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Bastion cover art

Bastion

Supergiant Games · 2011-08-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 26, 2012 (Mac), Jul 20, 2011 (Xbox 360), Aug 16, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 31, 2012 (Linux), Apr 07, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Sep 13, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

28
playing now
95%
positive of 38k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (755 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 5.9h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Bastion is a 2011 action role-playing video game developed by independent developer Supergiant Games and originally published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In the game, the player controls "the Kid" as he moves through floating, fantasy-themed environments and fights enemies of various types. It features a dynamic voiceover from a narrator, and is presented as a two-dimensional game with an isometric camera and a hand-painted art style. Bastion's story follows the Kid as he collects special shards of rock to power a structure, the Bastion, in the wake of an apocalyptic Calamity.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 28 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 444 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~56/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.5M–3.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 38,181 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.97 at Nuuvem (2014-11-28) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 16 of 25 observed days · $1.78 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30530520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4082026-08-06 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 17 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 25 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 32 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 21 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 25 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 24 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.242015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.682015-02-26 — best price $17.872015-04-24 — best price $3.742015-06-05 — best price $14.992015-07-26 — best price $3.742015-10-13 — best price $14.992015-11-27 — best price $3.742016-02-05 — best price $3.742016-03-31 — best price $3.742016-05-14 — best price $14.992016-07-20 — best price $2.992016-10-06 — best price $3.742016-12-12 — best price $3.002017-02-20 — best price $3.752017-04-20 — best price $2.462017-06-28 — best price $2.852017-08-22 — best price $14.992017-11-20 — best price $3.742018-01-03 — best price $14.992018-02-24 — best price $12.992018-04-30 — best price $14.992018-07-06 — best price $3.642018-08-23 — best price $3.002018-09-19 — best price $3.672018-11-28 — best price $2.992019-03-19 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $3.742020-06-25 — best price $2.992021-02-15 — best price $14.992022-04-19 — best price $14.992023-04-27 — best price $14.992024-01-25 — best price $3.742024-12-19 — best price $2.992026-01-23 — best price $3.742026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3701312026-05-30 — 175 pageviews2026-06-02 — 185 pageviews2026-06-05 — 188 pageviews2026-06-08 — 196 pageviews2026-06-11 — 152 pageviews2026-06-14 — 153 pageviews2026-06-17 — 203 pageviews2026-06-20 — 179 pageviews2026-06-23 — 183 pageviews2026-06-26 — 194 pageviews2026-06-29 — 195 pageviews2026-07-02 — 195 pageviews2026-07-05 — 171 pageviews2026-07-08 — 195 pageviews2026-07-11 — 146 pageviews2026-07-14 — 156 pageviews2026-07-17 — 168 pageviews2026-07-20 — 370 pageviews2026-07-23 — 207 pageviews2026-07-26 — 190 pageviews2026-07-29 — 188 pageviews2026-08-01 — 160 pageviews2026-08-04 — 183 pageviews2026-08-07 — 168 pageviews2026-08-10 — 195 pageviews2026-08-13 — 200 pageviews2026-08-16 — 192 pageviews2026-08-19 — 194 pageviews2026-08-22 — 209 pageviews2026-08-25 — 176 pageviews2026-08-27 — 176 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
83.5%
earned "The Stranger"
5.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)87,5345%24
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)21,51321%23
Xbox 360 (Xbox)18,78924%12
Xbox One (Xbox)4,0879%22
Switch (Nintendo)4590%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionFantasyColorfulAdventureIsometricNarrationAction RPGStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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