Bastion
Bastion is a 2011 action-RPG developed by Supergiant Games as the studio's debut title. It combines fast isometric combat with a distinctive reactive narrator who comments on your actions in real time.
You play as the Kid, exploring floating fragments of a shattered world that assemble beneath your feet as you move, gathering materials to rebuild a safe haven called the Bastion after a mysterious catastrophe called the Calamity. Combat mixes a wide array of unlockable weapons, upgrades, and optional challenge shrines that raise difficulty for bigger rewards, while branching late-game choices shape the ending. The ever-present, dynamically triggered narration, hand-painted art, and acclaimed soundtrack gave the game its unmistakable character and made it an early indie sensation.
It launched Supergiant's celebrated run of games that later included Transistor, Pyre, and Hades, and it remains widely available on PC, console, and mobile platforms today.
Where can you play Bastion today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- Mac
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- Linux
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- iPhone
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- iPad
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to Bastion runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to Bastion runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- Xbox
- Hades (€ 24,99).
- Switch
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
- Steam Deck
- Hades (€ 24,99) and Transistor (€ 19,99).
Games like Bastion
Modern alternatives to Bastion, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Hades Indie
€ 24,99A polished roguelike action game from the makers of Bastion.
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Hades runs on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Transistor Indie
€ 19,99A stylish sci-fi action-RPG with hybrid real-time and planning combat.
Transistor runs on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, PlayStation, Switch. Not available on Android phone, Android tablet, Xbox. It is Steam Deck Verified.
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