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Steam app 1944570 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:59 UTC

Boneraiser Minions

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!

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17playing now
2124-hour peak
1,995all-time peak
14average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

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50 months, August 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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July 2026

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September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 190 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

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October 2026

Boneraiser Minions was released on 9 Mar, 2023.

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Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:59 UTC
App ID
1944570
Last updated
14 Nov 2025 build 20798319
Developer
caiys
Publisher
caiysware
Release date
9 Mar, 2023
Platforms
Windows
Download size
135 MB
Install size
153 MB
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, RPG
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Achievements
202

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Full controller supportDualShock Controller Support

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About this gameFull description from Steam
~ In a time long ago, those with forbidden power over the dead were branded as wretched Boneraisers. Such heathen were hunted, hanged, burnt, and staked, and their remains sealed within sanctified mausoleums. But what those fearfully foolish folk did not realise, is that those whom are already dead, cannot be killed. You are one such filthy Boneraiser! ~ Gameplay As a reviled Boneraiser you must amass an army of skellies and deamons to fight the endless waves of heroes intent to end your necromantic ways. In this gothic-horror auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones and souls of slain heroes to raise and upgrade undead minions, and collect powerful relics and spells to turn the tide of war. Unlock meta upgrades to improve your boneraising abilities, but crucially you must also bolster the Godly heroes' forces too in order to gather enough resources to defeat your nemesis King Gigald's crusade! Features Boneraising auto-battler action: Dash around avoiding enemies and collecting their bones to raise and upgrade minions who fight for you! Each minion type has their own fighting styles, from melee pulverisers and magical missilers, to supporting hexers and augurs. Multiple game modes: There's several game modes to keep play fresh. In Mausoleum Awakens you must protect your crypt against King Gigald and his forces, making best use of traps and contraptions you place before the show. There's Necrotic Skirmishes for a quick bash to simply see how long you can last against an ever growing horde of meanies. The Daily/Weekly Challenge were you compete against the world on an equal footing. There's Clashful Cards, a collectable adversarial card game offering respite from endless boneraising. And a full Castle Conquest mode where you travel through various maps choosing your path in a quest to conquer the Queen's Palace! Relics and Spells: There's not just bones to suck on during the fight. You will find curious Relics with strange boosts and abilities, or Spell Scrolls with powerful attacks or buffs to be used at the perfect time! Boneraise Lore meta: Between games use collected coins to increase your abilities and boneraising powers, such as learning to raise Enboned Giants and Possessed Deamons. Meta can also be upgraded and refunded, encouraging you to play around and find your perfect meta loadout! Heroic Force meta: You must also bolster the forces against you too if you wish to survive King Gigald. Why not provoke a Beggar's Revolt, Goblin Looters, or Mercenary Cyclops, and use their bones to raise an ever greater army of dead! Class Heritage meta: By stealing hero souls you can also learn new abilities and perks for a particular class. Each class offers their own playstyles, from the Liche who prefers quantity over quality, to the Deamologist who favours huge deamonic minions. Or even classes that specialise in raising versions of the enemies themselves! Steam Leaderboard: Battle your foes, and your friends, to reach first place on the online Steam leaderboard! Even after defeating King Gigald the crusade wars are endless, and only the greatest legion of undead ever assembled will reach the top spot! ~ Can you resist King Gigald's poundings? ~
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUSlViolência fantasiosa
IGRS13Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 175 MB available space

Recommended

Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

202 achievements in total.

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Thy First BonerAchievement
Wretch Gigald HeistAchievement
Liche Gigald HeistAchievement
Vampire Gigald HeistAchievement
Sinned Gigald HeistAchievement
Wretch Skirmish EndurerAchievement
Liche Skirmish EndurerAchievement
Vampire Skirmish EndurerAchievement
Sinned Skirmish EndurerAchievement
Forsaken Skirmish SupremacyAchievement

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50 developer announcements, Aug 2023 to Nov 2025 · times in UTC

November

  1. Patch v37.9

    //bug fixes - Boneworld Challenges - Daily: On the Game Over screen pressing the Menu Back button would make the menu inactive. - Castle Conquest game mode - Choose Path screen: Having a Divine Coiler/Tangler minion would cause a crash.…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v37.8

    //misc changes - The various 'Skirmish Supremacy' achievements are now triggered after scoring 99,999+ (instead of 111,111+), which also affects the Skirmish related Hub gems. - Psycho Possessed class: The Celestial Vessel's Heavenly Monks…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Patch v37.7

    //bug fixes - Hub: Opening the Choose Class menu when using full Mouse Support would cause a crash. - Psycho Possessed class: His game mode win gems were being associated to the class he's currently possessed with. - Royal Soul relic…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v37.6

    //misc changes - Mausoleum Awakens game mode - Wizarding Library map: The speed at which the Sorcery Archives restock with new spells has been slightly increased and a bit more random. - Godly Vessel minion: His Damage has been slightly…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch v37.5

    //misc changes - Necrotic Skirmishes - - Royal Causeway: This map will now spawn a Fanatical Brother boss at the 5 minute mark (instead of the usual elite enemy). - Necrotic Skirmishes - Ominous Cathedral: The Shade High Wizard boss will…

    Patch notes
  4. Patch v37.4

    //bug fixes - Rebinding the Keyboard controls was really rather scuffed.

    Patch notes
  5. Patch v37.3

    //misc changes - The class related Skirmish Endurer achievements now need a score of 66,666+ to trigger (instead of 111,111+). - The map related Skirmish Supremacy achievements now need a score of 111,111+ to trigger (instead of 222,222+).…

    Patch notes
  6. Patch v37.2

    //bug fixes - Godly Vessel Bosshunter achievement: Killing the Godly Vessel boss wasn't dropping the achievement. - Castle Conquest: Killing the Queen would cause a crash.

    Patch notes
  7. Patch v37.1

    //bug fixes - Choose Class screen: When using Full Mouse Support opening the menu would cause a crash. - Choose Map screen: The Fortuity Destiny map icon and/or text could show as locked despite being unlocked. - Mausoleum Awakens - Choose…

    Patch notes
  8. Celestial Update (v37)

    Welcome back you filthy stinking boneraisers. The spooky halloween season couldn't be over without a boneified mischevious monday update. Not a huge amount of brand spanking new stuff but a lot of general bits and bobs improvements based on…

    caiys

June

  1. Patch v36.15

    //misc changes - A 1600x900 Screen Resolution option has been added. - When Sealing a minion that needs a Hero Soul Boneraise its Seal description text will now state this (so you don't think it's a bug when the Sealed minion doesn't show…

    Patch notes

September

  1. The Void awaits...

    Greetings again filthy boneraisers... I've been beavering away raising something else of late, namely a new game called Voids Vigil! It's an auto-battling bullet-heaven like Boneraiser Minions so you might enjoy fondling it for a bit. You…

    caiys
  2. Patch v36.14

    //misc changes - The game engine has been updated to the latest version of GameMaker (v2024.8.1). - On the starting Greetings menu where you choose a control scheme you can now press the Escape key to bypass it. - Elven Warfinder boss: His…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch v36.13

    //misc changes - The music album has been removed from the game folder (since it's available as DLC). - Visibility Settings - Vignette: When set to Off the screen effect during Curses is now reduced. - Button Tips - Keyboard: Changed the…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Patch v36.12

    //misc changes - The game engine has been updated to the latest version of GameMaker (v2024.6.2). - MELDIN TIME achievement: This can now be done using the Meldum Afflicted class. - Castle Conquest - stage 11: Reduced the amount of Wizardly…

    Patch notes

June

  1. Free Soundtrack Is Back

    Filthy ones... I was recently made aware that Steam removed their Media Player in the last UI Update replacing it with a Soundtrack Player. Nice thing about the old Media Player is it would automatically scan your installed game folders for…

    caiys

April

  1. Patch v36.11

    //misc changes - Tamed Candle Ghost minion: Their contact damage and flame attack now un-Bless enemies. - Tamed Supermassive Slime minion: They now won't un-Bless enemies. - Tamed Ratty Orbica: Their Attack Speed has been increased by 25%.…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v36.10

