Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like BONEWORKS (2026)
Every game below overlaps with BONEWORKS on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: BONELAB, which made by the same studio, Stress Level Zero.
- BONEWORKS is tagged VR, Physics, Action, Sandbox, Shooter, Singleplayer, Great Soundtrack, Adventure by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: BONELAB.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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BONELAB
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Stress Level Zero; both puzzle; shares 9 player tags including VR, Physics and Sandbox; released around the same time (2022).
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.
BONELAB at a glance Released 2022 Studio Stress Level Zero Player sentiment 82% positive of 20,281 Price $39.99 VRPhysicsSandboxShooterFPSFirst-PersonViolentPuzzle
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CARRION
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Gore, Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
CARRION at a glance Released 2020 Studio Phobia Game Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 35,626 Price $3.99 GoreHorrorIndieViolentPuzzlePhysicsSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Scorn
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Gore, Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Scorn at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ebb Software Player sentiment 77% positive of 19,678 Price $39.99 GoreHorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonViolentSci-fiIndieFPS
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The Lab
Why it matched: both science fiction and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including VR, First-Person and Funny; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
The Lab at a glance Released 2016 Studio Valve Player sentiment 95% positive of 6,671 Price Free VRFirst-PersonFunnySandboxSci-fiFPSPuzzleShooter
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Half-Life 2
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Shooter.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Half-Life 2 at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 98% positive of 278,618 Price $9.99 FPSSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonPhysicsGreat SoundtrackHorrorPuzzle
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Transmissions: Element 120
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
Transmissions: Element 120 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Shokunin Player sentiment 95% positive of 9,952 Price Free ShooterHorrorFirst-PersonFPSIndieSci-fiPuzzle
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Atomic Heart
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2023).
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
Atomic Heart at a glance Released 2023 Studio Mundfish Player sentiment 81% positive of 51,598 Price $59.99 FPSHorrorPuzzleShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonGore
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Half-Life: Alyx
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including VR, FPS and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Alyx at a glance Released 2020 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 98% positive of 105,097 Price $59.99 VRFPSHorrorShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiGreat SoundtrackGore
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DOOM
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Gore and Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
DOOM at a glance Released 2016 Studio id Software Player sentiment 96% positive of 221,344 Price $19.99 FPSGoreShooterGreat SoundtrackFirst-PersonSci-fiHorrorViolent
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Black Mesa
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person; released around the same time (2020).
Relive Half-Life.
Black Mesa at a glance Released 2020 Studio Crowbar Collective Player sentiment 95% positive of 144,554 Price $19.99 FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackHorrorIndieGore
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Gore; released around the same time (2017).
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorFirst-PersonGoreVRViolentPuzzleFPSShooter
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Gore and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
You wake up alone on the floor of an abandoned farmhouse. Daylight is quickly fading. You must find a way out. A thrilling horror experience for the five senses. This full model change to the "Isolated View", and photorealistic graphics of RE Engine mark a new beginning for survival horror.
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour at a glance Released 2016 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 89% positive of 4,839 Price Free HorrorGoreFirst-PersonViolentFPSPuzzleShooterVR
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Puzzle and Indie.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 Great SoundtrackPuzzleIndieSci-fiHorrorFirst-PersonSimulation
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Why it matched: both horror; shares 9 player tags including VR, Gore and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance Released 2020 Studio Skydance Interactive Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,074 Price $9.99 VRGoreHorrorShooterViolentIndieSimulationFirst-Person
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Liar's Bar
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Indie, FPS and Funny.
Dive into this multiplayer online experience set in a sketchy bar where the games are as dangerous as the patrons. Join a table of 4 and test your skills in Liar's Dice and Liar's Deck, where lying and bluffing are key to victory. Ready for a night at Liar's Bar?
Liar's Bar at a glance Released 2024 Studio Curve Animation Player sentiment 90% positive of 56,220 Price $6.99 IndieFPSFunnyFirst-PersonPuzzleHorrorVRGore
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Polarity
Why it matched: both science fiction and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, First-Person and Indie; released around the same time (2016).
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
Polarity at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bluebutton Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 4,668 Price $12.99 PuzzleFirst-PersonIndieSci-fiFPSGreat SoundtrackSandboxShooter
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Why it matched: both science fiction and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Sci-fi, Simulation and Physics; released around the same time (2022).
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Hardspace: Shipbreaker at a glance Released 2022 Studio Blackbird Interactive Player sentiment 89% positive of 22,334 Price $34.99 Sci-fiSimulationPhysicsSandboxPuzzleFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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DOOM II
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Gore.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
DOOM II at a glance Released 2007 Studio id Software Player sentiment 95% positive of 9,057 Price Not listed FPSShooterGoreViolentFirst-PersonSci-fiGreat SoundtrackHorror
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and First-Person.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Alien: Isolation at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,658 Price $11.99 HorrorSci-fiFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackFPSGoreShooterVR
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Doom 64
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Gore and Shooter.
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
Doom 64 at a glance Released 1997 Studio Midway Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,793 Price $4.99 FPSGoreShooterViolentFirst-PersonHorrorSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonFPSSci-fiVR
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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Why it matched: both horror and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi.
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source at a glance Released 2006 Studio Valve Player sentiment 76% positive of 5,582 Price $9.99 FPSShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonViolentHorrorGoreGreat Soundtrack
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People Playground
Why it matched: both horror; shares 8 player tags including Sandbox, Gore and Physics; released around the same time (2019).
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
People Playground at a glance Released 2019 Studio mestiez Player sentiment 98% positive of 317,401 Price $9.99 SandboxGorePhysicsViolentSimulationFunnyIndieHorror
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Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
Why it matched: both horror and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2018).
Help legendary horror icon Jason Voorhees stalk and slay campers across 100+ puzzle levels in a hilariously off kilter puzzle game. Jason will terrorize victims from the campgrounds of Crystal Lake to the highrises of Manhattan, from supermax prisons to space stations... and beyond!
Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle at a glance Released 2018 Studio Blue Wizard Digital Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,080 Price Not listed PuzzleHorrorGoreViolentIndieFunnySimulation
Common questions
What game is most like BONEWORKS?
BONELAB, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Stress Level Zero. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to BONEWORKS" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with BONEWORKS. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of BONEWORKS do?
BONELAB is also from Stress Level Zero, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.