Bastion ($4.99) from Supergiant Games is one of the most loved indie games in a long time. I own it basically everywhere and even though I prefer Transistor, there is no denying how important Bastion is even today. If you missed it when it debuted on Xbox Live Arcade years ago, it was brought to basically everything including iOS and Nintendo Switch. Read our review of the iOS version here. Today, Supergiant Games announced that this version of Bastion is being delisted.
Warner Bros. has handled publishing for Bastion thus far and the agreement with Supergiant Games is expiring soon. This will allow Supergiant Games to publish and handle everything Bastion related and sadly, the app couldn’t be transferred on iOS according to Supergiant Games’ blog post. It is worth noting that this delisting will not let you play the old version unless you already have it downloaded. The new version will be optimised for iPhone X, 11, and later and have Simplified Chinese support. It will be free to try with a single unlock that costs $4.99.
You will need to download the new version when it releases and unlock the in app purchase for free (which is only going to be free for a limited time) to be able to get it without paying. Supergiant Games said that it was not possible to transfer progress through cloud save data between the new and old version of Bastion. The updated version of Bastion will be released around the same time as the current version is delisted. If you don’t already own it, you may as well wait and get the new one that releases in the future that will continue to be updated for modern devices. Have you played Bastion?
Still doesn't seem fair when games get delisted you can no longer have access to them. Apple needs to bring back a way for us to back up our games again.
I think there's an option to do so, I remember there was an option with 12, but now in 13 you can click on the profile image, tap on purchased and the app should still be there.
Nice, I'll have to give it a try when I update my iPad.
Unfortunately, though, once the app is not supported by the current iOS version, you can no longer download them from your purchase history. I can still see some of my favorites in my purchase history on my newer phone. There are quite a few old games I purchased that I only have access to because I backed them up to an old computer via an old version of iTunes. I really wish we could emulate an older iOS within our new iOS so we could still play these gems.
When this is happening seems like an important detail. I hope they make some noise about it when they have one.
SuperGiant's blog post says "early November."