Comparison

Botworld Adventure vs Bastion

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Botworld Adventure

Explore a vast open world, collect and customize powerful bots, and engage in strategic turn-based battles. Team up with other players in guilds to complete quests and conquer exclusive events.

Highlights
  • Explore an epic open world
  • Collect and customize bots
  • Engage in strategic battles
  • Choose your character species
  • Create or join a guild
  • Complete quests and events
Features
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Battle your way through an Epic Open World RPG from the makers of Rodeo Stampede! OPEN WORLD Botworld is a huge, beautiful and diverse world which you can explore as you venture out to collect rare scrap and discover new bots. Enter new environments, meet a variety of characters, collect rare treasures and uncover the many secrets hidden in Botworld. You can freely explore the many lush forests and arid deserts but make sure you have a strong team of bots because you never know what's around the corner! BATTLE Outsmart your foes in a unique strategic battle system. Your bots will leap, charge, stun or blast around the arena using advanced AI while you pick the perfect abilities to stomp your foes. Each bot has unique abilities and a powerful ultimate, combine these with your favourite player abilities for maximum effect. COLLECT & CUSTOMIZE You will discover, build and collect rare and powerful bots to create the ultimate team. Search the world to discover new bot recipes and collect rare scrap to build and upgrade your favourites. Customise their powers and abilities as they level up and get stronger. CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER Play as one of 4 species: cats, dogs, buffalo and lizards. Choose a unique look to add your own personality to the character. CREATE OR JOIN A GUILD! Now Botmasters can come together and collaborate in completing quests! Join an existing guild or create your own, with the ability to share strategies and discoveries through the guild text chat. When you have enough botmasters in your crew, venture forth and take on the guild exclusive events! Finish these so you can score some unique scrap and outfits!

About

Bastion

Explore a beautifully hand-painted world shattered by catastrophe. Wield upgradeable weapons in action-packed combat, with a reactive narrator guiding you through a deep story. Unlock new challenges and continue your adventure in New Game Plus mode.

Highlights
  • Hand-painted artwork
  • Original music score
  • Reactive narration
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Upgradeable weapons
  • New Game Plus mode
Features
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*NOTICE* Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. * * * AWARDS - App Store BEST of 2012 Pick - App Store EDITORS' CHOICE The original version of Bastion earned more than 100 industry accolades, including: - BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME and BEST DEBUT, Game Developers Choice Awards - DOWNLOADABLE TITLE of the YEAR, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences - BEST VIDEOGAME of the YEAR, Paste Magazine - BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME and BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, SpikeTV - BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME and BEST INDIE GAME, Inside Gaming Awards * * * Bastion for iOS features all the highly acclaimed artwork, music, and narration that Bastion is known for, along with intuitive touch controls. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat. Finish the main story to unlock New Game Plus mode and continue your journey! KEY FEATURES - Stunning hand-painted artwork - Critically-acclaimed original music score - Hours of reactive narration deliver a deep story - Intuitive touch controls created exclusively for iOS - Universal App optimized for iPhone and iPad - Variable difficulty for players of all skill levels - Action-packed combat rewards playing with finesse - 10+ unique upgradeable weapons to be used - 6 powerful Bastion structures to be discovered - 'New Game Plus' mode unlocked after finishing the story - Game Center achievements and leaderboards - Sync saved data seamlessly via iCloud Bastion is the first title from Supergiant Games. We're a small developer with big ambitions: to make games that spark your imagination like the games you played as a kid. Follow @SupergiantGames on Twitter or visit us at www.supergiantgames.com. * * * LANGUAGES - Voice-over narration: English - Text and subtitles: English, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Italian (based on region setting)

Screenshots

Botworld Adventure4 screens
Bastion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bastion at none against Botworld Adventure's shown. Bastion also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Botworld Adventure's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Botworld Adventure sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Bastion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Botworld Adventure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Botworld Adventure has 7.7K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Botworld Adventure's written reviews are positive against 59% of Bastion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Botworld Adventure ships an update every 6 weeks, Bastion every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Botworld Adventure versus Bastion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBotworld AdventureBastion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.7K ratings) — better4.6 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better1.5K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size672 MB1.3 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFeatherweight Games Pty LimitedSupergiant Games, LLC

Customer experience

Botworld Adventure

All ratings7,734 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews950 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.0%

Bastion

All ratings1,527 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews408 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.1%

User reviews

Botworld Adventure

From 7.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Offline gameplay
  • 👍 Charming art style
  • 🎨 Unique bot-building mechanics
  • 🕹️ Engaging combat system
  • 💰 Generous free-to-play model

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of social features
  • 🕰️ Grindy progression after early levels
  • 🔢 Difficulty scaling tied to player progression
  • 🔧 Buggy and unstable at times
  • ⏳ Long loading times

Bastion

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay and story
  • 👍 Captivating narration and soundtrack
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style and visuals
  • 💰 Worth the one-time purchase

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and performance issues
  • 🔁 Forced to repurchase after previous purchase
  • 🎮 Subpar controller support
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

Botworld Adventure

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Invisible recruited bots
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Rendering issues in certain areas
  • Progression-blocking quest bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add real-time PvP battles
  • Improve bot customization options
  • Introduce more diverse enemy types
  • Implement a restart/reset feature
  • Add guild/clan functionality

Bastion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • In-app purchase not unlocking full game
  • Inability to restore previous purchases
  • Frequent frame rate drops and stuttering

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to remap controls
  • Option to disable on-screen controls when using controller
  • Improved save system and auto-save functionality

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Botworld Adventure

One-time11
  • Gem Pack 1$2.99
  • Great Desert Pack$2.99
  • Fall Grove Pack$3.99
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  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Saltwater Swamp Pack$4.99
  • Parched Sea Pack$5.99
  • Starter Pack$5.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Gem Pack 3$19.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99
1 purchases

Bastion

One-time1
  • Bastion - Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Botworld Adventure free?
Botworld Adventure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bastion free?
Bastion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Botworld Adventure or Bastion?
Botworld Adventure is rated higher. Botworld Adventure averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while Bastion averages 4.6 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Botworld Adventure or Bastion have ads?
Botworld Adventure shows ads; Bastion does not.
Which is updated more often, Botworld Adventure or Bastion?
Botworld Adventure ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bastion every 3 months. Most recently, Botworld Adventure was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bastion on September 17, 2026.

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