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Funky Bones IV is a running and jumping puzzle game. You play a cute skeleton in a cardboard Mexican Day of the Dead world. Jump and twist your way through various obstacles to defeat a final boss and complete the single level. It's a beguiling and unusual experience as visuals meld with the jazz soundtrack and Mexican folk music.

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Funky Bones IV

Game Details

Release Date: 14/03/2020, updated in 2020

Price: Free

Platforms: PS4 and PS5

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Brain Game, Platform (Puzzle and Traversal)

Accessibility: 13 features

Components: 2D Side-On

Developer: Lawrence Rowell (@Lawrence_Rowell)

Costs: Free

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Components: 2D Side-On

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Unravel

Unravel (Series)

Release Date: 09/02/2016, updated in 2018

Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Components: 2D Side-On

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Release Date: 01/02/2017

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Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Hand-Made

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Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

It Takes Two is a running, jumping and exploring game that tells a story of a young girl, Rose, whose parents are divorcing. The girl creates two dolls to represent her parents, which unexpectedly trap the clashing-couple in them. You and a friend...

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Release Date: 21/11/2019, updated in 2020

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1 Easier Skill Rating than Funky Bones IV

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3 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Funky Bones IV

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35 Great Games Like Funky Bones IV

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1 Easier Skill Rating than Funky Bones IV

16 Video Games Like Funky Bones IV Based on Genre

3 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Funky Bones IV

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