SimulationFit check
Is Bonfire worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR players who want an interactive science-fiction narrative rather than a non-narrative experience
- Adventure fans interested in exploring a crash site and meeting alien lifeforms
- Players who prefer stories where decisions affect the outcome to stories with a fixed outcome
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for broad planetary exploration may find the focus on a crash site and nearby alien jungle restrictive.
- Those seeking a survival game with extensive resource systems may find the limited nourishment supply and bonfire-centered setup narrow.
- Players without VR controllers cannot use the stated control method.
Our take on Bonfire
The bounce point may come when exploration reaches the darkness beyond the bonfire’s glow. Players seeking a broad view of the planet may find the focus on the crash site and its nearby jungle restrictive, while the fire also frames encounters with predators.
What is Bonfire?
Play as Space Scout 817 after crash-landing on an unknown planet three hundred light-years from Earth.
With a fading bonfire, a robot companion named Debbie, and a limited supply of nourishment cylinders, explore the crash site and alien jungle. VR controllers let players eat and build the bonfire. Use a scanner to investigate the surroundings and work with Debbie to repair communications. Encounters with alien inhabitants can lead to friendships, while alien predators can be defended against using fire. Choices influence the story’s outcomes, including whether Scout 817 follows the captain or conscience.
How Bonfire plays
- 01VR Survival Actions
- Controllers are used to eat and build the bonfire.
- 02Crash-Site Scanning
- A scanner can be used to explore around the wreck.
- 03Robot Collaboration
- Debbie works with Scout 817 on repairing communications.
- 04Alien Encounters
- Meeting local inhabitants can lead to friendships.
- 05Fire-Based Defense
- Fire is used to defend against alien predators.
- 06Choice-Driven Story
- Choices affect the story’s outcome.
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Bonfire: platforms & release
Is Bonfire worth it?
It is worth it if: VR players who want an interactive science-fiction narrative rather than a non-narrative experience. Skip it if: players looking for broad planetary exploration may find the focus on a crash site and nearby alien jungle restrictive.
Where can I download Bonfire?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bonfire's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bonfire on?
Windows only.
