Bastion

This page is for the 2011 action RPG. For the unrelated 1996 strategy game, see Bastion (1996).

Bastion

Developers
	Supergiant Games
Linux	Edward Rudd
Linux	Ethan Lee
Publishers
2011-2019	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2019-current	Supergiant Games
Engines
	FNA
Release dates
Windows	August 16, 2011
macOS (OS X)	April 26, 2012
Linux	May 31, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	88
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	RPG
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam		Can be played without Steam.
Origin (unavailable)
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	Bastion has no DLC or microtransactions

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Bastion has no microtransactions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Saved Games\Bastion\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.wb.Bastion/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Bastion/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/107100/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Saved Games\Bastion\ %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Bastion
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.wb.Bastion/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Bastion/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/107100/

Non-Steam versions (such as from Humble) will still use the Steam save game location if Steam is running when the game is launched.^{[citation needed]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Resolution options.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Native support until 1920x1080. See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD			4K is supported as of Patch 1.50436 but resolutions above 1080p are not listed in-game. Use command line arguments -x <res> -y <res>.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Add -windowed -noborder to the launch options.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Option up to x4 MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Removing 60 FPS cap with -nofixedstep breaks the game.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only when mouse or keyboard is selected for controls.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders Music, FX, and Narration.
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.0 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team».
Spanish

In order to force a specific language add -lang en to Bastion's launch properties. Available language codes are: "en", "fr", "it", "de", "es" and "zh" .

Issues fixed

Various fixes can be found in the Steam Users' Forum FAQ by the developer.

DPI scaling issues and blurry, pixelated visuals

If a DPI scaling setting higher than "100%" is selected in Windows, the game can look blurry or may be too large to properly fit the screen.

Enable the "high DPI settings override" in the compatibility settings of the game executable[citation needed]

Low FPS on Windows 10

After updating to Windows 10, reaching 60 FPS is impossible even on good hardware.

Run the game with the -nofixedstep command line argument and enable V-sync in-game[citation needed]

Lost savegames

When starting the game, all or some save games are missing.

Move saves to a new location
Search all the save game data locations and find the most recent ones. Copy these most recent Saves to all the other save game data locations. Some which are missing may need to be created manually.

Game crashes during launch

Install Microsoft XNA Framework 4.0 or 3.1

Opt into Legacy Beta on Steam
Right click Bastion in the Steam library Select Properties... Select BETAS tab Select legacy - legacy branch Click Close button and allow the game to download the necessary files.

Close the MSI Afterburner overlay[citation needed]
In the system tray, right click on MSI Afterburner and click Close. Other overlays such as Mumble or Fraps may apparently cause the same issue as well, so try disabling those as well.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 10.10
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM