Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles

85% positive of 1,393 Steam reviews

Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Tomas Sala. Published by Wired Productions.

About the game

Bulwark blends casual and creative building elements with touches of strategy and exploration. It's an experimental mix of genres that can be enjoyed casually or as an epic conquest featuring naval units, air units, and fortresses.

Tagged by players

Naval Combat
Steampunk
Pirates
City Builder
Experimental
Base Building
Procedural Generation
Post-apocalyptic
Minimalist
Building
Sandbox
Combat

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Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles

85% positive of 1,393 Steam reviews

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Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Tomas Sala. Published by Wired Productions.

About the game

Tagged by players

Naval Combat
Steampunk
Pirates
City Builder
Experimental
Base Building
Procedural Generation
Post-apocalyptic
Minimalist
Building
Sandbox
Combat

What players say

Recommended
Tl;dr: It has some unusual mechanics and controls. It can be fun if you "get" the idea of the game, but not everybody will like it. This is difficult to review. Another of those games where Neutral + FYI would be more useful than strictly positive or negative. I tried the demo some time ago and didn't like it. But then I bought ShipShaper and really enjoyed it, and wanted to see the ships do something, so I forced…
21 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Fun casual game if you like Townscapers with a small bit of strategy, though I do think it is missing some features. For one I'd like to be able to save Freebuild creations.
3.5 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Bulwark is an interesting experimental project, but I simply can’t call it a good game since it has way too many flaws. Exploration. One of the first things you do in most games is map exploration, since you need to know where to expand and want to find interesting things. Sadly, what you will notice almost immediately - traveling between islands takes way too long. Next you will notice that there isn’t even much…
9.4 h played when written. 27 found it helpful.
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