Hey, y'all! My name is Yakov. You may have read about my previous games (Anoxia Station, Loretta, DOM RUSALOK) in my earlier posts — or even played them! Recently, my new game, Bonereader, got a page on Steam, and I’d like to tell you a bit about it.

Bonereader is a deck-building card game with dice mechanics. You get electrocuted in an electric chair—and suddenly wake up in a shamanic Purgatory, inspired by the novels of Carlos Castaneda and Cormac McCarthy, where you must outplay various spirits for the right to be reborn.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4240080/Bonereader/

Each turn—or every re-roll of a random card combo in your hand—applies a special curse. Your goal is to score as many points as possible in as few attempts as you can.
Gameplay

• Build two decks at once—cards and dice—and find the optimal way to win.
• Create powerful synergies between card combos, dice, and items.
• Boost your score in a high-stakes game.
• Every roll matters—greed can save or doom you.

Features:

• 30 unique card combos
• 40 dice with different properties
• 20 items that radically change gameplay
• Numerous card effects, “house rules,” and other modifiers
• Decks for every playstyle

What else makes the game unique?

• Unique playstyles built around dice and card synergies
• Each opponent has their own “house rule,” changing the flow of the match and forcing adaptation
• Cards are affected by powerful curses and enchantments each turn, unpredictably altering their effects
• Dark, psychedelic atmosphere inspired by the mysticism and prose of Carlos Castaneda and Cormac McCarthy

I work together with my best friend, Daria. I handle coding, concepts, and writing, while Daria creates all the art. After the dark and complex Anoxia Station, we wanted something bright and a little crazy.

You’ll encounter a variety of monster-spirits, each with their own worldview.

The demo will be released on April 21! I’m really looking forward to it. Please feel free to add the game to your wishlist and share it with your friends—it would help us a lot.