Boneraiser Minions

Boneraiser Minions

Released Mar 2023

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!

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Evaluation

Boneraiser Minions launched on March 9, 2023 and has been actively updated by solo developer caiys ever since. Two named major updates have shipped post-launch: "Boned Bits and Bobs Update #36" on April 1, 2024 and the "Celestial Update (v37)" on October 27, 2025. Both are large, substantive additions bringing new bosses, enemies, classes, maps, game modes, and gameplay systems. Beyond those, the developer has maintained a steady cadence of feature patches and bug fixes throughout 2023, 2024, and into late 2025, with the most recent patch (v37.9) arriving on November 7, 2025. The only DLC listed is a soundtrack released June 17, 2024; no unreleased DLC exists on the store. The established pattern — major content arriving roughly every 12–18 months with smaller patches in between — places the game within its historical cadence window as of October 1, 2026, approximately 11 months since the last major update and roughly 11 months since the last communication of any kind. This is within the upper range of the 12–18 month interval between major releases. The developer has made no statement indicating that development on Boneraiser Minions is complete.
Evidence
Celestial Update (v37) shipped, adding a new boss, new class, two new maps, expanded Castle Conquest stages, and many other content additions.
news post · Oct 27, 2025 source content shipped
high
Boned Bits and Bobs Update #36 shipped, a major update with new content, classes, game mode changes, and many improvements.
news post · Apr 1, 2024 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
caiysware
Achievements
202
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

~ In a time long ago, those with forbidden power over the dead were branded as wretched Boneraisers. Such heathen were hunted, hanged, burnt, and staked, and their remains sealed within sanctified mausoleums. But what those fearfully foolish folk did not realise, is that those whom are already dead, cannot be killed. You are one such filthy Boneraiser! ~

Gameplay

As a reviled Boneraiser you must amass an army of skellies and demons to fight the endless waves of heroes intent to end your necromantic ways. In this gothic-horror auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones and souls of slain heroes to raise and upgrade undead minions, and collect powerful relics and spells to turn the tide of war. Unlock meta upgrades to improve your boneraising abilities, but crucially you must also bolster the Godly heroes' forces too in order to gather enough resources to defeat your nemesis King Gigald's crusade!

Features

  • Boneraising auto-battler action: Dash around avoiding enemies and collecting their bones to raise and upgrade minions who fight for you! Each minion type has their own fighting styles, from melee pulverisers and magical missilers, to supporting hexers and augurs.

  • Multiple game modes: There's several game modes to keep play fresh. In Mausoleum Awakens you must protect your crypt against King Gigald and his forces, making best use of traps and contraptions you place before the show. There's Necrotic Skirmishes for a quick bash to simply see how long you can last against an ever growing horde of meanies. The Daily/Weekly Challenge were you compete against the world on an equal footing. There's Clashful Cards, a collectable adversarial card game offering respite from endless boneraising. And a full Castle Conquest mode where you travel through various maps choosing your path in a quest to conquer the Queen's Palace!

  • Relics and Spells: There's not just bones to suck on during the fight. You will find curious Relics with strange boosts and abilities, or Spell Scrolls with powerful attacks or buffs to be used at the perfect time!

  • Boneraise Lore meta: Between games use collected coins to increase your abilities and boneraising powers, such as learning to raise Enboned Giants and Possessed Demons. Meta can also be upgraded and refunded, encouraging you to play around and find your perfect meta loadout!

  • Heroic Force meta: You must also bolster the forces against you too if you wish to survive King Gigald. Why not provoke a Beggar's Revolt, Goblin Looters, or Mercenary Cyclops, and use their bones to raise an ever greater army of dead!

  • Class Heritage meta: By stealing hero souls you can also learn new abilities and perks for a particular class. Each class offers their own playstyles, from the Liche who prefers quantity over quality, to the Demologist who favours huge demonic minions. Or even classes that specialise in raising versions of the enemies themselves!

  • Steam Leaderboard: Battle your foes, and your friends, to reach first place on the online Steam leaderboard! Even after defeating King Gigald the crusade wars are endless, and only the greatest legion of undead ever assembled will reach the top spot!

~ Can you resist King Gigald's poundings? ~

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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