Bonereader
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Steam News · Aug 11
BONEREADER Background StoryCareer criminal and mercenary Harlan Hill dies in the electric chair, but death offers him no rest. In the hut of a Native shaman, a mysterious spirit challenges him to a game of dice, wagering a chance at rebirth—and perhaps vengeance.Against all odds, Harlan wins. Stepping beyond the hut, he enters a surreal, mescaline dreamscape: a purgatory shaped by memory, guilt, a...
Steam News · Aug 6
Fate isn't written. It's dealt.Roll the dice for a shot at rebirth in this otherworldly card game adventure. Build your deck, harness mystical dice, and battle spirits in a deadly game of chance through a psychedelic purgatory. Will you escape, or be damned for eternity?BONEREADER - Launch TrailerEvery soul in Purgatory plays by different rules. Every spirit has something to wager. Every roll coul...
Steam News · Jul 23
Your soul is on the table.Roll the dice for a shot at rebirth in this otherworldly card game adventure. Build your deck, harness mystical dice, and battle spirits in a deadly game of chance through a psychedelic purgatory. Will you escape—or be damned for eternity?Every soul in Purgatory plays by different rules. Every spirit has something to wager. Every roll could decide your fate.ROLL THE BONES...
Steam News · Jun 16
🦴 Big news! Bonereader is officially nominated for Best Deckbuilder Award at the TooManyGames Indie Game Showcase! 🏆We're beyond excited to be recognized among the indie scene. Winners will be announced June 26–28 — keep your fingers crossed! THE SHOWTooManyGames is one of the East Coast's longest-running gaming expos, and the Indie Game Showcase is one of its crown jewels. This year's event runs ...
Steam News · Jun 9
Bonereader Demo — Patch Notes v 0.0.9.2Systems — Dialogue system fully rewritten from scratch. Improved stability, performance, and code readability. — Sound effects optimized. Reduced playback overhead and fixed minor audio artifacts.New content — Rulebook added. Press Tab at any time during play to open it. — Second playable deck added to the demo. — Dithering toggle added to the options menu.Fi...
Steam News · May 8
🃏 Casino Mode — Balance OverhaulCompletely reworked the balance of Casino mode Adjusted drop rates for rare cards and table eventsReworked the economy: difficulty and rewards now scale more smoothly with each run🔧 Item ChangesReworked the mechanics of several items — their behavior is now more consistent and intuitiveBrought item interactions with Casino mode in line with the new balanceSome items...
Steam News · May 6
Hey everyone! My name is Yakov, and I'm a game developer. You may have played my previous projects: Dom Rusalok, Loretta, and Anoxia Station. Right now I'm finishing up a new game — Bonereader. Since I've been thinking a lot about game balance lately, I decided to share my experience, reflect freely on the development process, and hopefully offer some useful tips for other devs who wokring in Game...
Steam News · Apr 30
Optimization CJK Font RenderingOptimized CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) font assets to reduce memory overhead and improve load times in all supported locales. Glyph atlases have been repacked for more efficient GPU texture utilization.Optimization Texture Page PackingTexture pages have been reorganized and compressed to reduce VRAM usage. Sprite atlases are now batched more efficiently, lowering ...
Steam News · Apr 22
Hey everyone! I’m Yakov — you might’ve seen my previous games (Anoxia Station, Loretta, DOM RUSALOK) around here.I just put up a Steam page for my new project, Bonereader. It’s a deck-building card game with dice mechanics. You’re executed in an electric chair and wake up in a shamanic Purgatory, where you gamble against spirits for a chance at rebirth.Each turn (or reroll) applies a curse, so eve...
Steam News · Apr 8
The process of creating backgrounds in Bonereader. Both Daria (artist) and I have a negative attitude toward AI art. Not fanatically, though. We just agree that AI slop almost always looks bad and talentless. And almost always you can tell.That said, it's worth acknowledging — traditional art is going through rough times. As you may know, I work together with my best friend, Daria. I handle coding...