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Boneraiser Minions

Boneraiser Minions

Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

Released Mar 9, 2023 Developer caiys Publisher caiysware Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeBullet HellPixel GraphicsRogue-lite2D
View on Steam ↗ $3.24 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.4%positive5,126 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“At first glance, you would be forgiven for looking at Boneraiser Minions as just another Survivors-like. However, it quickly reveals a mechanical depth that puts its peers to shame. It functions less like a knockoff and more like a fully-inspired reinterpretation of the formula,…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“One of those rare games that genuinely earns its place in the genre. Not a Vampire Survivors clone, it takes the formula and builds something with real identity on top of it. Gothic pixel art that slaps, and a dark humor that runs through every corner of the game. The meta…”

— a player, Steam review · 53 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A great addition to the genre. I have yet to complete the game in it's entirety, however it does seem to be evident as to what remains, which i believe shows one of this games better aspects and that's a deliberate reveal of the flow and features of the game, put simply it…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
1524-hour peak
1,995all-time peak
0 500 1k 2023 2024 2025 2026 661 avg · Mar 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

202achievements
12.5%median completion
0.5%rarest: Library Skirmish Supremacy
97.6% of players 77.1% of players 70.1% of players 66.4% of players 61.1% of players 58.4% of players 52.5% of players 50.6% of players 49.7% of players 47.2% of players 42.9% of players 40.9% of players 38.7% of players 37.9% of players 37.0% of players 35.6% of players 35.1% of players 34.6% of players 33.6% of players 33.1% of players 30.4% of players 28.5% of players 26.8% of players 24.6% of players 22.4% of players 21.0% of players 20.3% of players 19.3% of players 18.3% of players 17.1% of players 16.6% of players 15.5% of players 14.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.4% of players 10.2% of players 9.3% of players 8.9% of players 8.4% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 6.3% of players 5.8% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 97.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
97.6%Thy First Boner — Mommy will be so proud of thee!
86.8%Peasantry Survivor — In Mausoleum Awakens survive the three stages of Peasants!
83.6%High Wizard Bosshunter — Give the High Wizard boss a jolly good pounding!
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Library Skirmish Supremacy — In Necrotic Skirmishes attain a score of 99,999+ on the Wizarding Library map!
0.6%Princess Skirmish Supremacy — In Necrotic Skirmishes attain a score of 99,999+ on the Princess Chamber map!
0.6%Celestial Skirmish Endurer — In Necrotic Skirmishes attain a score of 66,666+ using the Celestial Vessel class!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.24−35% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99base price
$3.24lowest since tracking began2026-07-21
US3.24 USD−35%
EU2.91 EUR−35%
UK2.59 GBP−35%
Australia4.87 AUD−35%
Canada4.21 CAD−35%
Japan377 JPY−35%
Brazil11.04 BRL−35%
China14.30 CNY−35%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$2.1 Brazil Japan Canada US EU Australia UK≈$3.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 09, 2026
The Xenosensory Awaits...

Greetings again filthy boneraisers. Hope you aren't too worn out after raising all those new years bones! Over the Winter I've been beavering away myself with another game that I just released last we

Nov 07, 2025
Patch v37.9

//bug fixes - Boneworld Challenges - Daily: On the Game Over screen pressing the Menu Back button would make the menu inactive. - Castle Conquest game mode - Choose Path screen: Having a Divine Coiler

Nov 06, 2025
Patch v37.8

//misc changes - The various 'Skirmish Supremacy' achievements are now triggered after scoring 99,999+ (instead of 111,111+), which also affects the Skirmish related Hub gems. - Psycho Possessed class

Oct 30, 2025
Patch v37.7

//bug fixes - Hub: Opening the Choose Class menu when using full Mouse Support would cause a crash. - Psycho Possessed class: His game mode win gems were being associated to the class he's currently p

Oct 30, 2025
Patch v37.6

//misc changes - Mausoleum Awakens game mode - Wizarding Library map: The speed at which the Sorcery Archives restock with new spells has been slightly increased and a bit more random. - Godly Vessel

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics · Rogue-lite · 2D · Vampire · Indie · Singleplayer · Casual · Arcade · Action · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements202
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://caiysware.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 175 MB available space