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"My Bones" is a pirate-themed action adventure game where players battle enemies, collect treasure, and upgrade their skills and equipment. With a variety of weapons, abilities, and customization options, players can navigate through different environments, completing quests and battling bosses in their quest to become the ultimate pirate. The game features a day and night cycle, affecting enemy behavior and adding an extra layer of strategy to combat.

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30%
Audience ScoreBased on 178 reviews
atmosphere12 positive mentions
story13 negative mentions

  • The atmosphere is haunting and effectively creepy, keeping players on edge throughout the experience.
  • The game is short, making it a quick playthrough for those looking for a brief horror experience.
  • Some players found the game to be a unique and interesting concept, with potential for future development.
  • The game suffers from poor English translation, making the story difficult to follow and detracting from immersion.
  • Gameplay is overly simplistic, primarily consisting of finding keys to open doors, leading to minimal engagement.
  • The game is plagued by technical issues, including lag, bugs, and a very short runtime of around 10-15 minutes.
  • story
    64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is widely criticized for its poor translation, lack of coherence, and overall execution, leaving players confused and frustrated. Many reviewers noted that the narrative is clichéd and poorly written, with minimal engagement or emotional depth, making it difficult to follow or appreciate. Despite some potential in the concept, the execution falls flat, resulting in a disjointed experience that fails to deliver a compelling story.

    • “With such a complicated story, I was left speechless!”
    • “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
    • “Seriously, the plot is riveting.”
    • “The story and control explanations are in broken English.”
    • “The game's texts are terribly translated into English, but you can still follow the story.”
    • “The grammar and spelling were terrible, the gameplay was jerky, the storyline was incomplete and cliché.”
  • gameplay
    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is widely criticized for being overly simplistic and repetitive, primarily revolving around finding keys to unlock doors, which leads to minimal engagement and virtually no replay value. Players report numerous technical issues, including bugs and poor optimization, alongside a lack of meaningful content or an interesting storyline, resulting in a frustrating and bland experience. Overall, the gameplay is described as short, linear, and lacking depth, making it difficult for players to find enjoyment.

    • “You are wandering in a creepy graveyard and basement of a church, collecting keys for locked doors, and it also implied a beast on the loose, but you never saw this monster during your gameplay.”
    • “Gameplay wise, as I said, you wake up in a cemetery which is located in hell and then you look for keys to advance through the game.”
    • “Main gameplay consists of walking around and finding a handful of keys to unlock doors.”
    • “Unless you enjoy bad games, this is not for you. The sound is annoying, the gameplay is incredibly basic, there's minimal replay value beyond the two endings, it's pathetically short, the story and writing are barely sensible, and there's this annoying bug where after opening a door the collision for the door will refuse to move, making it impossible to win.”
    • “Gameplay consists of finding a key, opening a door, and repeating this process throughout the game.”
    • “The gameplay is slow, linear, and extremely choppy; at times, I thought my PC was about to crash.”
  • atmosphere
    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its haunting and unsettling qualities, effectively creating a tense and immersive experience, particularly through its lighting and sound design. While some reviews note issues with graphics and gameplay, the overall consensus is that the atmospheric elements are strong enough to make the game worth trying, especially for fans of horror. However, the game's short length and occasional technical flaws can detract from the overall experience.

    • “The atmosphere is haunting.”
    • “Awesome creepy atmosphere and perfect sound!”
    • “The atmosphere is really there; sure, the text is kinda cheesy, but for a 5-minute game, you really get transported into the shoes of a man who killed his family.”
    • “All in all, this game is a pretty short key fetch quest that fails to build an atmosphere and that tries to plant some kind of plot, but it ends up not making any sense.”
    • “It was jarring whenever the game would throw you into a loading screen and into a new area after you were just walking around more graveyard or what seemed like another hallway; this just destroyed any bit of atmosphere the game had tried to create.”
    • “Only good thing about this game is the decent atmosphere.”
  • graphics
    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive largely negative feedback, with many users describing them as outdated, poorly optimized, and reminiscent of early 2000s titles. While some appreciate the atmosphere and lighting, the overall consensus highlights issues such as muddy textures, graphical glitches, and a lack of resolution options, detracting from the gaming experience. A few users note that the visuals can contribute to the game's tension, but this is overshadowed by the general dissatisfaction with the graphical quality.

    • “The controls are fine, graphics are decent and the audio is pretty well done, helping to create a very tense atmosphere.”
    • “Rather short game but the visuals and the atmosphere make the game at least recommended.”
    • “The game also sports an admittedly unusual and genuinely interesting art style, and the sound is impressively oppressive.”
    • “If you try to take it seriously as a game, you'll find no resolution or graphics tweaks, no controller tweaks... it's horribly optimized and will be sluggish even on high-end rigs.”
    • “The graphics are all horrible.”
    • “The graphics are circa early 2000.”
  • music
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is largely criticized for its lack of variety and depth, with some users noting that it consists mainly of ambient noises and minimal tracks. While the creepy dungeon music effectively contributes to the horror atmosphere, many feel the overall soundtrack is underdeveloped and fails to enhance the gaming experience. Despite some moments of tension, the general consensus is that the music does not meet the expectations for a compelling video game soundtrack.

