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The Banner Saga 3

Stoic · Stoic Studio · 2018-07-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 26, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Jul 26, 2018 (Xbox One), Jul 26, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), 2018 (iOS), 2018 (Android), Jul 26, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.

The Banner Saga 3 is an Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $24.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (79% of 3104 reviews).

3
playing now
79%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (61 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (1.2k downloads)
4.69★
PlayStation Store rating (422 ratings)
10h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$24.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

The Banner Saga 3 is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Stoic and published by Versus Evil for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is the final installment in a trilogy of games that began with The Banner Saga (2014) and The Banner Saga 2 (2016).

Trailer

The Banner Saga 3 trailer thumbnail

The Banner Saga 3 - Announcement Trailer (EN)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 145 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 50,300 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 78k–186k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,104 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: $3.74 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 12 of 71 observed days · $21.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14014020182026Week of 2018-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2022026-09-15 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2131Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2018 — avg 58 · peak 155Jan 2019 — avg 71 · peak 210Apr 2019 — avg 27 · peak 62Jul 2019 — avg 70 · peak 194Oct 2019 — avg 33 · peak 84Jan 2020 — avg 45 · peak 111Apr 2020 — avg 50 · peak 114Jul 2020 — avg 66 · peak 145Oct 2020 — avg 34 · peak 90Jan 2021 — avg 37 · peak 81Apr 2021 — avg 25 · peak 52Jul 2021 — avg 31 · peak 61Oct 2021 — avg 24 · peak 49Jan 2022 — avg 36 · peak 81Apr 2022 — avg 16 · peak 35Jul 2022 — avg 20 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 15 · peak 32Jan 2023 — avg 24 · peak 56Apr 2023 — avg 14 · peak 38Jul 2023 — avg 19 · peak 41Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 25Jan 2024 — avg 17 · peak 35Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 26Jul 2024 — avg 15 · peak 35Oct 2024 — avg 17 · peak 39Jan 2025 — avg 16 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 23Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Oct 2025 — avg 12 · peak 28Jan 2026 — avg 17 · peak 40Apr 2026 — avg 11 · peak 25Jul 2026 — avg 12 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 26
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$3.742018-04-122026-10-152018-04-12 — best price $24.992018-07-24 — best price $19.962018-10-23 — best price $20.992019-01-01 — best price $24.992019-04-08 — best price $22.492019-06-18 — best price $24.992019-08-26 — best price $11.252019-10-31 — best price $12.492019-12-03 — best price $24.992020-01-24 — best price $14.992020-03-02 — best price $14.992020-04-18 — best price $14.062020-06-05 — best price $24.992020-07-14 — best price $9.992020-08-22 — best price $24.992020-09-21 — best price $24.992020-11-03 — best price $24.992020-12-15 — best price $8.242021-01-14 — best price $12.492021-03-01 — best price $24.992021-04-18 — best price $17.932021-05-25 — best price $24.992021-07-09 — best price $8.742021-09-11 — best price $18.362021-11-18 — best price $7.002021-12-25 — best price $19.912022-07-07 — best price $24.992023-09-04 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992026-02-04 — best price $3.742026-09-05 — best price $24.992026-09-25 — best price $24.992026-10-15 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5962026-06-02 — 17 pageviews2026-06-06 — 17 pageviews2026-06-10 — 19 pageviews2026-06-14 — 20 pageviews2026-06-18 — 23 pageviews2026-06-22 — 21 pageviews2026-06-26 — 18 pageviews2026-06-30 — 27 pageviews2026-07-04 — 39 pageviews2026-07-08 — 16 pageviews2026-07-12 — 21 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 25 pageviews2026-07-24 — 39 pageviews2026-07-28 — 28 pageviews2026-08-01 — 16 pageviews2026-08-05 — 30 pageviews2026-08-09 — 20 pageviews2026-08-13 — 14 pageviews2026-08-17 — 19 pageviews2026-08-21 — 22 pageviews2026-08-25 — 23 pageviews2026-08-29 — 17 pageviews2026-09-02 — 26 pageviews2026-09-06 — 17 pageviews2026-09-10 — 16 pageviews2026-09-14 — 15 pageviews2026-09-18 — 21 pageviews2026-09-22 — 23 pageviews2026-09-26 — 16 pageviews2026-09-30 — 28 pageviews2026-10-04 — 14 pageviews2026-10-08 — 15 pageviews2026-10-11 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.5%
earned "An honored guest"
28%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TV5 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2018-07-26, latest 2018-12-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3071%101

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

RPGIndieFantasyVikingsStrategyTacticalHand-drawnStory RichTurn-BasedSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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