Session Respect Score
"Atmospheric hack-and-slash with narrator, weapons, and rebuild progression."
Minimum session
15 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Easy to resume
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Moderate
Session structure
Missions & levels
Where to play
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Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC / Windows, iOS, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Age Rating
About
A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.
The game takes place in the aftermath of the Calamity, a catastrophic event that suddenly fractured the city of Caelondia as well as the surrounding areas of the game's world into many floating pieces, disrupting its ecology and reducing most of its people to ash. Players take control of the Kid, a silent protagonist w…
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Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC / Windows, iOS, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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Bastion — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Bastion take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Bastion is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Bastion?
- Bastion uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Bastion pressure you to keep playing?
- Bastion has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Bastion's Session Respect Score?
- Bastion has a Session Respect Score of 8.6/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.