Bone Dust

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Bone Dust is a single player arcade shooter game with a horror theme. It was developed by Platonic Partnership and was released on April 20, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Enter the nightmare circus in Bone Dust, a skill-based arena bullet hell. With fast-paced, arcade-style gameplay and epic boss battles, you'll battle against horrendous enemies using your playing cards as a weapon. Put your skills to the test and conquer the global leaderboard!

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81%

Audience ScoreBased on 69 reviews

graphics1 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Fast-paced and challenging arena shooter with a unique blend of bullet hell and movement mechanics.
Satisfying gameplay mechanics, including enjoyable enemy kills and combos with dash and jump for dodging.
Free to play and offers an entertaining carnival-themed experience with potential for future updates.

Performance issues including lag, inconsistent optimization, screen shake causing nausea, and occasional crashes.
Monetization model frustrating players, requiring paid tokens to submit scores to the leaderboard with no free earning mechanism.
Controls can feel floaty and imprecise, especially jump and dash mechanics, which sometimes make gameplay frustrating.

gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally fast-paced and enjoyable, with a unique dash mechanic that adds variety, though its directional control can feel inconsistent. However, players are frustrated by intrusive monetization and lag issues that detract from the overall experience.
- “The dash mechanic helps overcome this slightly, but this works in all four cardinal directions, so if you are pressing forwards and sideways at the same time it feels like a coin-flip which way you end up dashing.”
- “Fast-paced gameplay.”
- “Granted, the clown aesthetic isn't a personal thing of mine, but I love the gameplay regardless, but please for the love of god fix the lag.”
- “It wasn't the same game mechanically.”
- “The dash mechanic helps overcome this slightly, but this works in all four cardinal directions, so if you are pressing forwards and sideways at the same time, it feels like a coin-flip which way you end up dashing.”
- “Granted, the clown aesthetic isn't a personal thing of mine, but I love the gameplay regardless; please for the love of God fix the lag.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is generally criticized for inconsistent performance and the requirement to pay for "tokens" to submit high scores. While the game itself is well-liked, its optimization needs significant improvement.
- “Needs better optimization as performance is a bit inconsistent.”
- “Performance is inconsistent and requires payment for 'tokens' to submit your high score.”
- “Very good game but not very good optimization.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization system is frustrating, as players must purchase "tokens" to compete on the leaderboard, despite receiving only one free token initially. This approach is seen as a disappointing and unusual pay-to-play mechanic.
- “You need to pay for 'tokens' in order to participate in the leaderboard. They give you a 'free token' at the beginning, but this is my first time seeing such monetization.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally praised as great, though the clown aesthetic may not appeal to everyone. However, some users experience lag issues that impact gameplay enjoyment.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is enjoyable and addictive but suffers from frequent bugs and lag in certain areas, impacting overall stability.
- “Very fun and addicting, but consistently buggy and laggy in certain spots.”