Bone: Out from Boneville

2005 Telltale Games Adventure

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Gamicality score

Metacritic 684

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 531

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today2.5/5

Design today3.5/5

Steam user reviews

Mixed

54%

202 reviews1

Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Bone: Out from Boneville run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

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How to get Bone: Out from Boneville running today

If the Steam version does not start, install it in a Steam library under the C:\Program Files (x86) folder (PCGamingWiki).

Synopsis

Bone: Out from Boneville is a short point-and-click adventure from Telltale Games, based on the first part of Jeff Smith's Bone comics. The three Bone cousins are run out of their hometown and lost in a strange valley, and you guide Fone Bone and Phoney Bone through conversations, simple inventory puzzles and a string of minigames. It was planned as the first of several episodes, but only one sequel followed.

Developer: Telltale Games
Released: 2005
Genre: Adventure

Reception

Critics gave it a Metascore of 68, liking its charm, humor and faithfulness to the comics while calling it too short and easy. Reviewers saw it as a gentle game to play with children, with a hint system for younger players. Steam players echoed the complaints about a two to three hour length and repetitive minigames, and the story was left unfinished after one sequel. The Steam version is no longer sold.

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

2.5/5

?Not confirmed yetSold or given away today by an official source
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The Steam version has been delisted and can no longer be bought; the single-player game itself is complete (PCGamingWiki, Steam Community).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
PCGamingWiki lists widescreen, ultrawide and 4K as hackable only, through a custom resolution tool (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
PCGamingWiki lists no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
?Not confirmed yetSteam Deck Verified or Playable
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
?Not confirmed yetNo intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no unresolved issues, only a fixed start failure solved by installing the game in the default Steam folder (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

3.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
It is a simple mouse game with four main cursors for walking, changing location, taking and looking. There is no controller support, and none is needed, though the lack of a cursor marking where movement stops leads to some needless walking. Source: metzomagic.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game runs at low resolutions, and widescreen and 4K need a third-party resolution tool. One player found the language stuck in Russian with no in-game option to change it. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Players save manually whenever they like, for example before the branching storytelling scene, so little progress is lost. Source: metzomagic.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
An excellent tutorial introduces the cursors, and a question mark button gives graduated hints, so it is hard to get stuck. Source: metzomagic.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Dialogue cannot be clicked through, and two nearly identical chase sequences, a maze and a hide-and-seek game fill a large share of a three hour game. Minigames can be skipped, yet players still found it tedious despite its length. Source: metzomagic.com, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
Each scene uses a fixed camera, and a hand cursor at screen exits moves you between locations, so there is no camera to manage. Source: metzomagic.com.