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Banner of the Maid

Azure Flame Studio · 2P Games · 2019-05-27

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IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 12, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), May 27, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 12, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Oct 21, 2020 (Xbox One)

Banner of the Maid is a tribute to the golden age of tactical RPGs. Set in an alternate French Revolution, you play as Pauline Bonaparte, commanding your army on smoke-filled battlefields and navigating the turbulent political salons of Paris to forge a heroic epic like no other.

Banner of the Maid is an Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2019, priced at $16.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 8316 reviews) and an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000.

47
playing now
86%
positive of 8.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (493 downloads)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (445 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.99
steam price (US)

47 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

It’s the 1790s, and the Revolution is tearing France apart. The House of Bourbon is on the verge of collapse, and many different factions conspire against each other in the salons of Paris – the Royalists, the Club des Feuillants, the Jacobins and the Malmaisons are all trying to get advantage of the turmoil. The young officer Pauline Bonaparte (sister of the rising star general Napoleon) will have to lead her troops to victory, but also to tread carefully in these complicated political waters to establish connections and win their support. But she is more than just a brilliant officer – she i(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

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Banner of the Maid Official Game Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 47 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 258 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 50,072 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 209k–501k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,351 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$16.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.69 at Steam (2024-04-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $16.99 · on sale 53 of 79 observed days · $15.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
53953920192026Week of 2019-05-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

159202026-09-15 12:00 — 116 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 26 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 73 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 159 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 50 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 71 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 81 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 42 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 66 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 110 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 47 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 82 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 102 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 33 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 93 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 110 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 65 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 94 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 40 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 44 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 76 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 47 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
62641Jun 2019Aug 2026Jun 2019 — avg 626 · peak 3,035Sep 2019 — avg 82 · peak 226Dec 2019 — avg 126 · peak 379Mar 2020 — avg 136 · peak 390Jun 2020 — avg 98 · peak 323Sep 2020 — avg 90 · peak 311Dec 2020 — avg 99 · peak 268Mar 2021 — avg 64 · peak 189Jun 2021 — avg 103 · peak 325Sep 2021 — avg 53 · peak 210Dec 2021 — avg 78 · peak 198Mar 2022 — avg 115 · peak 434Jun 2022 — avg 84 · peak 326Sep 2022 — avg 49 · peak 156Dec 2022 — avg 80 · peak 224Mar 2023 — avg 63 · peak 209Jun 2023 — avg 41 · peak 105Sep 2023 — avg 79 · peak 311Dec 2023 — avg 82 · peak 231Mar 2024 — avg 94 · peak 311Jun 2024 — avg 82 · peak 233Sep 2024 — avg 44 · peak 108Dec 2024 — avg 61 · peak 162Mar 2025 — avg 52 · peak 131Jun 2025 — avg 56 · peak 171Sep 2025 — avg 49 · peak 129Dec 2025 — avg 50 · peak 113Mar 2026 — avg 73 · peak 278Jun 2026 — avg 123 · peak 503Aug 2026 — avg 52 · peak 139
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$16.99$1.692019-05-282026-10-142019-05-28 — best price $15.292020-01-23 — best price $13.592020-07-09 — best price $16.992020-11-28 — best price $10.192021-04-01 — best price $10.192021-10-06 — best price $16.992022-01-05 — best price $16.992022-05-05 — best price $16.992022-11-22 — best price $8.492023-01-22 — best price $16.992023-06-29 — best price $4.242023-11-21 — best price $4.242024-02-15 — best price $16.992024-07-10 — best price $16.992024-08-19 — best price $2.722024-11-02 — best price $16.992024-11-29 — best price $3.392024-12-30 — best price $3.392025-01-28 — best price $3.392025-03-13 — best price $3.392025-04-27 — best price $16.992025-06-02 — best price $3.392025-06-29 — best price $16.992025-08-04 — best price $2.802025-09-02 — best price $12.482025-10-08 — best price $16.992025-11-17 — best price $3.402025-12-11 — best price $2.712026-01-26 — best price $3.402026-02-24 — best price $12.482026-03-27 — best price $12.482026-05-22 — best price $3.392026-06-26 — best price $16.992026-07-28 — best price $13.492026-09-15 — best price $3.392026-10-14 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
64.3%
earned "Maid of Toulon"
12.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet2 DLC

4 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2019-08-28, latest 2020-02-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,26510%24
Xbox One (Xbox)2187%24
Switch (Nintendo)430%0

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

2DRPGJRPGAnimeIndieNudityStrategyHistoricalTurn-BasedTactical RPG

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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