    //misc changes - A new Visibility setting has been added called Ghostly Spells which adjusts the opacity of spell effects. - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated (added: MnSet_Vis_Opt22, MnSet_Vis_Tip22). //bug fixes - The…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch v36.9

    //misc changes - Hub - Memory Skull: The menu will now say if the saved run is in a New Game Plus. - Behemoth Miner minion: They now have a slight extra cool down to their digging based on how many other Miners there are (so they work the…

    Patch notes
  4. Patch v36.8

    //misc changes - Vampire Survivor class: The Batty Chums meta has been repurposed and now gives 1-3 Bellow Batty minions when collecting a Hero Soul (the old Batty Chums effect has been combined with Batty Madness). - Sprout Brotatoes…

    Patch notes
  5. Patch v36.7

    //misc changes - Status Screen: Some level 3 Skelly minions now have a new description (previously they would use their level 1 boneraise description which could omit level 3 abilities eg the Voodoo Witch's Deathen Curse). - The…

    Patch notes
  6. Patch v36.6

    //misc changes - Majick Doppelganger: Their code base now uses the Player's spell casting code instead of their own separate minion casting code. Gameplay-wise you shouldn't notice a difference though there's little bits and bobs changes…

    Patch notes
  7. Patch v36.5

    //misc changes - A new Visibility setting has been added called Full Frontal Meanies which when On shows enemies above everything else (eg your minions and terrain). - Settings - Visibility: The options are now better organised with each…

    Patch notes
  8. Patch v36.4

    //misc changes - Boneworld Challenges game mode: The minions created by the Bonepiles Destineous boneraise is now seeded (so should be the same each run). - Anthromorphic Shroom enemy: Improved the performance if a lot exploded at the same…

    Patch notes
  9. Patch v36.3

    //misc changes - Some more of the player's Snazzy Hats now have the head-turning idle animation: Manic Miner, Yer A Wizard Hat, Wicked Witchy, Divertirse Sombrero, Gentlemanly Top Hat. - Hub: The Snazzy Hat and Cloak Drips menu selector…

    Patch notes
  10. Patch v36.2

    //misc changes - Castle Conquest - Stage 9: Spruced up the artwork for the Royal Bastion walls and gate. - Castle Conquest - Stage 11: The Wizarding Councilor now ignores the 'Mini-Boss Veterans' Heroic Force meta (which allowed them to…

    Patch notes
  11. Patch v36.1

    //bug fixes - Hub - Fabellia: Her menu selectors were a bit wonky When using Full Mouse Support. - Boneworld Challenges game mode: Starting the Daily Challenge would instead soft-lock you. - Castle Conquest game mode: When using Full Mouse…

    Patch notes
  12. Boned Bits and Bobs Update #36

    Welcome back you filthy boneraisers. Today's update is a very general odds and sods with oodles of improvements all over the place based on the feedback I've had since the last update from you, yes YOU! Visual tweaks to improve…

    caiys

January

  1. Patch v35.26

    //misc changes - Pressing the Alt+Enter keys will now set the Display to either Fullscreen or Windowed. - Settings - Display - Fullscaling: You can no longer set the Resolution Scale to below 4 (in case you accidentally set it tiny).…

    Patch notes

November

  1. Patch v35.25

    There's now a Boneraiser Minions Demo so you can give those raised bones a quick fumble first to see if you enjoy it before stumping up that fat $5. In the General Settings a new Display option has been added called Fullscaling. It's a bit…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v35.24

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated (added: RI_Flies_Desc2). - Tweaked some of the Relic/Spell descriptions to better explain what they do (eg the Flesh Larva relic now says what Confusion does). - Tweaked…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch v35.23

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated (added: TrvEv_LostMaiden_HelpBone_Desc1-4, RI_MoneyBag_Desc2, CrtPl_GmMdMut_Awaken_Opt6, CrtPl_GmMdMut_Awaken_Tip6). - Improved performance if you have a lot of minions.…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Patch v35.22

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated (added: "MtCl_Demon_SinSpeed_Desc2"). - Improved performance if you have a lot of minions (notably if you enjoy raising a lot of Barrow Boners). - Improved performance…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v35.21

