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Steam app 823500 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC

BONEWORKS

BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

BONEWORKS Steam header artwork
Stress Level ZeroStress Level Zero
51playing now
6324-hour peak
3,820all-time peak
32average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−3Gain−8.63%% gain70Peak

714 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

01938577613 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202640 peakFriday 14 August 202649 peakSaturday 15 August 202670 peakSunday 16 August 202668 peakMonday 17 August 202647 peakTuesday 18 August 202646 peakWednesday 19 August 202649 peakThursday 20 August 202648 peakFriday 21 August 202652 peakSaturday 22 August 202664 peakSunday 23 August 202665 peakMonday 24 August 202654 peakTuesday 25 August 202645 peakWednesday 26 August 202648 peakThursday 27 August 202641 peakFriday 28 August 202653 peakSaturday 29 August 202664 peakSunday 30 August 202668 peakMonday 31 August 202642 peakTuesday 01 September 202645 peakWednesday 02 September 202642 peakThursday 03 September 202642 peakFriday 04 September 202642 peakSaturday 05 September 202666 peakSunday 06 September 202653 peakMonday 07 September 202654 peakTuesday 08 September 202641 peakWednesday 09 September 202630 peakThursday 10 September 202639 peakFriday 11 September 202643 peakSaturday 12 September 202663 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

82 months, December 2019 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.

01k2k3k4k2019202120222023202420252026December 20193,820 monthly peakJanuary 20201,661 monthly peakFebruary 20201,027 monthly peakMarch 2020976 monthly peakApril 20201,766 monthly peakMay 2020512 monthly peakJune 20201,349 monthly peakJuly 2020581 monthly peakAugust 2020467 monthly peakSeptember 2020435 monthly peakOctober 2020588 monthly peakNovember 2020651 monthly peakDecember 20201,884 monthly peakJanuary 20211,199 monthly peakFebruary 2021742 monthly peakMarch 2021721 monthly peakApril 2021706 monthly peakMay 2021586 monthly peakJune 2021636 monthly peakJuly 2021654 monthly peakAugust 2021560 monthly peakSeptember 2021623 monthly peakOctober 2021698 monthly peakNovember 2021702 monthly peakDecember 20211,286 monthly peakJanuary 20221,039 monthly peakFebruary 2022768 monthly peakMarch 2022642 monthly peakApril 2022808 monthly peakMay 2022855 monthly peakJune 2022633 monthly peakJuly 2022624 monthly peakAugust 2022512 monthly peakSeptember 20221,103 monthly peakOctober 2022800 monthly peakNovember 2022319 monthly peakDecember 2022383 monthly peakJanuary 2023330 monthly peakFebruary 2023261 monthly peakMarch 2023222 monthly peakApril 2023211 monthly peakMay 2023157 monthly peakJune 2023164 monthly peakJuly 2023180 monthly peakAugust 2023151 monthly peakSeptember 2023145 monthly peakOctober 2023150 monthly peakNovember 2023141 monthly peakDecember 2023290 monthly peakJanuary 2024250 monthly peakFebruary 2024167 monthly peakMarch 2024165 monthly peakApril 2024141 monthly peakMay 2024132 monthly peakJune 2024141 monthly peakJuly 2024127 monthly peakAugust 2024117 monthly peakSeptember 2024109 monthly peakOctober 202495 monthly peakNovember 2024112 monthly peakDecember 2024162 monthly peakJanuary 2025145 monthly peakFebruary 2025134 monthly peakMarch 2025115 monthly peakApril 202596 monthly peakMay 202587 monthly peakJune 202585 monthly peakJuly 202582 monthly peakAugust 202591 monthly peakSeptember 202579 monthly peakOctober 202599 monthly peakNovember 202584 monthly peakDecember 2025167 monthly peakJanuary 2026134 monthly peakFebruary 202688 monthly peakMarch 202686 monthly peakApril 202687 monthly peakMay 202673 monthly peakJune 202677 monthly peakJuly 202673 monthly peakAugust 202674 monthly peakSeptember 202666 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

