Boneworks (2019)

Stress Level Zero

Oculus Rift · Oculus VR · PC (Microsoft Windows) · SteamVR

3.87 from 94 ratings

550 members have it in their collection · 8 playing now · 205 backlogged · 36 wish listed

How long? Main story 9h · with extras 14h (from 5 logged playthroughs)

Boneworks is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
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Release dates

  • Dec 10, 2019 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR
  • Feb 20, 2020 (Worldwide) Oculus Rift, Oculus VR
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Rating distribution

5 stars
31
4 stars
36
3 stars
17
2 stars
4
1 star
6
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Community All Reviews Statuses

killerstar

Review killerstar 3/5 · May 23, 2023

I don't think this lauded game is all that good. Perhaps is that it's showing its age in the fast-moving VR scene, but the physics are kind of wonky and the shooting is not good. The inventory system is a mess, as I was always failing to grab my weapons or grabbing the wrong ones. Reloading is a PITA, especially …

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I don't think this lauded game is all that good. Perhaps is that it's showing its age in the fast-moving VR scene, but the physics are kind of wonky and the shooting is not good. The inventory system is a mess, as I was always failing to grab my weapons or grabbing the wrong ones. Reloading is a PITA, especially when couching IRL and my real body gets in the way of my virtual hand to grab a new clip.

The game has also no story or motivation to move forward. I never really knew what I was moving towards, so everything felt too perfunctory. I guess I was moving forward just because it's a game and that's what you do.

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mattress_muzza

Review mattress_muzza 4/5 · Jul 8, 2020

Not Sure if Great or Frustrating

There is so much I love about this game that it pains me to give it such a critical rating. The character, the awesome tutorial and overall physics, the fun music and atmosphere inherent in the world building. This game channels a lot of Half Life and Portal vibes. And I really, really enjoyed that.

But boy did this game …

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There is so much I love about this game that it pains me to give it such a critical rating. The character, the awesome tutorial and overall physics, the fun music and atmosphere inherent in the world building. This game channels a lot of Half Life and Portal vibes. And I really, really enjoyed that.

But boy did this game piss me off. The design of many aspects just doesn’t work consistently. I was constantly dropping items, including my weapons. Cocking weapons was often a huge pain. It took me multiple play sessions before I got over the nausea. The story is pretty thinly veiled; while it contains awesome ideas and world design, it also doesn’t really explain itself well and there are no real characters. The campaign is fun and often impressive but it doesn’t really make much use of all the cool physics the tutorial shows off.

I really enjoyed this game. But the truth is that I’m glad I’ll never have to play it again.

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