Bastion now available on Chrome webstore

Brian Ambrozy 9 Dec, 2011 at 12:24am ET Article published in Gaming

In an era where the browser is rapidly becoming the OS, it only makes sense that full, rich gaming experiences have a place in the browser. Supergiant Games aims to prove it with Bastion now appearing on the Chrome web store.

Supergiant said on Twitter earlier today, “We’re at Google right now. We’ll tell you why later this evening!” And then just moments ago announced their runaway hit Bastion as a Chrome app.

This means you can play Bastion on basically any computer, even a netbook or a smartphone with OpenGL support.

Bastion is an engaging game (read our review of Bastion) that was made by a few passionate people in a small studio (read our interview with the writer). The fact that they are now finding success as pioneers in web-based gaming says a lot about the future of where our games will be played.

According to one Icrontic reader, the game is not entirely free: You are prompted to pay $14.99 to “complete the story”.

Comments

9 Dec 2011 ~ 12:43am primesuspect Dammit. And I JUST bought a copy.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 12:57am Butters

Try this award-winning hit for FREE right in your Chrome browser! Upgrade to the full-length experience for $14.99 to complete the story.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 1:03am MoogleDee I have the Samsung Chromebook, and it won't run. It says it requires an OpenGL card which my little Chromebook does not possess. That's fine though, I can play the game on my desktop... or fire up Steam and play it there, but that's not the point.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 1:15am primesuspect Thanks for the updates!
9 Dec 2011 ~ 2:53am Greg Kasavin Hey -- the Chrome version of Bastion is not free. It's free to try, meaning you can play the prologue and then decide if you want to pay for the full version. This is equivalent to getting the free demo from Steam or the free trial from XBLA.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 3:09am primesuspect Thanks for clarifying, Greg
9 Dec 2011 ~ 3:18am primesuspect I feel like that's a bit disingenuous though; it should list the price on the page.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 9:08am kryyst So glad I waited and didn't buy a copy.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 10:33am Bandrik Hm... neat, but I don't want to have to fragment my games library even further.

May be useful for playing the game at a guest's place, or at work (if you're daring like that).
9 Dec 2011 ~ 11:38am phpguy Yeah its not free more like a demo. Good stuff though.
9 Dec 2011 ~ 5:06pm kryyst yep not free, that sucks. Just the demo the $15 for the full game. Oh well I'll wait for the sale.