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated (added: "CrtPl_NoUnlocks1", "CrtPl_NoUnlocks2"). - Creative Plaything: During play you now can't take any Boneraises/Relics/Spells you haven't yet discovered (can cause…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch v35.20

    //misc changes - Hub: The fella that buys/sells Cards now has an idle animation. - Hub: During Halloween/Christmas mode some of the tutorial ghosts have now changed position (otherwise they're obscured by the seasonal objects). - Halloween…

    Patch notes
  4. Patch v35.19

    Tis the time of spooks and so a Halloween mode has been added. This works in the same way as the Christmas mode so just adds some seasonal sprite changes such as King Gigald being ousted by the Plump Pumpking. If you hate fun you can turn…

    Patch notes
  5. Patch v35.18

    //mish changes - Unsanctified Crypt map: Some of the contraption spots have been moved up a bit (so there's less of a big empty space at the top of the map). //bug fixes - If a large enemy activated a Mimic Treasure Chest by moving into it…

    Patch notes
  6. Patch v35.17

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated. - Improved general performance, notably if there's a lot of enemies. - Deprived Wretch class - Chesty Friendos meta: This now also boosts the chance of being offered…

    Patch notes

September

  1. Patch v35.16

    //misc changes - The game engine has been updated to the latest version of GameMaker (v2023.8.1). //bug fixes - Translation files weren't loading their data correctly.

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v35.15

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated. - A new Roaming Traveller event has been added called Trapsmithy Contraptor who can build a contraption for you (assuming you have an unused spot). - Compendium…

    Patch notes
  3. Patch v35.14

    //misc changes - Fortnightly Challenge: There's now a Bone value multiplication based on the map's difficulty which reduces over time so you get a few more boneraises early on (higher difficulty maps are a bit insane early game).…

    Patch notes
  4. Patch v35.13

    //misc changes - Fortnightly Challenge: Your default healing rate from the Boneraise Lore 'Blood Blooms' meta is now doubled in this Challenge. - Blacksmithy Lackey: He can now sell the Bernard's Watch relic. - Mega Meldsumassous minion…

    Patch notes
  5. Patch v35.12

    A new Visibility setting has been added called Action Cam. You can use this to adjust the game's resolution during active play (ie when outside of menus and the Hub) so you can zoom out a bit to see more of the battlefield. I'm finding it…

    Patch notes

August

  1. Patch v35.11

    //misc changes - The "translation_reference.csv" file has been updated. - Psycho Possessed class: On the 'Choose Possession' screen you can now view the 'Class Meta Summary' screen by pressing Down. - Gangly Grafted class - Behemoth…

    Patch notes
  2. Patch v35.10

    Boneworld Challenges now has a new challenge called the Fortnightly Challenge which resets every two weeks. Unlike the other challenges it uses the Mausoleum Awakens game mode instead of Necrotic Skirmishes but there's some changes so it's…

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  3. Patch v35.9

    //some balance changes - The Tamed Ghoul / Chupacabro / Big Chupacabradabro minions could give insane amounts of Occult Health healing against late game enemies (notably in Necrotic Skirmishes since enemy Health scales with time), so they…

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  4. Patch v35.8

    //bug fixes - Viewing the 'Change Character Class' or 'Choose Boneworld Challenge' screens would cause a crash if you were using the 'Super HD' Font Type setting. - Viewing the 'Choose Boneworld Challenge' screen would cause a crash if you…

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  5. Patch v35.7

    Some bits and bobs to help with visibility... - A new 'Screen Saturation' visibility setting has been added which allows you to reduce the game's colour saturation. - A new 'Screen Brightness' visibility setting has been added which allows…

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  6. Patch v35.6

    //bug fix - There was a rare chance the game would keep locking up at game start.

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  7. Patch v35.5

    //misc changes - Cyclop Exile class - Hired Eyes: The player running speed boost for each Cyclop hiring has been doubled. - Cyclop Exile class - Meaty Engorge: This meta will now allow the Meaty Club relic to heal you based on the Damage it…

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