020406080July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202673 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202674 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202666 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

02039597901 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202655 peakThursday 02 July 202667 peakFriday 03 July 202657 peakSaturday 04 July 202672 peakSunday 05 July 202670 peakMonday 06 July 202665 peakTuesday 07 July 202673 peakWednesday 08 July 202657 peakThursday 09 July 202660 peakFriday 10 July 202659 peakSaturday 11 July 202660 peakSunday 12 July 202659 peakMonday 13 July 202663 peakTuesday 14 July 202654 peakWednesday 15 July 202655 peakThursday 16 July 202658 peakFriday 17 July 202658 peakSaturday 18 July 202653 peakSunday 19 July 202658 peakMonday 20 July 202646 peakTuesday 21 July 202657 peakWednesday 22 July 202650 peakThursday 23 July 202659 peakFriday 24 July 202654 peakSaturday 25 July 202663 peakSunday 26 July 202667 peakMonday 27 July 202664 peakTuesday 28 July 202649 peakWednesday 29 July 202657 peakThursday 30 July 202648 peakFriday 31 July 202653 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 435 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

02040608001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202665 peakSunday 02 August 202663 peakMonday 03 August 202674 peakTuesday 04 August 202659 peakWednesday 05 August 202651 peakThursday 06 August 202653 peakFriday 07 August 202653 peakSaturday 08 August 202655 peakSunday 09 August 202649 peakMonday 10 August 202648 peakTuesday 11 August 202656 peakWednesday 12 August 202645 peakThursday 13 August 202648 peakFriday 14 August 202649 peakSaturday 15 August 202670 peakSunday 16 August 202668 peakMonday 17 August 202647 peakTuesday 18 August 202646 peakWednesday 19 August 202649 peakThursday 20 August 202648 peakFriday 21 August 202652 peakSaturday 22 August 202664 peakSunday 23 August 202665 peakMonday 24 August 202654 peakTuesday 25 August 202645 peakWednesday 26 August 202648 peakThursday 27 August 202641 peakFriday 28 August 202653 peakSaturday 29 August 202664 peakSunday 30 August 202668 peakMonday 31 August 202642 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 279 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

01836537101 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202645 peakWednesday 02 September 202642 peakThursday 03 September 202642 peakFriday 04 September 202642 peakSaturday 05 September 202666 peakSunday 06 September 202653 peakMonday 07 September 202654 peakTuesday 08 September 202641 peakWednesday 09 September 202630 peakThursday 10 September 202639 peakFriday 11 September 202643 peakSaturday 12 September 202663 peak

October 2026

BONEWORKS was released on 10 Dec, 2019.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:00 UTC
App ID
823500
Last updated
08 Jan 2021 build 6051516
Developer
Stress Level Zero
Publisher
Stress Level Zero
Release date
10 Dec, 2019
Platforms
Windows
Download size
6.29 GB
Install size
15.40 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
16
Metacritic
72

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsVR OnlyFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Tracked Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

VRPhysicsActionSandboxShooterSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackPuzzleAdventureFirst-PersonRealisticSimulationFPSViolentIndieHorrorParkourGoreSci-fiFunny
About this gameFull description from Steam
BONEWORKS Is a narrative VR action adventure using advanced experimental physics mechanics. Dynamically navigate through environments, engage in physics heavy combat, and creatively approach puzzles with physics. Advanced Physics: Designed entirely for consistent universal rules, the advanced physics mechanics encourage players to confidently and creatively interact with the virtual world however you want. Combat: Approach combat in any number of ways you can think of following the physical rules of the game's universe. Melee weapons, firearms, physics traps, environments, can all be used to aid you in fights with enemy entities. Weapons, lots of weapons: Boneworks provides players with a plethora of physics based weaponry; guns, swords, axes, clubs, spears, hammers, experimental energy weapons, nonsensical mystery tools, and anomalous physics weapons. Interaction: Hyper realistic VR object and environment interaction. Story: Play through the game's mysterious narrative and explore the deep inner workings of the Monogon Industries' artificial intelligence operating system; Myth OS. Character Bodies: Accurate full IK body systems built from the ground up provide a realistic looking body presence and allow for a maximum level of immersion with physical interaction in the game space. More feature information soon. ATTENTION: This game demonstrates advanced VR mechanics and concepts, players are recommended to have previous VR experience and understanding of common VR gameplay principles before proceeding.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

Physics based enemies that can be interacted with and dispatched in a multitude of violent ways based on player's actions. Realistic and potentially disturbing enemies will enter player's space.

