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Captain Bones: Prologue

2021

Should you play it?

Captain Bones is an action-adventure game set in an open pirate world. You must have survival skills to make ship battles and treasure hunts with your crew.

What works
  • Engaging pirate theme and atmosphere
  • Detailed crafting and survival mechanics
  • Open world exploration with quests
  • Free prologue demo available
  • Good sound and music complementing gameplay
Things to keep in mind
  • Combat system is slow and clunky
  • Some bugs and technical issues present
  • Limited character customization
  • No multiplayer or co-op features
  • Survival mechanics can feel tedious

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo

  • Eternal Edge+ Prologue

  • Zwei: The Arges Adventure

  • Little Big Adventure

  • Pale Abyss - Prototype

  • Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue

  • Asterigos: Curse of the Stars

  • Lucid Blocks

  • RAIDBORN
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Little Big Adventure

  • Pale Abyss - Prototype

  • RAIDBORN
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Captain Bones: Prologue: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Why this game works

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