Dracula BastionGothic tower defense RPG
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Two forces. One valley. Your war.

DraculaBastion

A place he will never surrender.

A tower defense with RPG elements where faith drives machines, and grief brings back the dead.

Enter the worldThe first chapter

In development · PC / Windows

Hold the fortress.

Choose a side and a field role, clear a resource zone, set up supply and survive the attack on the outpost. Your own battle changes the war on the map.

  1. Gothic tower defense RPG
  2. PC / Windows
  • 2campaigns from the start
  • 6field roles
  • 5minutes until the attack

The first defense awaits

Concept art · world atmosphere
We are working on the playable Windows demo. Gameplay will appear here when it is ready.

How the valley works.

Drag the map to turn it. Hover a zone.

Faith. Grief. War.

The Inquisition killed Princess Ileana. The prince, now Dracula, will bring her back at any cost. Pull the lever and see the war from one side.

Darkness

Dracula: night, coils and freedom

The Darkness is the force the prince released on his lands when he became Dracula. It fights for freedom by terrible means: the undead, coils, arcs and cyan, electromagnetism. It defends its capital castle Bran, and its road leads to Râșnov.

Laws of the side

  • Electromagnetism: coils, arcs, cyan. No steam, no brass.
  • The night belongs to the Darkness: the Zombified and the Bat Swarm appear only by night.
  • Blood instead of souls: the Darkness gathers blood points at the Blood Altar.

Ranks

  1. Servant of Shadow
  2. Hunter of Corruption
  3. Outpost Warden
  4. Voivode of Night

Pull the lever to unlock

Field roles

Fortress

Command

Background forces

Light

The Inquisition: faith, steam and brass

The Inquisition has carried the Light for centuries and has subdued almost the whole planet. Its strength is faith and steam: brass, rivets, machinery and the flintlock. It defends its capital castle Râșnov, and its road leads to Bran.

Laws of the side

  • Faith takes away will: the converted become Servants of Faith.
  • Steam and machinery: brass, rivets, the flintlock.
  • The Light acts by day: Pilgrims and Spirits of Light appear only by day.

Ranks

  1. Servant of Faith
  2. Brother of the Order
  3. Outpost Commander
  4. Cardinal of Light

Pull the lever to unlock

Field roles

Fortress

Command

Background forces

Pull the lever towards a side

News and the road.

What has already changed in the game and what comes next. Stages without dates, except one: the first siege.

Development plan

  1. In progress

    First demo

    Prologue: the castle, choosing a role, clearing a resource zone, supply and the outpost defence.

  2. Next

    Closed alpha

    Both campaigns, fortress roles, economy between castles and saves. External playtests.

  3. Next

    Beta

    Full rosters, autonomous commanders and strategists, sieges of the capitals. Localisation and controller.

  4. Target · 1 January 2027

    First siege

    Steam release. The countdown runs in the site header.

Stages may change. Demo and release availability will be announced in the news and the waitlist.

News

  1. Site updated

    Countdown to the first siege, cards instead of separate pages, new download and contact pages.

  2. Genre clarified

    Dracula Bastion is a tower defense with RPG elements and siege sessions. Online mode is postponed.

  3. Demo scope approved

    Both campaigns from the start, six field roles and a prologue from the castle to the outpost defence.

  4. Waitlist opened

    Pick a side and leave your email to hear about the demo first.

Download Dracula Bastion.

The first playable Windows demo: the prologue of one campaign, from the castle to the first outpost defence. The link appears here as soon as the build is ready.

What you will download

  1. Prologue: spawn at the castle, choose a side and a field role.
  2. One resource runs short and the attack is five minutes away.
  3. Clear a resource zone, set up supply and defend the outpost.
  4. Profile and role XP; the resource goes into the outpost stock.

Estimated requirements

MinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10 64-bitWindows 11 64-bit
CPU4 cores, 3 GHz6 cores, 3.5 GHz
Memory16 GB32 GB
Graphics6 GB, DirectX 128 GB, DirectX 12
StorageSSD, 30 GBSSD, 30 GB

Early estimate for Unreal Engine 5. Final requirements will follow demo testing.

Your first step into Bastion

Public demo

Platform
Windows
Mode
Single player
Build
Prologue · 0.1
Size
To be confirmed
In development

No public build is available yet. The download link will appear on this page.

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Press, contact and collaboration.

Resources for the media, collaboration with partners, and updates for those waiting to play.

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Press kit

Facts about Dracula Bastion, its world, and the current demo plan. Updated October 2, 2026.

At a glance

Title
Dracula Bastion
Genre
Tower defense with RPG elements and siege sessions, single-player campaign
Demo platform
PC / Windows
Setting
Gothic steampunk, Transylvania
Status
In development. Release date is not confirmed.

The first playable demo

Prologue: spawn at the castle, choose a side and a field role, one resource runs short and the attack is five minutes away.

Then: travel across the war map, clear a resource zone, set up supply, return and defend the outpost.

Reward: profile and role XP; the resource goes into the outpost stock. Online play is outside the demo.

World and portrayal

Dracula is a grand prince determined to bring back his murdered princess. His undead and electromagnetism face the Inquisition’s steam machinery. Neither side is good.

The name is Dracula Bastion: with a C and no apostrophe. Concept art presents the artistic direction and is not a gameplay screenshot.

The archive is assembled once the brand and the demo are final.

Partners & investors

Publishing, funding, technology and art. We are open to collaboration on Dracula Bastion.

Our partnership contact will be published here.

Privacy

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