Bone Voyage

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Bone Voyage is a single player and multiplayer open world survival game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Team Cobblestone and was released on June 24, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Bone Voyage is a third person adventure game set on a Vessel to the Afterlife. Use your skeletal body to your advantage and explore the ship in unique ways to uncover the mystery of the ship and its inhabitants!

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63%Audience ScoreBased on 252 reviews

graphics34 positive mentions

stability38 negative mentions

Charming and cute art style with well-designed characters and visuals that create a relaxing atmosphere.
Interesting and fun gameplay concept featuring unique skeleton-related mechanics and quirky, amusing dialogue.
Free to play with a storyline that has potential and nostalgic vibes reminiscent of classic adventure games.

Numerous game-breaking bugs, glitches, and crashes make the game often unplayable and frustrating.
Lack of polish, missing features such as save/load options and settings, and poor optimization harm the user experience.
Controls are awkward and inconsistent, with camera issues and lack of proper tutorial or key mapping causing confusion.

graphics
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
27%
6%
The game's graphics are generally praised for their charming, unique art style and appealing visuals that give a warm, Nintendo-like vibe, with well-crafted artwork and animations. However, some users note issues such as low-polygon models in certain areas, occasional graphical glitches, and frame rate problems, often coinciding with numerous bugs that hinder gameplay. Overall, while the visuals are a strong point, technical problems impact the full experience.
- “The artwork and design is amazing, the detail is not rushed and fits perfectly.”
- “The game has great visuals for the small team size that worked on this.”
- “The visuals are backed up by excellent complementary animations that tell a story on their own.”
- “It has bad graphics.”
- “Glitchy... have some bugs and would recommend video/graphical settings.”
- “The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better.”
story
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
67%
7%
The game's story is generally praised for its intriguing and unique narrative, supported by charming art and sound design, creating an immersive experience. However, frequent and severe bugs—such as quest progression halts, missing items, and glitches—often disrupt the story flow and prevent players from fully enjoying or completing it. Many users express disappointment that technical issues overshadow the promising storyline and artistic presentation.
- “Has a good story-line and I really like the art style.”
- “Fun, interesting and unique story and gaming experience.”
- “Good graphics and interesting puzzles with enjoyable characters and a compelling story.”
- “Steam doesn't track offline play, but I've put 3 hours into this game and got a game-breaking glitch where if you save and quit in the middle of a particular quest, all the quest items vanish from your inventory making the quest impossible to finish and story progress grinds to a halt.”
- “It broke a lot and I had to restart the story twice in only 20 minutes of playtime, because it kept making me fall out of the world.”
- “Can't do anything story-wise after the 'feed Steve' mission and can't talk to Steve or Rosie.”
stability
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including game-breaking issues that often require restarting, camera problems, and unresponsive controls, making stability a major concern. While the game is charming and has potential, its current state is frustrating and frequently unplayable due to a lack of ongoing support and needed polishing.
- “The first few glitches were okay and easy to fix but eventually I got trapped and when I logged out to see if it would fix, logging back in I was falling through the map and had to restart entirely.”
- “The constant glitches that require you to stop the game and restart make this game annoying.”
- “Buggy mess... got stuck between the coat rack and the metal door in the room where the lights go out after hitting the iceberg... reloaded the game and it started the same cutscene but I was still stuck between the door and coat rack.”
gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47%
35%
18%
The gameplay is praised for its fun and interesting mechanics, smooth and wholesome experience, and charming art style, drawing comparisons to classic platformers. However, significant issues with bugs, optimization, and control options hinder the overall experience, preventing the game from fully realizing its potential in its current state.
- “Cute concept and fun mechanics!”
- “Good game with cool characters and perfect gameplay!”
- “Its wholesome and really fun, smooth mechanics and only a few bugs that aren't really game changing.”
- “I understand this is a student project and it's rather well done in areas. I could see myself playing through this game if it were more polished. The major issue is that it requires bug fixing and tweaks here and there. You should work on that because it's a solid game idea and very interesting. Many reviews like the game and love the head-removing mechanic the most, but they don't like the optimization and bugs that spoil the overall experience. I have to agree, especially since I never made it very far because of bugs.”
- “The game looks absolutely beautiful and reminds me of old Nintendo 64 platformers like Mario 64 or Banjo Kazooie. However, it is glitchy and the camera angles while moving between rooms can be jarring and make navigation difficult. The few mechanics I tried were neat and the story shows promise, but the camera issues significantly impact gameplay.”
- “Was okay in terms of graphics, gameplay, and dialogue. The only thing I didn't like was the controller controls; it's a PC game and there were no keyboard options available, which hindered the gameplay experience.”
music
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
22%
21%
The music receives mixed feedback, with many praising its pleasant, Zelda-like, and fitting soundtrack that complements the game's art style and atmosphere, while some users report issues with overlapping tracks that disrupt the experience. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong, enjoyable aspect despite occasional technical glitches.
- “The music is quite nice, and the details in the textures are well done!”
- “The music, it's breathtaking and reminds me a lot about Zelda games and that's awesome.”
- “It's bright, cheery, cell-shaded, and has a great soundtrack.”
- “The LP's unfortunately mashed together with the default music, which was unsettling rather than replacing the music. This made it sound bad since the default music is really good on its own.”
- “I'd recommend this game if you're ready to see a lot of bugs and not a lot of soundtrack variety.”
- “Managed to get around issues like characters disappearing and two music tracks playing at the same time by fully exiting and restarting the game, but after talking to a certain character, I got stuck and couldn't move.”
character development
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The game features unique and appealing character designs with a narrative style reminiscent of classic LucasArts and Double Fine adventures, complemented by charming dialogue and quirky quests. While the character development and aesthetic are well-crafted and enjoyable, some players feel the gameplay experience may not live up to these strengths. Overall, the character design and narrative approach are highlights that make the game worth exploring.
- “Cool adventure game that pays homage to LucasArts/Double Fine in terms of narrative approach and character design.”
- “Aesthetically pleasing, lovely soundtracks, silly dialogue, unique character design, wacky quests - I highly recommend giving it a try.”
- “Well-made assets, music is decent, and character designs are nice.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a humorous and wholesome tone with mostly funny jokes that enhance the enjoyable and engaging experience. Its art style complements the humor, making it a recommended and entertaining free game.
- “The art style looks nice, the majority of jokes are funny, and I liked the overall idea.”
- “If you would like to play a funny and wholesome game, I recommend this game as it is free and fun.”
- “It is funny, interesting, and looks awesome.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is generally regarded as poorly optimized, with noticeable bugs and performance issues likely stemming from its design focus on console release. Despite being free to play, it struggles with smooth performance on other platforms.
- “Generic, badly optimized, intended for console release, I guess?”
- “Even though this game is free to play, it's buggy and unoptimized.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is lively and enjoyable to explore, capturing a similar charming and adventurous vibe to The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Fans of that style will likely appreciate the game's unique and playful environment.
- “The atmosphere is fun to explore, both as a head and a bouncing skull!”
- “Definitely recommend if you love the atmosphere of Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker!”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game delivers a wholesome and enjoyable emotional experience, combining fun and humor with smooth mechanics. Its few minor bugs do not detract from the overall positive and heartwarming atmosphere.
- “It's wholesome and really fun, with smooth mechanics and only a few bugs that aren't game-changing.”
- “If you would like to play a funny and wholesome game, I recommend this game as it is free and fun.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the game highly replayable, noting that it offers sustained playability over time.