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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

DON'T NOD · Focus Entertainment · 2024-02-12

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ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 13, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 13, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Feb 13, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a 2024 Action, Adventure and RPG game with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000, priced at $49.99, and holds a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 9253 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

80
playing now
84%
positive of 9.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (77 ratings)
26
Nexus mods (20k downloads)
4.27★
PlayStation Store rating (15,204 ratings)
45h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 60h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

80 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a 2024 action role-playing game developed by Don't Nod and published by Focus Entertainment. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 13 February 2024. Upon release, it received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a commercial disappointment for Don't Nod.

Trailer

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden trailer thumbnail

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden - Official 'Love, Death & Sacrifice' Trailer

≈90,946 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 80 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 800 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~100/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 186k–418k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,297 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.95 at GameBillet (2026-07-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 131 of 136 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20242026Week of 2024-02-01: 1,025 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

336422026-09-15 12:00 — 170 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 200 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 76 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 222 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 336 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 78 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 105 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 215 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 91 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 139 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 166 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 61 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 79 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 147 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 145 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 46 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 144 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 95 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 43 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 177 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 185 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 42 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 80 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.5k100Feb 2024Aug 2026Feb 2024 — avg 1,525 · peak 3,779Mar 2024 — avg 608 · peak 1,815Apr 2024 — avg 335 · peak 1,066May 2024 — avg 223 · peak 559Jun 2024 — avg 137 · peak 366Jul 2024 — avg 209 · peak 550Aug 2024 — avg 149 · peak 440Sep 2024 — avg 155 · peak 429Oct 2024 — avg 120 · peak 376Nov 2024 — avg 150 · peak 456Dec 2024 — avg 250 · peak 642Jan 2025 — avg 319 · peak 796Feb 2025 — avg 184 · peak 576Mar 2025 — avg 191 · peak 486Apr 2025 — avg 132 · peak 314May 2025 — avg 100 · peak 255Jun 2025 — avg 119 · peak 315Jul 2025 — avg 224 · peak 714Aug 2025 — avg 266 · peak 581Sep 2025 — avg 279 · peak 681Oct 2025 — avg 217 · peak 565Nov 2025 — avg 232 · peak 559Dec 2025 — avg 170 · peak 384Jan 2026 — avg 204 · peak 466Feb 2026 — avg 154 · peak 390Mar 2026 — avg 160 · peak 415Apr 2026 — avg 113 · peak 277May 2026 — avg 109 · peak 317Jun 2026 — avg 118 · peak 311Jul 2026 — avg 157 · peak 429Aug 2026 — avg 117 · peak 267
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$13.542023-06-122026-10-092023-06-12 — best price $50.392023-07-25 — best price $53.332023-10-06 — best price $44.992023-12-19 — best price $44.492024-02-05 — best price $41.992024-03-13 — best price $49.992024-04-22 — best price $36.892024-05-21 — best price $49.992024-06-28 — best price $37.492024-07-27 — best price $44.992024-08-17 — best price $44.992024-09-24 — best price $35.492024-11-01 — best price $49.992024-12-04 — best price $45.992025-01-04 — best price $49.992025-01-25 — best price $22.752025-02-23 — best price $24.292025-03-22 — best price $49.992025-04-18 — best price $24.992025-05-24 — best price $49.992025-06-11 — best price $26.992025-07-12 — best price $49.992025-08-09 — best price $49.992025-09-01 — best price $20.492025-09-30 — best price $22.502025-10-27 — best price $17.992025-11-24 — best price $16.992025-12-22 — best price $17.092026-01-15 — best price $19.992026-02-02 — best price $42.992026-02-19 — best price $49.992026-03-10 — best price $16.992026-03-30 — best price $16.992026-05-17 — best price $49.992026-06-08 — best price $14.992026-07-06 — best price $15.752026-07-30 — best price $49.992026-08-21 — best price $17.502026-09-25 — best price $59.992026-10-09 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6481092026-05-31 — 169 pageviews2026-06-04 — 188 pageviews2026-06-08 — 205 pageviews2026-06-12 — 241 pageviews2026-06-16 — 634 pageviews2026-06-20 — 219 pageviews2026-06-24 — 196 pageviews2026-06-28 — 233 pageviews2026-07-02 — 182 pageviews2026-07-06 — 194 pageviews2026-07-10 — 204 pageviews2026-07-14 — 210 pageviews2026-07-18 — 194 pageviews2026-07-22 — 143 pageviews2026-07-26 — 163 pageviews2026-07-30 — 124 pageviews2026-08-03 — 161 pageviews2026-08-07 — 143 pageviews2026-08-11 — 132 pageviews2026-08-15 — 166 pageviews2026-08-19 — 150 pageviews2026-08-23 — 184 pageviews2026-08-27 — 176 pageviews2026-08-31 — 184 pageviews2026-09-04 — 207 pageviews2026-09-08 — 586 pageviews2026-09-12 — 203 pageviews2026-09-16 — 139 pageviews2026-09-20 — 224 pageviews2026-09-24 — 109 pageviews2026-09-28 — 139 pageviews2026-10-02 — 121 pageviews2026-10-06 — 142 pageviews2026-10-09 — 117 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
66.9%
earned "Reunion"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-02-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)10,46218%43
Xbox Series (Xbox)4,6505%43
Steam (Steam)3,7526%43

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionHorrorFantasyEmotionalLore-RichNarrationAction RPGStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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