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Bulwark Evolution: Falconeer Chronicles

A new city-building game set in the oceanic world of The Great Ursee, by BAFTA-nominated developer Tomas Sala. Design, develop and defend your Bulwark, manage resources and make choices to create unique fortress settlements in a world reeling from a cataclysmic war.

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21 Steam reviews

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Steam User 3454STEAMRecommended

Where to start.. I mean

from being greeted by something like the might of Dune inspired music to just taking off on the beauty that is the open seas with a dingy and a rusty canon to

Then somehow you got's to pick a faction, and build a coastal settlement, maybe find some lumber.. Spreading your tender log paths to the end of the pinprick of islands you have chosen to then suddenly realizing that you can, would and should start creating a seaborne dukedom with iron & might! Feeling mighty and tough on the one seven sea until you go up against a big faction and get wrekked by missile dakka from beyond the horison and keep to your own territorial waters for a while longer.

Then choose to go eco and fight global warming on your favorite islands with shrubberies or just fortify the Citadel you just realized was there to build all along with an array of absurdly beautiful defense towers manned by leaders of your choice.

Its a constant discovery of awesome things and the sole developer is so present its like he follows you on discord and not the other way around... You have an idea for him to implement like a trade hub or a relic house and he is most likely in a early alpha build of it already. An honest 11/10 game when it comes to jump in and go. You will end up trying to connect every frekking island with some walkway solution and ruining your marriage while doing so

Remember 12/10 toasters love this game

Mar 16, 2026·106h·Verified

Steam User 5597STEAMRecommended

Great game, amazing solo dev.

Mar 14, 2026·30h·Verified

Steam User 5917STEAMRecommended

a Procedural generation city builder with minimalist controls!
I am so very happy i finally got this game. i love the artstyle and aesthetics so much, its exactly the kind of thing i was interested in.
i think the games description does it the most justice, so definitely read that, there is some reading involved in the game itself too (tutorialisation etc, its pretty much essential to get your bearings)

anyway, to me this is a city builder, with some extremely light gameplay mechanics. while i only just left the tutorial phase, (got lost in the photo mode which is amazing and why i was interested in this game tbh) the music too and sounds, is just awesome, such a great atmosphere.
its not some grand strategy RTS or anything crazy (game mentions this on the store page) but what it is... to me so far its a procedural generator for cities and civilisations that spring up as you direct them. there is so many ways you can influence things, and somehow it all just requires a couple of buttons! building is one button, direction is up to you, and the rest just springs up as you direct the flow!

you have the freedom to influence the scale, and overall technicality of resource pathing etc, but the buildings themselves spring up to life around your decisions, like a sort of city builder game, a bit similar to tiny glade for example. but on a much grander scale!
i think this is a game for the city building enjoyers, and the photo mode enjoyers, if you want grand strategy as other reviews seem to point out, you will likely be dissappointed. but if like me, you just want something to relax with, and feel the vibe, i think this game is great at that.

the assets are blocky, but nice, its a nice visual style overall. and very detailed. i spotted fish hanging outside huts, etc. the ships and such sort of remind me of dishonered for some reason. (the first one) idk its just got that different feel to it. i cant quite explain!

i do find the scale to feel a little off in relation to the camera mode, walkways and houses etc seem just a bit too small, like im a giant in comparison. but otoh perhaps thats intended/a good thing.
i also found some of the tutorial a bit hard to understand/follow, there was a couple of frustrating moments when i was trying to figure out what was going on, but i got there eventually!

overall i really enjoy this, its not serious, its just casual, fun and relaxing its really enjoyable watching cities spring to life at the click of a button, and maybe check out the steam community for some of the super cool screenshots, for an idea of what this game can do!
i have yet to discover so much in this game, as the dev even mentions, its one of those "poke at it until things click" type games, where the player is left to discover the ways of the world, which i personally like!

Mar 13, 2026·7h·1·Verified

Steam User 1884STEAMRecommended

fun and chill

Mar 9, 2026·12h·Verified

Steam User 1797STEAMNot recommended

Mar 8, 2026·2h·Verified

Steam User 0206STEAMRecommended

If you like citybuilders and games with a great admosphere, bulwark is for you. Altough simple in its execution, the game turns out really fun with an amazing lived in world using a unique style. combat is a bit basic tough
(also the dev is like a really cool guy)

Mar 4, 2026·41h·Verified

Steam User 0849STEAMNot recommended

No recomendado por las siguientes razones;

◉ Un solo mapa: lo que le resta mucha flexibilidad al jugar varias partidas. Debería ser aleatorio.
◉ Falta libertad de personalización: deberíamos ser capaces de escoger nuestras propias tecnologías, nombre, etc., pero solo podemos escoger el color de nuestra facción.

Creo que esas dos razones son críticas, ya que afectan a la diversión. El juego se hace aburrido con el tiempo, y aunque me gusto el concepto principal y el ambiente, no creo que pueda pasar mucho tiempo así.

Mar 3, 2026·11h·1·Verified

Steam User 2338STEAMRecommended

Unico nel suo genere. Impressionante la cura dei dettagli innalzando ogni torre comando. Lo trovo rilassante e piacevole nella costruzione.

Mar 3, 2026·22h·Verified

Steam User 4005STEAMRecommended

Small game, Big fun

Feb 28, 2026·19h·Verified

Steam User 5213STEAMRecommended

Best sandbox game ever

Feb 27, 2026·33h·Verified

Steam User 8071STEAMRecommended

I did not yet review this. Why? I shall never know.

I love this game.
Why? - you ask.

Because there is literally no wrong way to play it. You either ally yourself with factions or wage war, bring them to their knees, destroy them or build a prosperous realm (with a little war on the side just because).

Building is the answer to every question.
Not enough people? Build!
Not enough resources? Build!
Not enough defenses? Build!
The meaning of life? Build!
Not enough troops? Guess what? Build!

Build build build.
And build some more.
No timers, no pressure, unless you are at war, of course.

The other thing I love this game for is the developer, who, after all this time, is still very much involved with the community and is still perfecting the game as it goes. He listens. He considers. He talks.

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Now, what I do NOT like about this game is:
- The scarcity of outposts, which you need to build your population and control your faction. It also prevents you from building everywhere you want. You are kind of locked in with 3-4 outposts. At least one of the factions suffers from this.
- How the factions are all too similar. Sure, they got different models for airships and got different troops but they all largely play the same. One would expect a bit of diversity where factions are involved.

But these things never stopped me from having fun. I just need a bit of imagination.
So, thumbs up!

Feb 27, 2026·45h·Verified

Steam User 0959STEAMNot recommended

I'm in pain. I want to love it. And I'll probably keep playing it (a little).

But a few minor issues add up. The surveyor cannot be given movement commands (you have to constantly supervise it), there is no compass or mini-map (meaning you can't move in any logical direction), and while the minimalist approach is nice, a few more menus and, above all, tooltips would have been useful in some places.

Feb 25, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 7892STEAMRecommended

really like the atmosphere and you have to use your smol brain to think about best placements for building because of limited resources.

Feb 22, 2026·9h·Verified

Steam User 4064STEAMRecommended

Bulwark is way more of a Sandbox game with a few small strategic elements then a strategy game.

You can build almost without limits. Its a game I can recommend but is not without some issues. The tutorial isnt great at explaining the mechanics and even after it some parts are either not explained or explained poorly to you

But I still enjoy it for what it is. I love building large fantasy cities and even some small towns. If you want a more sandbox kind off city builder then I fully recommend you give Bulwark a try.

Feb 22, 2026·22h·Verified

Steam User 9888STEAMNot recommended

К сожалению не могу рекомендовать. Игра выглядит так как будто должна мне нравится, но я пять раз начинал эту игру и наверное слишком тупой чтобы понять как в неё играть чтобы стало интересно.
Игра, к сожалению плохо учит как в неё играть.
Так что рекомендую попробовать перед покупкой.

Feb 20, 2026·2h·Verified

Steam User 3251STEAMRecommended

a very nice constructor sim, very original

Feb 19, 2026·6h·Verified

Steam User 4825STEAMRecommended

Can wholeheartedly recommend. As a person who has a bit of a problem with things being too organized and symmetrical, it was very nice to actually enjoy the chaotic building mechanics. Seeing settlements grow in real-time in different styles based on the settlement's faction gives the game world a sense of an actual, well... world.

Feb 17, 2026·21h·1·Verified

Steam User 2420STEAMRecommended

The Game it self is pretty fun. it's just that it gets bland very soon. and I only played this for 5 hours and i feel like i got pretty much everything

Feb 16, 2026·5h·Verified

Steam User 8017STEAMNot recommended

Game looks good.

But that's literally everything about it. Most of effort in development went into initial sellability, not any lasting value to customer, guess, pretty good for steam as you don't spend much time into one and go buy next one.

Everything that is on trailer, is entirety of gameplay, there's no depth, no content, nothing. Just outpost, bunch of towers, and near-infinite empty ocean.

Solo dev projects may have good gameplay, such as mindustry or pixel dungeon, but here dev spent 100% of time designing over 9000 fragments of towers and how to bend bridges, which have no gameplay value.

So don't buy it for gameplay. There's none, and no signs something would bet drastically different to what we have.

Feb 15, 2026·5h·5·Verified

Steam User 4053STEAMRecommended

J'ai passé des heures à peaufiner mes villes et à prendre des tonnes de screenshots dans le mode photos. une fois passé la prise en main de l'interface assez peu orthodoxe (ce qui est rapide, pas besoin d'être Einstein), et que vous commencer à saisir toutes les astuces qui sont à votre disposition pour laisser libre cours à votre imagination, on se prend très facilement au jeu. Si vous aimer bâtir des citées impossibles , ce jeu est fait pour vous !

Feb 15, 2026·213h·Verified

Steam User 3859STEAMRecommended

This is truly a wonderful game.
You have to be a person who appreciates that the game doesn't lead you along but that you have to discover things yourself, such as all the seemingly endless variations that buildings can take in terms of appearance, height, and combination possibilities.
This is a game for those of us who like city-building games, exploration, creating empires and at the same time being able to do it at a leisurely pace, with interruptions for small adventures and conflicts.
The fact that this game was also created by One person makes it all the more fantastic. This is a wonderful life's work.

Feb 15, 2026·34h·Verified

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