BonusBoss on the last day: [[spoiler:Margaret]], assuming certain... ''conditions'' are met.

* The Rainbow Cloud from ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'' has you trying to get a picture of [[BonusBoss Mew.]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It is also a]] FluffyCloudHeaven.

* [[BrutalBonusLevel The Temple of the Elder Gods]] from ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'' is a two-for-one deal. It's split into two sub-dungeons, one of which is a BonusLevelOfHeaven and one of which is PlanetHeck. {{God}} can also be fought as a BonusBoss after completing both.

* ''[[VideoGame/DigimonWOrldDawnDusk Digimon World Dawn and Dusk]]'' have Highlight Heaven, a peaceful and orderly garden in the sky that is only unlocked by postgame missions and full of angelic and otherwise holy Digimon. The missions that take you there in ''Dawn'' include a BonusBoss fight against [[DragonsAreDivine Goldramon]] to get Airdramon's data and a RecurringBoss fight against [[CelestialParagonsandArchangels Ophanimon, Seraphimon, and Cherubimon]]. In ''Dusk'', the corresponding boss fights are against Phoenixmon and [[EvilCounterpart Lilithmon, Daemon, and Cherubimon Vice]].

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork3WhiteAndBlue'' has the Secret Area, an area where the ruler of the Undernet, Serenade, and their direct subordinates dwell. Unlike the Undernet, which is dark, decrepit, hellish, and crawling with powerful RandomEncounters, the Secret Area is bright, clean, heavenly, and crawling with ''even more powerful'' random encounters.

* The Hall of Origin from ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum'' is an [[spoiler:Dummied Out]] event bonus area, home of [[OlympusMons Arceus]].

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