Comparisons to HLA (Half-Life: Alyx) are bound to happen, and to go over my thoughts briefly on the topic, HLA is an average VR title compared to Boneworks. Narrative, characters, and world building are done far better than in Boneworks, but it doesn't feel like a showcase of what is possible in VR. Half-Life 2 is only half as fun as it is because, you can fling toilets and have an improvised explosive launcher every couple of levels. Boneworks is fun because I can skip half the puzzles by being a ballooned up boy. Boneworks has visceral, satisfying melee combat with a bunch of cool weapons, along with guns that will fit a plethora of play styles. The levels a mix of indoor, or expansive indoor/outdoor environments that allow you to mess with the game constantly. HLA has some cool upgrades for a few guns (no melee only guns), but nothing close to Boneworks. Both games have mod support, HLA mod installs being more streamlined with workshop support, but that doesn't matter much as both games are easy to tweak.

So get yourself some Melon Belly, and burn it all to the ground.

[h1]tl;dr You get one of the best combat, and okay puzzle sandboxes for VR. There's mod support, so if you don't feel like spending the usual 60$, get this on sale or just for 30$. It's worth the price. It says it's for advanced VR users, but I would argue that starting off with this title isn't a bad idea.[/h1] Comparisons to HLA (Half-Life: Alyx) are bound to happen, and to go over my thoughts briefly on the topic, HLA is an average VR title compared to Boneworks. Narrative, characters, and world building are done far better than in Boneworks, but it doesn't feel like a showcase of what is possible in VR. Half-Life 2 is only half as fun as it is because, you can fling toilets and have an improvised explosive launcher every couple of levels. Boneworks is fun because I can skip half the puzzles by being a ballooned up boy. Boneworks has visceral, satisfying melee combat with a bunch of cool weapons, along with guns that will fit a plethora of play styles. The levels a mix of indoor, or expansive indoor/outdoor environments that allow you to mess with the game constantly. HLA has some cool upgrades for a few guns (no melee only guns), but nothing close to Boneworks. Both games have mod support, HLA mod installs being more streamlined with workshop support, but that doesn't matter much as both games are easy to tweak. So get yourself some Melon Belly, and burn it all to the ground.