Indie city-builder’s complete overhaul and 50% discount means user reviews have “never been so high”

Bulwark Evolution is winning over fans

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Bulwark Evolution: Falconeer Chronicles is reaching new heights after a complete game-wide overhaul.

You might remember The Falconeer as that flight-combat launch title for Xbox Series X|S that had you flying a massive, fierce bird across some gorgeous clouds and crashing waves. It was awesome, and solo developer Tomas Sala followed it up with a complete left-turn into a new genre.

Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles came out as a “dynamic strategy game where you build, expand and defend a grand civilization, with modes ranging from peaceful creativity to intense warfare,” all set in the same cloudy, dramatic world as its predecessor.

Bulwark was already an accomplished, well-received city-builder, but Sala recently published an update that was so transformative,the game also changed names from Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles to Bulwark Evolution: Falconeer Chronicles. The, ahem, evolution comes from the open-world content doubling, progression becoming much clearer, and a new Total Conquest mode that puts you up against every possible faction in the game all at the same time. Chaos.

The sweeping changes have certainly made a difference, though. Salas recentlytweetedto say that “you folks are digging the evolution,” alongside a screenshot of the game’s recentSteamuser reviews that were 97% positive. “That’s insane, it’s never been this high, for an experimental game that messes up the conventions…” More user reviews have been logged in the days since thanks to a massive 50% discount that lasts until September 20.

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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.

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