The Banner Saga
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
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About This Game
The Banner Saga is a indie/rpg game designed for single-player, developed by Stoic and released in 2014. With an estimated 786,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 15.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 89.0/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 11.07 hours, with side content bringing that to 12.91 hours, and a completionist run can reach 28.41 hours. Players commonly describe it as RPG, Turn-Based, Strategy, Indie and Tactical.
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User Reviews
89.0
Overall Score / 100
8.9/10
Steam (15827 rev)
Playtime Estimates
11.07h
🎯 Main Story
12.91h
⭐ Main + Sides
28.41h
💯 Completionist
Based on 41 player submissions
DLCs (2)
The Banner Saga - Soundtrack
$7.99
The Banner Saga - Mod Content
Free
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Game Information
Release Date
January 14, 2014
Developer
Stoic
Publisher
Stoic Studio
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Controller
Full Support
Price
$24.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
785.6K
(628.5K - 942.7K) VRI ScoreLearning
76.7
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Indie
RPG
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Captions available
Steam Cloud
Includes level editor
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
RPG
Turn-Based
Strategy
Indie
Tactical
Turn-Based Strategy
Story Rich
Fantasy
Great Soundtrack
Kickstarter
Tactical RPG
Choices Matter
Hand-drawn
Atmospheric
Singleplayer
2D
Strategy RPG
Crowdfunded
Adventure
Vikings
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Czech
Simplified Chinese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Minimum:
- OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Minimum:
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended:
- Memory: 4 GB RAM