Regional ratings

DEJUS10Violência fantasiosa · Violência
IGRS13Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: quad-core 3.0ghz minimum Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 / 970 for Rift CV1+Touch, Original Vive at 90hz, and RiftS at 80hz DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: CPU performance required for physics calculations! These min specs are based on Rift CV1+Touch, Original Vive 90hz, and RiftS 80hz, ONLY.

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i7 7700k or greater, 3.3ghz+ Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1080 / 2060super or greater for Rift CV1+Touch, Original Vive 90hz, and RiftS 80hz DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: CPU performance required for physics calculations!
Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
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Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

16 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Hall of ButtonsHidden achievement
Headset KingAchievement
Fantasy LandHidden achievement
My First SandboxAchievement
Of The VoidHidden achievement
You don't need to see identificationHidden achievement
[REDACTED]Hidden achievement
RecursionHidden achievement
Time TestHidden achievement
Full CircleHidden achievement

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9 developer announcements, May 2019 to Dec 2020 · times in UTC

December

  1. BONEWORKS Update 1.6

    OVERVIEW Greetings Bone Junkers, been a while, today we bring you a hover ship and a desert sandbox level to fly it in. As we work towards expanding our mechanics for future games, an important aspect to hone is the relationship between the…

    Alex - stresslevelzero
  2. Update 1.6 is coming Dec 29th!

    https://i.imgur.com/OcnaUBY.gif BONEWORKS 1.6 - Hover Junkers is coming Dec 29, next week! Happy Holidays! As we've been hard at work on the core and future titles, it seems prudent to take a look back at where we started. Whereas in 2016…

    Alex - stresslevelzero

June

  1. BONEWORKS Update 1.5

    Overview Today we have a completely new Arena with Update 1.5: Zombie Warehouse. This new level provides a variety of challenges with five modes, multiple difficulty options, experimental enemy AI, a new defensive physics tool, difficulty…

    Cfish
  2. Update 1.5 is coming June 18th

    1.5 Zombie Warehouse is coming June 18th, one week from today! Zombie mode where the enemies will climb, drop, go through windows, and zipline to get to you! Defend your position with the Boardgun. Tighter player mechanics as we've…

    BrandonJLa

April

  1. BONEWORKS Update 1.4 - [REDACTED]

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34616206/969eb01f7d6c8bbacd0052dfa1b4d84e2cb05a0a.png BoneWick - Expertly rendered by Tabloid & Laik. Overview Welcome to life, today we've got an update straight from quarantine. For the past month we have been adjusting…

    Cfish
  2. Update 1.4 is coming April 9th

    With the new update just 6 days away, we take a look at the chambers place in the projects development. Enjoy the Chamber yourself alongside Tuscany and a handgun course when 1.4 drops April 9th.

    BrandonJLa

February

  1. BONEWORKS SAVE-SPOTS UPDATE

    Deja vu... Expertly rendered by TechnoPrizm. Overview Welcome to the first major update of 2020! We've been working hard to simultaneously add new content, improve the existing experience of the campaign, and strengthen the core tech for…

    Cfish

December

  1. Post Launch Update

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34616206/43609490c636e22f02940f3bec61f0a457480c48.jpg Screenshot by Jolly Joey's inspired eye. Overview Thank you to everyone for making the launch of Boneworks the biggest in VR's young history! Over 100k people played…

    BrandonJLa

May

  1. Controller Interactions

    Today we have an example of the same Boneworks interaction performed with the Index controllers, Touch controllers, and Vive wands. The game is fully playable with any SteamVR compatible VR headset and tracked controllers. Index…

    Alex - stresslevelzero

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