BONELAB
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ActionAdventureSimulationVRPhysicsSandboxShooterFirst-Person

186 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 420

Peak in the last 7 days: 579

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Game description

BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.

Basic info

DeveloperStress Level Zero
PublisherStress Level Zero
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateSep 29, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5 7600 3.5ghz+
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGTX 1070 / 1660TI (6GB VRAM)
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

88.0/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (83%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

Physics sandbox fans call this VR title a playground made for mods, and BONELAB scores 88.0, top 30% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

144 reviews say they love it or find it fun, with some calling it a favorite VR game and saying it is easy to lose time creating things. 62 value the freedom of its sandbox, and many of them credit mods for extending it. Gameplay ranks 77th of 1396. 50 praise the visuals as beautiful. Multiplayer ranks 130th of 642, and some enjoy community mods that add online play.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World ranks 1035th of 1096. 53 reviews find the story weak, calling the campaign lackluster, and a few suggest the earlier entry in the series for its plot. 35 say the campaign is short for the price, with base content thin without mods. 26 feel developer support has faded, describing long gaps between updates and players who say modders now carry the game. Tech & Support ranks 794th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 524th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“10/10 rating with beautiful graphics, very good gameplay and story” · 144 reviews
“sandbox game packed with mods and physics freedom” · 62 reviews
“beautiful graphics with good gameplay and lovely story” · 50 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.91 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “sandbox game packed with mods and physics freedom” · 62 reviews
Negative “multiplayer requires complicated mod installation” · 3 reviews

Progression 1% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 7% · Strategy 4% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “genuinely one of the best VR games ever” · 6 reviews

Story 32% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.80 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “modding capability fixes short story, adds replayability” · 27 reviews
Negative “gets boring after finishing the game without mods” · 3 reviews

Volume 20% · Variety 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.36 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful graphics with good gameplay and lovely story” · 50 reviews
Negative “graphics and assets downgraded from predecessor for Quest compatibility” · 3 reviews

Audio 5%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.99 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “very fun with friends or modding solo” · 36 reviews
Negative “no multiplayer in same world to share joy with” · 8 reviews

Community 8% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.01 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth 40 dollars after patches” · 3 reviews
Negative “very overpriced at current cost, should be $20” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.18 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs radio silent for 20 months on major update, community alienated” · 26 reviews

Stability 7% · Performance 11%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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