Supergiant Games
Well it’s been a good year.
First off, this week marked a major milestone for us when Bastion sailed past half a million copies sold.
Recent holiday sales on Steam and Xbox LIVE Arcade put us over the top. We’re happy to have this many people playing and to be in a position to make more games on our own terms. When we set out to make Bastion, a sales number like that seemed astronomical to us, so it feels great to have hit that mark. It goes to show that a lot of folks out there like what we’re doing and want us to keep going, which is great, because we intend to stick together as a team and do just that.
What’s more, we’re honored to see Bastion getting plenty of attention in various Game of the Year awards lists across all kinds of different publications including some big old mainstream ones. We wanted to make a memorable game so it’s great to see this level of recognition.
Awards for Bastion: Here’s a list of the dozens of different publications who’ve recognized Bastion for various year-end accolades:
Associated Press – Top 10 Games of the Year
Entertainment Weekly – Best Videogames of 2011
TIME – Top 10 Games of 2011
USA Today – Top 10 Games of 2011
NPR – Ten Best Video Games of 2011
CNN – Top 10 Video Games
Wired – Top 20 Best Games of the Year
Paste Magazine – Game of the Year
A.V. Club – 10 Best Games of 2011
ScienceFiction.com – Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Video Games of 2011
Spike VGAs – Best Downloadable Game, Best Original Score, Best Song
Inside Gaming Awards – Best Downloadable Game, Best Indie Game, Best Original Score
IGN.com – Best XBLA Game
VentureBeat – Best Indie Games of 2011
Giant Bomb – Best Music, Best Debut Game, Best Downloadable Game, Top 10
TotalBiscuit – #1 Game of 2011
UGO – Best Downloadable Game of the Year
Yahoo – Best Downloadable Game
Official Xbox Magazine – Best Music
GameSpot – Song of the Year
Team Xbox – XBLA Game of the Year
Quartertothree – Game of the Year
XBLA Fans – Best Audio, Best Visuals
Rock Paper Shotgun – The Games of Christmas
IndieDB – Worldly Award for Best Gameworld, Players Choice Top 10
HorribleNight – Best Downloadable Game, Best Soundtrack, Indie Developer of the Year
IndieGames.com – Top 10 Indie Games of the Year
The Escapist – 12 Games of Christmas
Reaction Time – Best Downloadable, Best Voice Acting, Best Soundtrack
TrendyGamers – Downloadable GOTY
Gamezebo.com – Best PC Game of 2011
XBLARatings – XBLA Game of the Year
Press X or Die – Game of the Year
Unwinnable.com – Best Surprise Indie Darling
Ripten – Best Downloadable Game, Biggest Surprise
Reviews on the Run – Best Downloadable Game
IndieGameReviewer.com – Best Indie Game of the Year
Media Kick – Readers Choice, Best Downloadable Game
Kotaku Australia – Readers Choice, Indie Downloadable GOTY
Level Save – Game of the Year Pick
Click Online – Top 7 Pleasant Surprises
Piki Geek – Top 10 Best of the Year
nJoystic – Best Soundtrack
Press2Reset – Best Soundtrack, Best Song
The Sixth Axis – Best Downloadable Game
MiddleEast Gamers – Best Indie Game
Kotaku – Pick, Best Game Music of 2011
GamerCrash – Best Soundtrack
Gamercast – Top Downloadable Game
Bishop’s Gaming World – Best Soundtrack, Top 10 Games of the Year
Tom’s Hardware Turkey – Most Original Game, Best Narrative, Best Original Game
Whew… did we miss anybody? Let us know and we’ll update this list accordingly.
Thanks again to all of you for making this a year we’ll always remember, and here’s to a great 2012.
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