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Boneless

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48%Game Brain Score
humor, graphics
story, gameplay
48% User Score Based on 146 reviews

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Boneless is a single player tactical shooter game. It was developed by XRS Interactive and was released on May 3, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

Boneless is an experimental Virtual Reality physics sandbox game built to test the limits of what's possible in VR. The game features unique maps, unique weapons, such as guns and swords and multiple enemies. Guns: Pistol (With attachments) Revolver Shotgun UZI MP5 (with attachments) Rifle (with attachments) Heavy Rifle (with attachments The different weapons can be spawned using the UI: The…

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48%
Audience ScoreBased on 146 reviews
humor2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions

  • Free alternative to premium VR games like Bonelab and Boneworks, providing an entry point for players who cannot afford paid titles.
  • Fun and entertaining sandbox gameplay with decent melee combat and some enjoyable physics interactions.
  • Active developer presence with frequent updates and bug fixes, showing potential for improvement and modding support.
  • Poor and clunky movement mechanics that feel slow and unnatural, causing discomfort and nausea for some players.
  • Gun and weapon handling is widely criticized for bad grips, unrealistic physics, and malfunctioning reloads.
  • Numerous bugs, glitches, and lack of polish lead to a generally janky experience with broken NPC AI and performance issues on various VR hardware.
  • story
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game lacks a story entirely, with users highlighting no narrative elements present in the experience.

    • “No story.”
    • “If you play Quest 3, your hands won't close, so you won't be able to grab weapons.”
    • “Everyone is saying it's great if they were on an Index system, but on Quest 2, it barely works.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is characterized by realistic reloading mechanics and physics, but is marred by slow, frustrating movement, buggy NPCs, and control issues that can cause nausea in VR. While some find the mechanics engaging, many feel the game feels unfinished or outdated, limiting its overall appeal.

    • “I call it a tutorial because it is hardly a game, but I can still recommend it just because it is free and it has cool physics. It even has realistic reloading mechanics that you hardly see in other games nowadays.”
    • “The gun mechanics are alright and I was actually surprised on how the melee felt.”
    • “The structure of the game as a whole is fairly good.”
    • “This VR game is frustratingly bad due to its poor controllability and movement mechanics.”
    • “I like it but hate it at the same time; it's buggy with bad NPCs and the revolver reloading is problematic. Because it's break action, when I sling the other part of the revolver, all the bullets fly out. Also, the vault doesn't work. The mechanics overall are really bad for my janky VR setup.”
    • “Worst of all, the game led to extreme nausea during gameplay (I should mention that I have very strong VR legs), making it nearly unplayable for extended periods.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is widely criticized for being buggy and unfinished, with issues like malfunctioning mechanics, problematic weapon handling, and lag. Movement and interaction suffer from poor responsiveness and excessive momentum, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, stability problems significantly hinder gameplay quality.

    • “Horrible unfinished buggy mess.”
    • “It's super buggy (not in a good way), the movement is terrible (very slow, and the hands trail behind and carry too much momentum when you move them), the gunplay and melee is quite bad.”
    • “Slow motion slow walk but great idea for game but yea laggy and buggy asf.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is largely viewed as minimal and ineffective, with players finding it more frustrating than funny. Additionally, the game's physics, ironically central to its concept, are criticized as a significant flaw rather than a source of amusement.

  • monetization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are well-designed and contribute to smooth gameplay performance. Overall, users find the visual quality satisfactory.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is mediocre, running around 50-60 FPS with noticeable performance issues and awkward controls. Users report frequent glitches and uncomfortable aiming mechanics, especially for players with shorter arms, resulting in a janky and frustrating experience.

  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding is a necessary but demanding part of the game that may require significant time and effort, potentially feeling like a repetitive challenge.

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Boneless is a tactical shooter game.

Boneless is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.

Boneless was released on May 3, 2024.

Boneless was developed by XRS Interactive.

Boneless has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Boneless for its humor but disliked it for its story.

Boneless is a single player game.

Similar games include HARD BULLET, Blood Trail, BONEWORKS, BONELAB, STRIDE: Fates and others.