BULWARK - Open World Apocalyptic Fortress Colony Survival 

Hey amazing you gave it a shot!!! Super appreciative and you got into some of the more "advanced" or newer systems that aren't properly tutorialized yet, cool to see those being tried out. So yeh like you said a lot of that is missing cuz there's still a lot of development to go. Including some more guided and goal oriented gameplay involving hostile and friendly other settlements and the faction system. With regards to the camera, I think you nailed it on the head there, it's an open world, 3d topology game and it's tricky. It is also something I am improving every day every week. But there isn't a clearcut answer. A lot of people go "hey detach it from the towers and surveyor, or make it like every other builder" but you would lose some of the funky stuff it does. You point a few things regarding it Middle mouse: Yes! just go to the controller screen and set it to be an middle mouse orbit. It's not perfect yet, but it's there. misclicking: yeh I have a bunch of systems in to sort of predict where someone wants to click, but it is far from perfect. The RMB /LMB issue. hahah I had reversed and got slaughtered for the pre-alpha demo by people saying that was sooo wrong. So hmmm yeh Seems I will keep designing myself into corners ;) but I am listening and that's why it's an 'evolving' demo. Hopefully I'll get it right at some point ;) please revisit in 6 months or so and see how I did ;) Cheerio and super thanks Tomas (the solodev for the game)

Thanks for playing, taking the time to make a video like this really helps with the games visibility and makes Tomas Sala's vision for the title a step closer.

SO PRETTY! And I love how different it is too! It's neat when devs aren't afraid to try something weird and new :)

This is a really refreshing, new look for a setting and interface. Kudos to dev for doing something new, and to Splat for giving it a good and fair look.

Kinda weird the first thing you get as resources is wood and stone, not, you know, FOOD.

Can we just appreciate the underated comedic genious that is Splat? "Oh theres no wood available! Thats what depression feels like"

What a coincidence, I just finally picked up Falconeer. I love the world and art style, and this seems like an interesting expansion of the Falconeer world. Definitely putting this on the ol' Wishlist.

Absolutely loving the way the building system works. Has a good natural growth based on where you place hub points. Excited to see what this one has in store. Thanks for finding this gem.

19:48 Yes, being depressed may have an adverse effect on getting wood. Looks great, will try the game now! :)

The cities you build give me big "Limsa Lominsa" vibes and I'm so into it.

Not very familiar with the world, but this does strike me as a prime one for a ttRPG setting book (5e, Genesys, or Savage Worlds maybe). I feel like there should be little spider-crawlers climbing around on the cities, leviathans and pods of whales and dolphins swimming those seas, and lots more creatures flying in the skies. I'm getting some 'Kaina of the Great Snow Sea' anime vibes from this too, which is pretty fantastic. I look forward to seeing where this one goes @falconeerdev !

Dude, the dev voicing the tutorial has absolutely charmed me! I’m gonna give this game a chance just because of that!!! 😊😊😊

First Splattercat gaming video I've seen a while that actually convinced me that I want the game!

Very original game! Gameplay seems organic if you know what I mean. Very intuitive. Nice!

Another solo developer?, amazing!, some serious talent! Interesting game, a whole bunch of basic concepts we've seen done before but done a bit differently, I'm impressed.

Wow! I like the conceptualization of the art very much. It reminded me the style of the clone wars 3d animated series.

This looks very interesting. I hope they manage to develop more robust procedural system to make buildings and pathways less glitching into the ground. But that is minor gripe. I will absolutely get this regardless once it releases.

This game looks pretty dope.

This looks like something I'd love to play. Hope it will get fleshed out properly. Definitely put this one on the whishlist.

Looks amazing! Lot's of potential here.

Love this concept! Not sure about replayability, as there doesn't seem to be any real goals... But what a beautiful weird steampunky adventure!

Very cool cosmetic design! I absolutely love the idea of building these societies entirely on craggy sea mounts, with a style that is sorta steampunk in design. What I really like is the way some buildings get built without the player directly micromanaging everything, it gives the settlement a unique organic quality. Just a very fascinating game, I'm going to keep an eye on Bulwark going forward.

This is cool... it looks like it's using the "wave function collapse" procedural generation from Townscaper & Bad-North.

It does look like it has promise. I too am going to watch how this develops. I own far too many games that had promise and that is as far as it ever got.

Honestly super hype, loved the style of the falconeer and playing through it, always wished I could play other factions and get other mounts though lol

"This does not produce wood between us" should be a quote for a shirt, you're full of funny quotes

Straight up wishlisted. This looks awesome Dev, keep at it. Will def be returning.

I gotta say I really enjoy your content...keep up the great work.

This is an amazing game! I can't wait to see how it evolves. Thank you, Splatty!

Love the aesthetics.

2nd 🥈 keep up the good work I've played some of the games you show off and wouldn't find them without you

The kind of game that smooth jazz can only improve upon.

well shit... I want this now. If Someone were to mix this with a final fantasy tactics or Front Mission 3 and/or Ring Of Red I'd Live for it.

"They don't have wood....that's what depression feels like" 🤣

Insta buy. I love it and fully support it when Devs have the courage to go new and creative ways. Thank you so much for the review!

The dynamic buildings popping up reminds me of urbek city builder

I love how he was completely unphased by the dragon flying by his harvester there a the end lol. Really interesting looking game though. :D

This looks fantastic, can't wait to try it

This one looks super intresting, glad to see a breakaway from the standard colony survival design!

