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Wanderburg
Drive your Castle on Wheels into battle in this minimalist medieval roguelike of roaming fortresses! Devour entire villages, build your modular arsenal of siege machinery and break the game as you grow with every stronghold you crush.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fun castle-driving gameplay” (28 of 100 reviews) and “Charming cartoon visual style” (19); the most common complaint is “Weak or missing meta-progression” (45). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-19 · quoted reviews as of 2026-09-25.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
28 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Its a really well made and innovative survivor type game. So why can't I recommend it? Because while I very much enjoy the game, if you played the demo you pretty much saw everything the game has to offer. When charging…”
“The demo was enjoyable, but this version feels unpolished. The gameplay is still solid, but it only takes one or two runs to realize the developers didn't fully think things through. There is no meta-progression; you…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
19 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Tepid maybe. Great aesthetic. Interesting enemies. Fun gameplay. Almost four hours in I can tell it will be a grindfest. Overtime mode is just unfair BS thrown at you to stop you from farming the progression currency.…”
“Ok where to start with this one... The good: 1. Amazing art style. Feels suitable for the game it is trying to be if that makes sense. 2. Lots of units that are just ready to sprawl legs/wheels and start running off…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Music is absolutely bonkers, it's so fun! Game is suffering typical early access bugs like formatting issues with various translations but is generally pretty entertaining. Runs very good on Steam Deck! Let's see how…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“https://youtu.be/AV83-1bophk The video is a playthrough of the first map. The game is worth it for the music alone. This is a bullet heaven game where you get to drive a castle on wheels. There is a lot of charm here…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Music is absolutely bonkers, it's so fun! Game is suffering typical early access bugs like formatting issues with various translations but is generally pretty entertaining. Runs very good on Steam Deck! Let's see how…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“I think it's alright. I can confirm that you can play this on Steamdeck. I have completed most of the areas and I only play this with my Steamdeck Steam warns you that the game isn't really compatible with Steamdeck.…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I could poetically pontificate about this game, but I don't need to. Watch the trailer - that's the game. It's one of the most honest trailers out there - no flashy cutscenes, no big swings, nothing that says anything…”
“Having a lot of fun with this game so far, saw a youtuber play it a while ago and was surprised the demo was still the only thing out and then it released. A friend picked it up for me and so far It's just as fun as the…”
“Simple yet lots of fun. Games do not (have to) last long but you can go endless. The combination of start "loadouts" is very big so you can play again and agin and it is new every time.”
45 of the 100 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Tepid maybe. Great aesthetic. Interesting enemies. Fun gameplay. Almost four hours in I can tell it will be a grindfest. Overtime mode is just unfair BS thrown at you to stop you from farming the progression currency.…”
“Ok where to start with this one... The good: 1. Amazing art style. Feels suitable for the game it is trying to be if that makes sense. 2. Lots of units that are just ready to sprawl legs/wheels and start running off…”
“The game doesn't scale. The unlocks are required in order to play the game to its fullest. Usually in the first hour of a game i expect to either be hooked or let go. This game let me go. There's rerolls, but they're…”
38 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Tepid maybe. Great aesthetic. Interesting enemies. Fun gameplay. Almost four hours in I can tell it will be a grindfest. Overtime mode is just unfair BS thrown at you to stop you from farming the progression currency.…”
“Ok where to start with this one... The good: 1. Amazing art style. Feels suitable for the game it is trying to be if that makes sense. 2. Lots of units that are just ready to sprawl legs/wheels and start running off…”
“The game doesn't scale. The unlocks are required in order to play the game to its fullest. Usually in the first hour of a game i expect to either be hooked or let go. This game let me go. There's rerolls, but they're…”
21 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Tepid maybe. Great aesthetic. Interesting enemies. Fun gameplay. Almost four hours in I can tell it will be a grindfest. Overtime mode is just unfair BS thrown at you to stop you from farming the progression currency.…”
“The game is fun at first but the later level are so unbalanced and some weapon are completely useless that the fun slips away real fast”
“A promising game, however the difficulty spike at four skulls and lack of meta progression make the second half of this game tedious at best, unplayable at worst.”
20 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The game doesn't scale. The unlocks are required in order to play the game to its fullest. Usually in the first hour of a game i expect to either be hooked or let go. This game let me go. There's rerolls, but they're…”
“Its a really well made and innovative survivor type game. So why can't I recommend it? Because while I very much enjoy the game, if you played the demo you pretty much saw everything the game has to offer. When charging…”
“Don't get me wrong, it's fun. However, I'm missing the roguelite aspect here. I expected incremential upgrades outside of the game, but it seems like you can just equip a different upgrade which buffs a specific thing.…”
17 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Music is absolutely bonkers, it's so fun! Game is suffering typical early access bugs like formatting issues with various translations but is generally pretty entertaining. Runs very good on Steam Deck! Let's see how…”
“tl;dr: I loved playing the demo when it first came out 6 - 12 months ago but game breaking bugs have apparently appeared meanwhile and they make the game unplayable in its current state. I will come back to the game…”
“Was excited for this game, but cannot recommend it or support devs like this: Pros: -Looks like a cool concept Cons (Many are due to devs literally being lazy and looking for a cash grab without care for the game): -…”
Note: these 100 most-helpful reviews lean more negative than the game overall — 49% of them recommend it, against 77.5% across all 3,392 reviews.
Counted across 100 English reviews (the 100 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-25
“always wondered how mortal engine would play as a game while this is not steampunk theme it's close enough to Municipal Darwinism, "Prepare to Ingest!"”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“What is it? Wanderburg is a medieval roguelike that has you drive around in a castle on wheels (or legs) and solve most problems by eating them. Sheep, villages, other castles, no matter, you're not a picky eater. As you consume everything smaller than yourself, your fortress…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“**❌ Not Recommended** I played the demo before the full release and really enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to the full game. And honestly, it’s still fun. The game itself isn’t bad at all. But the upgrade system is a big problem. Some upgrades are just completely useless,…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Wanderburg soundtrack is coming to Spotify!
Hey hey everyone! 👋 For those of you who've been enjoying the music while exploring the world of Wanderburg, we've got a little treat for you! The official Wanderburg soundtrack, including Sire Jonah'
Our Early Access Roadmap is here!
Hey everyone! 👋 After a little time away to recharge following the launch, we are back and got a few things to share with you! First of all, we wanted to give you a first look at our Early Access road
Hotfix 0.9.14 is live!
Hi everyone! This update brings improved boss fights, a second artifact reroll, Electric Mage buffs, and various stability improvements, alongside balancing adjustments and bug fixes. Check out all th
Hotfix 0.9.13 is live!
Hi everyone! This update brings damage numbers, new leaderboard options, performance improvements, and further Overtime balancing, alongside bug fixes and other quality-of-life improvements. Check out
Hotfix 0.9.10 is live!
Hi everyone! We worked on more balancing and progression adjustments and also fixed some bugs. Find all changes below! 🛠️ Bug Fixes - Fixed a softlock on the Rare Artifact screen - Electric Mage can n
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Medieval · Action Roguelike · Bullet Heaven · Driving · Replay Value · Gun Customization · Bullet Hell · Action RPG · Roguelike · Arcade · Roguelite (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Official site | https://wanderburg.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or higher Processor: Intel Core i5 10th Generation Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660 ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space