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The Banner Saga

Stoic · Stoic Studio · 2014-01-14

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 19, 2014 (Android), Jan 14, 2014 (Linux), Oct 02, 2014 (iOS), Jan 12, 2016 (Xbox One), Jan 14, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 17, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

The Banner Saga is an Indie, RPG and Strategy game released in 2014, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (89% of 15,949 reviews).

27
playing now
89%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (274 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (6.9k downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (3,732 ratings)
11h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

27 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 19:00 UTC (census sample)

The Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Stoic and published by Versus Evil. It was released for personal computers and mobile phones in 2014, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016 and for Nintendo Switch in 2018.

Trailer

The Banner Saga trailer thumbnail

The Banner Saga trailer

≈436,842 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 27 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 248 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~31/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 50,745 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 399k–959k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,978 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2021-02-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 13 of 72 observed days · $23.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20220220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5092026-09-16 05:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 28 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 16 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 39 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 25 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 18 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 24 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 24 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 15 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 18 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 37 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 19 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 38 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 31 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 21 players2026-10-15 19:00 — 27 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9012Dec 2013Aug 2026Dec 2013 — avg 2 · peak 13Apr 2014 — avg 96 · peak 229Aug 2014 — avg 115 · peak 270Dec 2014 — avg 328 · peak 1,545Apr 2015 — avg 130 · peak 630Aug 2015 — avg 102 · peak 196Dec 2015 — avg 188 · peak 502Apr 2016 — avg 561 · peak 1,489Aug 2016 — avg 112 · peak 219Dec 2016 — avg 117 · peak 265Apr 2017 — avg 68 · peak 155Aug 2017 — avg 108 · peak 3,825Dec 2017 — avg 119 · peak 300Apr 2018 — avg 108 · peak 257Aug 2018 — avg 203 · peak 559Dec 2018 — avg 119 · peak 323Apr 2019 — avg 52 · peak 112Aug 2019 — avg 83 · peak 226Dec 2019 — avg 167 · peak 659Apr 2020 — avg 97 · peak 241Aug 2020 — avg 86 · peak 192Dec 2020 — avg 68 · peak 158Apr 2021 — avg 59 · peak 121Aug 2021 — avg 64 · peak 163Dec 2021 — avg 73 · peak 209Apr 2022 — avg 40 · peak 86Aug 2022 — avg 41 · peak 81Dec 2022 — avg 54 · peak 130Apr 2023 — avg 41 · peak 81Aug 2023 — avg 40 · peak 87Dec 2023 — avg 44 · peak 92Apr 2024 — avg 31 · peak 61Aug 2024 — avg 34 · peak 82Dec 2024 — avg 46 · peak 107Apr 2025 — avg 31 · peak 61Aug 2025 — avg 30 · peak 64Dec 2025 — avg 47 · peak 144Apr 2026 — avg 27 · peak 67Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 63
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$3.262015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $6.832015-04-09 — best price $12.132015-06-19 — best price $4.992015-09-21 — best price $6.792015-12-11 — best price $6.992016-04-19 — best price $5.002016-08-15 — best price $5.002016-12-09 — best price $19.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-10-26 — best price $19.992018-02-19 — best price $19.992018-08-04 — best price $19.992018-11-12 — best price $24.992019-03-25 — best price $19.992019-06-27 — best price $24.992019-10-11 — best price $24.992019-12-10 — best price $4.992020-02-06 — best price $21.132020-03-26 — best price $4.992020-06-02 — best price $24.992020-07-19 — best price $24.992020-09-13 — best price $24.992020-10-29 — best price $24.992020-12-17 — best price $24.992021-02-05 — best price $4.742021-04-01 — best price $4.492021-05-18 — best price $4.992021-08-02 — best price $4.742021-10-12 — best price $4.492021-12-06 — best price $24.992022-06-25 — best price $12.492023-10-23 — best price $4.992025-09-25 — best price $24.992026-04-09 — best price $3.992026-09-20 — best price $24.992026-10-15 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

110572026-06-02 — 74 pageviews2026-06-06 — 63 pageviews2026-06-10 — 70 pageviews2026-06-14 — 84 pageviews2026-06-18 — 70 pageviews2026-06-22 — 76 pageviews2026-06-26 — 82 pageviews2026-06-30 — 86 pageviews2026-07-04 — 78 pageviews2026-07-08 — 97 pageviews2026-07-12 — 83 pageviews2026-07-16 — 82 pageviews2026-07-20 — 75 pageviews2026-07-24 — 93 pageviews2026-07-28 — 82 pageviews2026-08-01 — 76 pageviews2026-08-05 — 91 pageviews2026-08-09 — 91 pageviews2026-08-13 — 64 pageviews2026-08-17 — 62 pageviews2026-08-21 — 57 pageviews2026-08-25 — 81 pageviews2026-08-29 — 59 pageviews2026-09-02 — 66 pageviews2026-09-06 — 64 pageviews2026-09-10 — 82 pageviews2026-09-14 — 72 pageviews2026-09-18 — 62 pageviews2026-09-22 — 79 pageviews2026-09-26 — 72 pageviews2026-09-30 — 75 pageviews2026-10-04 — 60 pageviews2026-10-08 — 63 pageviews2026-10-12 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
90.8%
earned "Warhawk"
38.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudIncludes level editorRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Czech

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2014-01-14, latest 2014-06-20 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)27,0302%39
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)6,8217%40
Xbox One (Xbox)5,1182%39

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

RPGIndieFantasyStrategyTacticalHand-drawnStory RichTurn-BasedAtmosphericKickstarter

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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