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Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Boneraiser Minions is a action roguelike, bullet hell and pixel graphics game
developed by caiys
and published by caiysware.
Released on March 09th 2023 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 5,126 reviews of which 4,941 were positive and 185 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.90€ on Eneba.
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- OS: Microsoft Windows 10
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 175 MB available space
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Top-tier roguelite. As veteran of the genre it takes some getting used to at first since it's your minions that do all the fighting and you have very little control over them except that they *kinda* try to stick close to you, but once you get the hang of it and learn the upgrade paths it becomes a ton of fun. Took me around 85ish hours to 100% the game so there's plenty of content. Other than the slight learning curve, I have no complaints about the game. 90 hours and I did not encounter a single bug or unfairly difficult gameplay moment.
Boneraiser Minions is a soulful and chaotic game. You’re a necromancer trying to get some sleep in your own home crypt, while those armies of human knights and magical beings keep trying to re-slay you. It’s a unique take on the survivor-like genre: instead of fighting head-on, you summon strange and undead servants and contraptions to do the fighting for you. There is a huge variety of classes, spells, items, enemies, and minion types to keep things interesting. The game has a ton of meta progression, which you unlock fairly quickly; though much of the initial content, such as spells, perks, and bonus enemy waves, starts out locked behind this. It’s super accessible; my only criticism here is that the campaign tends to get considerably easier the more you play. There are several secret game modes to unlock as well, such as a strategy card game and Castle Conquest, where you teleport to a different map each round. It has a nice retro graphical flair, humor, and a theme of cute undead and restless spirits. It feels like it’s set in the universe of another great game: Spirits Abyss :abyssbaby: . As with all of Caisyware’s game, Boneraiser Minions is a highly polished and under-priced gem.
At first glance, you would be forgiven for looking at Boneraiser Minions as just another Survivors-like. However, it quickly reveals a mechanical depth that puts its peers to shame. It functions less like a knockoff and more like a fully-inspired reinterpretation of the formula, hiding a massive hoard of classes, relics, spells and minions behind its crisp pixel art. The sheer density of content suggests a level of care and architectural polish that belies its simple 8-bit aesthetic. As a result, the gameplay loop remains genuinely addictive, as the amount of choices offered staves off repetitiveness. While the systems are sophisticated, the soul of the game is unapologetically gutter-minded. It is absolutely drenched in puerile jokes and relentless innuendo, but it commits to the bit with such defiant energy that the humour becomes legitimately charming. Backed by a soundtrack that rivals the best chiptune classics, the game manages to be a technical triumph and a total degenerate all at once. It is brilliant, filthy fun.
While searching for a new survivors-like game to play, I kept seeing Boneraiser Minions being recommended. I decided to give it a try because I really liked its retro look and overall illustration style from what I saw beforehand. Although many players complain about or dislike the art style, I personally find it distinctive and charming. But of course, this is always a matter of personal taste. Even though I have quite a few negatives to mention, purely based on my own opinion, I will still give the game a recommend, because I genuinely believe the developers deserve it. The game throws a lot of information at the player. I’m used to seeing clear visuals and simple stats, but here I often had to read two or three full sentences every single time I upgraded something during a run. Personally, I found this tiring, and many times I ended up not reading everything carefully, clicking upgrades without fully understanding or thinking about my choices. I also had to open external guides just to understand how upgrading between different minion categories actually works. I tried to remember the names and mechanics, but everything felt chaotic and overwhelming, and I simply couldn’t keep track of it all. Because of this, I never really got the sense of progress or enjoyment I was hoping for. More of my time was spent reading, deciphering systems, and trying to distinguish mechanics than actually enjoying the runs themselves. I will probably keep playing the game occasionally just to unlock things, but not as a main game. I still recommend it because it’s clear that a lot of work and passion went into it, and it offers some genuinely unique ideas that I haven’t seen in other games of the genre. That said, for some players like me, it may end up feeling more exhausting than fun. EDIT: A small edit. It seems to be more easier and funnier to play it on big screen instead of SteamOS handheld console. Happy Necro-Holidays!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Boneraiser Minions is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam.
No, Boneraiser Minions is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.49€ on Steam.
Yes, Boneraiser Minions received 4,941 positive votes out of a total of 5,126 achieving an impressive rating of 9.28.
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Boneraiser Minions was developed by caiys and published by caiysware.
Yes, Boneraiser Minions is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Boneraiser Minions is not playable on MacOS.
No, Boneraiser Minions is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Boneraiser Minions is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Boneraiser Minions is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Boneraiser Minions does not support VR.
Boneraiser Minions is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Boneraiser Minions. Explore additional content available for Boneraiser Minions on Steam.
No, Boneraiser Minions does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Boneraiser Minions supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Boneraiser Minions is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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9
Developer
caiys
Publisher
caiysware
Release
09 Mar 2023
Platforms
Remote Play
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