Bone Appetit

A retro action Metroidvania with weapons that double as tools

DXF Games · Released May 8, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 73
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 years ago; Dec 31, 2022
Minimum PC: Anything that handles bas…; 0.5 GB RAM · 0 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Bone Appetit?

This pixel-art action Metroidvania puts you in control of a skeleton sent to reclaim food seized by a king. You explore, fight enemies and bosses, and collect shields, magical wands, and movement upgrades. You can return food to your cultist masters or spend it at shops.

For you if...

+you like short adventures with alternate routes for repeat playthroughs

Not for you if...

−you prefer gentle difficulty and clearly signposted progression
−you prefer a serious tone over juvenile humor

What players say

84% of 73 reviews are positive

Players praise the castle layout, pixel art, and music. Recurring complaints concern awkward controls and a map that provides too little information.

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Bone Appetit system requirements

Minimum: Anything that handles bas…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Win 7, 8, 10
Processor: Fully tested on 2Ghz, older machines
Graphics: Anything that handles basic hardware acceleration
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 24 MB available space

Does Bone Appetit have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Bone Appetit run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 21
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Bone Appetit use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam