Games like Bulwark
If Bulwark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Idle Towers, Stronghold: Definitive Edition and Taur — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Bulwark: Bulwark is a medieval-themed 2D pixel tower defense game with a dynamic block-based building system. Construct and fortify your castle, manage resources, and recruit troops to defend against waves of enemies. Build, strategize, and adapt in this unique blend of fortress construction and combat.
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Idle Towers
WHY THIS
Top pick for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bulwark.
An idle survival game with tower defense mechanics. Build your own perfect defese and face infinite waves of enemies!
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bulwark.
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Taur
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bulwark.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Stronghold HD (2012)
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Bulwark.
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
D.O.T. Defence
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Bulwark.
Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!
Phoenix Hope
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bulwark.
Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.
Gladiator Guild Manager
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bulwark.
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Wooden Battles
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Bulwark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Bulwark.
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bulwark at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulwark.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulwark.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulwark.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bulwark.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Bulwark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulwark.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bulwark.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Bulwark.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bulwark.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Frequently asked about Bulwark
- How much does Bulwark cost?
- Bulwark is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Bulwark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bulwark are Idle Towers, Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Taur.
- Who developed Bulwark?
- Bulwark was developed by The Feature Creep.
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