Captain Bones (2025)

Developer: World of Poly
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

You start as a scrounger and slowly build your way up to commanding a ship and crew in a harsh open world.

open worldsurvivaladventurousresourcefulprogressionexplorationchallenging

About

Captain Bones is an open world game about an ordinary crew member becoming a great pirate captain. To achieve this, he must first survive with what he has collected from the environment. Then, he must find himself a ship and a crew.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.