Thanks for showcasing! ^^

Thanks for the demonstration. I enjoyed this and I downloaded the demo.

This does look beautiful.

This is really unique and extremally interesting. Hope you take another look at it in a few months time as Falconer suggested, really looking forward for another review of a more complete version.

Looks very interesting, will try out later today

Woah. Solo dev with animations, voice acting and some interesting game mechanics. That is def going on my wishlist and I'll keep an eye on it.

I like it. It does a lot of stuff for you. So you can concentrate on expanding and exploring

Ok, maybe i should've watched the start of the video, but to me, this screams the infrastructural elements of The Falconer

It's a city builder without micromanagement. Love it.

Is there like an amusement park called "The Nerd Castle" anywhere?

I like the style anc concept, will be nice to see it evolve

Wow, This _thing_ looked neato ❤️ Definitely gonna get it once it's out 👍

Very unique and interesting looking game. Will wish list it.

This game looks great .. WISHLISTED!!!

Superior camera option is to have a top-down view toggle instead of isometric.

Really cool game! Def going on wish list.

20:00 "What if I do this? Will that give me wood? Is this an idea that will produce wood between the two of us?" LOL. Are you planning to go out to the tool shed later and work that wood with your tool, too? Immature humor, I know, but it made me laugh for a minute anyway.

Great artwork, kinda reminds me of playing Lego worlds with battletech, as it was great to build different structures, but I definitely felt that it then made me want to play a turn based strategy game or program a 2d6 game further, or as there's more easily transferable formats like by writing designs down on graph paper, after initial arena design ideas, on both sides of the wall, and the nice colors on the pool of rejuvenation with designing columns?

It almost reminds me of black skylands a bit in it's focus on expansion through an airship, except 3D and way more into defense and colony management, rather than running around fighting

"That's some great voice talent" plays total silence instead of the voice track in the video

I swear I heard this guy's voice before. I think he's also spoken on Redfrost motivation channel. His voice is very distinct... if not him than very close.

this looks amazing!

Man this looks rad as HELL. Wishlisting.

Looks like a really fun game

With all the major resources at our disposal you should focus on upgrading your command towers

Thanks Splatt, this looks fun.

The middle mouse button turning the ship is probably for battle

Definitely gonna try the demo at least, looks interesting and the graphics are beautiful

It is a nice weird game something out of common RTS games i hope the best for the developers, 🤯

Great work Thank you

Is Advisor Atlan the same dude that reads those stoic quotes on youtube? Love his voice.

Thanks Splat!

So much potential here!

Looks great!

Given that the game does quite a bit of things for you, do you think this might be good for younger gamers?

Gave it a try today, that really is something new. Camera controls are bit funky

It doesn't look like resources are stored, at least. They are a continuous flow, coverage and capacity.

It gives me Airborne Kingdom vibes and i like it

This looks really interesting

Reminds me a lot Slipways and its resource and efficiency maximizing.

It's like Simcity rem how the street system enclosed a block where add a type of building. The buildings in lattice of blocks are then made to upgrade or downgrade depending on the algorithmics created from the structures in the adjacent blocks. It would be interesting what the final structured city would look like, Maybe like a snowflake - not two are ever a like, unless you believe in bizarre teachings of fractal chaos theory -- lol.

Feels like a puzzle game

This looks great.

Developer has a strong Dutch accent.😁👍🇳🇱

Love it, it is new and fresh in a market segment which for me is all very same-y and a bit stale. If you link this into the lore of the falconeer it makes more sense (to me that is, but I understand your reticence). It does need a brief lore intro and basic control i,nstructions but more than that would spoil the whole point which is exploration (of map, of possible placements, of reason for placements) this is supposed to be a blank 3d slate upon which to impose your will. To much at the start gives you a grid and imposes artificial boundaries in your mind before you actually start.. I'm rambling, I am stoked for this game I can't wait to start.. wow this has blown my mind open with possibilities. Well done Mr developer. And thank you Splatt for showing me this masterpiece in the making (my masterpiece made with the lore and tools provided by this talented developer)

Damn the dutch accent is a great accent for tutorials

I think you need to assign a wood captain to the link to the iron mine . You need to stop the wood or just like you need to bring the iron in.

This game is beautiful

It looks unique, but I'm very puzzled by how this game works...as you said, it's very intransparent. But yeah, the dev has responded, so I'm kinda hopeful, I guess?

What an odd game. I'm intrigued. Probably not enough content to stream on Twitch. Could you have upgraded your first wood outpost?

This is very much a video about SplatterCat failing to upgrade roads.

beautiful

The real takeaway for the dev from this vid is that some players will fail to realise their most important resource conduits are still made of wood.

I think it uses similar mechanics to creeper world. better graphics and more casual, but it looks like a similar concept for transporting resources.

That dutch accent, always so easy to spot 😂

Bulwark is pretty and cool

This game looks very promising. If you can build big fortresses with cannons and different weapons,make it a bit more complex with more depths(technologies,economic transactions,expantions etc) probably it will be a perfect game.

Will you play the full campaign when it becomes released?

Wow this game chanced a ton over a year lol I watched the one that came out in 2024

Some actually playable/released games would also be cool to review

NICE