    • “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
    • “On the other hand, it is scary and atmospheric as hell; the lighting is extremely interesting, and the soundtrack will make you want to hide in a corner.”
    • “For about two minutes, the combination of the background music and surroundings actually gave me a genuine feeling of, if not fear, at least tension.”
    • “There are ambient noises, but no music.”
    • “The soundtrack needs more work; the soundtrack of a video game is an integral aspect of the experience.”
    • “Seriously, don't bother, really laggy, mildly spooky sounds/music, no plot to speak of, no character development, no difficulty whatsoever, really linear.”
  • humor
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is largely derived from its poor execution, including hilariously bad translations and writing that detracts from any intended tension. While some players find amusement in the game's lack of polish and absurdity, the overall experience is deemed unworthy of serious investment, with many noting that the humor is unintentional and stems from its shortcomings rather than clever design.

    • “Translation is hilarious though.”
    • “Any tension or suspense is drained from the game due to hilariously poor writing.”
    • “You walk around, look at uninteresting words/phrases artificially pasted on walls, find a key and open a door to the next area: sure there's a 'beast' appearing briefly a couple of times but it does nothing, it simply stares at you for two seconds and disappears... it also looks rather funny and not menacing at all.”
  • optimization
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant optimization issues, leading to poor framerates and long loading times even on high-end hardware. Players report a lack of polish, immersion-breaking details, and inefficient resource management, resulting in a frustrating experience overall. Additionally, the game's translation and storytelling have been criticized, further detracting from its quality.

    • “There were huge framerate issues despite good specs; I believe those are optimization issues in the game.”
    • “It feels way too heavy for what it is; I guess optimization should be close to zero.”
    • “Poor English translation (sentences make no sense), short gameplay, lack of attention to details that break immersion, poorly optimized (I installed the game on PCIe storage and it still took time to load)... the list goes on.”
    • “As with most of the others, this game suffers from a general lack of polish, poor performance, lackluster story, brief runtime, and hilariously awful Google translations.”
    • “Sticking with the format of the other games from the developer's library, this title also features extremely poor optimization and horrid framerates.”
  • stability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is notably poor, with numerous bugs and crashes reported by users. Common issues include graphical glitches, invisible walls, and immersion-breaking dialogue, leading to a frustrating overall experience. Many players feel that the game's technical shortcomings significantly detract from its enjoyment.

    • “I got it in a bundle a few years ago, so even though I ended up watching a walkthrough on YouTube because it wouldn't launch and none of the troubleshooting I could find fixed it, I don't feel like I'm missing anything or lost out.”
    • “It crashes, it's buggy, the story is even more laughable, and the overall experience is so bad you're happy when it's finally over.”
    • “The coding needs polishing (for example, the character will comment things like 'that's my wife's tomb' both when entering and when exiting the crypt, breaking immersion) and there are plenty of graphic glitches and just incomplete/imperfect assets; the messages written on the walls look like a bad Photoshop result.”
  • replayability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers minimal replayability, with most players completing it in under 15 minutes and finding little incentive to return due to its basic gameplay, lack of engaging content, and only two endings. Additionally, technical issues further detract from the experience, making it unlikely for players to revisit.

    • “Unless you enjoy bad games, this is not for you. The sound is annoying, the gameplay is incredibly basic, there's minimal replay value beyond the two endings, it's pathetically short, the story and writing are barely sensical, and there's this annoying bug where after opening a door the collision for the door will refuse to move, making it impossible to win.”
    • “- Extremely short, my first playthrough was 10 minutes, the second was 5: no replay value at all.”
    • “100% key quests, basic gameplay mechanics, and zero replay value.”
  • emotional
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its heart-wrenching narrative that explores themes of betrayal, family, love, and forgiveness, effectively delivering an emotional horror experience. Players appreciate the concise storytelling, which, despite the game's short length, leaves a lasting impact.

    • “A heart-wrenching tale of betrayal, family, love, and maybe, forgiveness?”
    • “In total, there are about 3 to 4 areas where you have to find a few keys to unlock doors. You can read various items that contribute to an emotional horror story, I suppose... Nothing wrong with a short game that has a good story, right?”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews indicate a significant lack of character development, with players noting the absence of a compelling plot and minimal narrative depth. The game is described as linear and lacking engaging character arcs, contributing to an overall unsatisfactory experience.

    • “Seriously, don't bother. It's really laggy, has mildly spooky sounds/music, no plot to speak of, no character development, and no difficulty whatsoever. It's really linear.”
    • “I found some text in a couple of tombs and one note with zero character development.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players express that the grinding aspect of the game is excessively time-consuming, often requiring a significant investment of effort akin to having a second life to fully engage with it.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “The grinding feels endless and tedious.”
    • “I spent hours grinding, and it still feels like I'm nowhere.”

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3h Median play time
3h Average play time
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