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Banner of the Maid cover art

Banner of the Maid

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

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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.

42
playing now
86%
positive of 8.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$16.99
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 42 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 6% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 208k–499k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,316 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 54 of 79 observed days (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

124172026-08-06 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 90 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 80 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 102 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 83 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 124 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 65 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 122 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 58 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 104 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 60 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 102 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 53 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 57 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 48 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 75 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 33 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 44 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$16.99$1.692019-05-282026-08-262019-05-28 — 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 $13.492026-08-26 — 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

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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