Bonelab

The game uses a fully simulated body that utilizes inverse kinematics. The player can use a body-log positioned on either elbow to change their avatar, which affects their in-game body proportions and ability to use items. The campaign takes place in small levels that each focus on different mechanics, from traditional first-person shooter levels to go-karting.

The player can also find capsule toys that unlock props, NPCs, and weapons in the sandbox mode upon being pulled apart. These capsules can be either hidden or out in the open. Some may require parkour skills or puzzle solving to reach.

The game takes place sometime after the events of The Clock reset by Arthur Ford in Boneworks. The player takes control of a peasant being hanged in Heaven's Reach, a town in Fantasyland. A knife appears, which the player uses to cut the noose and escape. They land in a cave leading out of Fantasyland.

The player leaps down an opening within the wall employed for waste disposal. Navigating through a crawl-space, the player encounters their first enemy, the Crablet, a VR headset with four limbs, similar to an arachnid.

Bonelab was initially announced as "Project 4" (due to it being the studio's fourth game) at Oculus Connect 6 on September 25, 2019. However, there was no word for a long time afterward. Little was known about the game other than that it would be a sequel to Boneworks for the Quest and PCVR platforms.

The game was formally revealed at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase on April 20, 2022, with a title and teaser trailer. It was confirmed to have modding support for both platforms and be built upon "two years of innovation and interaction engine progress”. After this announcement, interest and hype for the game rose over the months, with Director Brandon Laatsch frequently provided updates on his Twitter such as claiming that Bonelab was "playable from logos to credits" on July 23, 2022.

Bonelab received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.

PC Gamer criticized the campaign's pacing, but enjoyed the improvements to melee combat, "most avatars I inhabited could swing a sword or club with ease... Blunt attacks land with satisfying weight". While disliking how prone the game was to causing motion sickness, Rock Paper Shotgun praised the gun handling of the game, writing that "the simulated weight and presence of Bonelab's two handed guns that makes it easy to keep track of where your hands are supposed to be". Road to VR felt the title's modding support had vast potential, but wrote that Bonelab's campaign had the same problems as its predecessor.