BONEWORKS

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. UploadVR
    Dec 10, 2019
    80
    Boneworks never sweeps you away on the same kind of rollercoaster ride its biggest influences charted, but you’d be hardpressed not to get carried away on its own journey; one of interactive wizardry, devilishly gratifying combat and stunning physical authenticity, even if that occasionally works against you. Ultimately it might not be the VR shooter to turn the heads of the masses, but if you want to see where that future lies, you can’t miss Boneworks.
  2. IGN
    Dec 15, 2019
    79
    Boneworks' ambitious physics simulation of everything is a lot of VR fun when you get creative with it, but doesn't always work as well as you'd hope.
  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Dec 20, 2019
    75
    With a really impressive engine that shines from physic awareness and realism, Boneworks brings a nice VR experience but fails to deliver a complete and bug-free game.
  5. 4P.de
    Dec 19, 2019
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
  6. Game Rant
    Jan 7, 2020
    60
    Despite its frustrations and some half-measure design, Boneworks is still a game that is easy to recommend for VR fans. There's a lot about its immersion that other VR games could learn from, and hopefully build an overall better game around.
  7. Road to VR
    Dec 11, 2019
    60
    The totality of the game lacks effective pacing as it bounces back and forth from puzzle to combat with little sense of synergy and no apparent climax. For those that are compelled by Boneworks' combat, the Arena and Sandbox modes offer up a great opportunity for extended gameplay, though we would have liked to see an emphasis on user-generated levels so that the community might flesh out concepts that didn't hit their stride in the campaign.

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User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 136 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 136
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 136
  3. Negative: 15 out of 136
  1. BFM
    Dec 14, 2019
    3
    The game falls short to it's hype.

    If you want to purchase it, ask yourself: Am I willing to pay this price for a sandbox that will get    The game falls short to it's hype.

    If you want to purchase it, ask yourself: Am I willing to pay this price for a sandbox that will get boring after a few hours?

    Because you should not even count the campaign - the actual game that is delivered here.
    it is very short, has boring and dumb enemies, bad puzzle design on the level of mediocre community created portal maps, and is just ugly like hell.

    Half of the game looks like an old source engine test map with the infamous orange test textures, while the other half looks like someone's very first map, with missing lighting and moronic architecture.

    You will have fun trying and mastering a few moves and stunts, until you have done them once.
    Then you try a few combinations of them. Then you are done with the game and have seen everything it has to offer.

    Without the hype and expectations, this could have been a nice surprise for an afternoon.
    But as it is, it speaks more to the desperation for new VR experiences by those who bought into the hype, than actual talent and artistry from a game design perspective.

    Oh, and no:

    It is not like Half Life.
    It is not remotely like it.
    It is not connected to it.
    If you like Half Life, that will not make this vr toybox program any better to experience.

    Oh, and you will probably puke if you don't have extremely strong VR legs.
    I can take pretty much everything at this point, and some of the rides and slides in this made me physically sick.    … Full Review »
  2. thermalflight
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    This is the future of gaming.
    The physics is so realistic that you will forget that is not real.
    The feeling of using hands in virtual    This is the future of gaming.
    The physics is so realistic that you will forget that is not real.
    The feeling of using hands in virtual reality is something awesome, every gamer must try this to understand. Don't look at videos because is something to live not to watch.
    You will be sucked in this reality.    … Full Review »
  3. Gumba
    Dec 18, 2019
    3
    Game has almost no content, feels like a demo. The campaign is very short and the enemies are terrible, the sandbox was fun at the start thenGame has almost no content, feels like a demo. The campaign is very short and the enemies are terrible, the sandbox was fun at the start then got boring fast.… Full Review »
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