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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 a rpg, turn-based and strategy game developed by Stoic and published by Stoic Studio.
Released on January 14th 2014 is available on Windows and MacOS in 12 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Czech and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 15,523 reviews of which 13,812 were positive and 1,711 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.01€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Banner Saga into these genres:

RPG Turn-Based Strategy Indie Tactical Turn-Based Strategy Story Rich Fantasy Great Soundtrack Kickstarter Tactical RPG Choices Matter Hand-drawn Atmospheric Singleplayer 2D Strategy RPG Crowdfunded Adventure Vikings

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Interest game, little exposition and it is easy to lose named characters while the battle management is good. The main flaw, how f@**!!! long it takes for some of the cut scenes and movement in battles. I would be tempted to replay but I feel like I've sat here for several hours just waiting for the cut scenes to play of a static screen and a long train of men marching...
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Nov. 2024
One of the best indie strategy games I've ever played. Insanely good world building and character writing. Game is harsh but making mistakes and learning to go with those mistakes is such a good part of the game. Kick started this game years ago and never regretted it
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Oct. 2024
Just finished The Banner Saga Part 1. Gorgeous game. Incredible story. Choice and consequence at its peak. One of the best video games I have ever played. Absolutely broke my heart and I think I’m done playing video games for the rest of my life as a direct result. If you enjoy emotional turmoil you will love this game. Recommend.
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Sept. 2024
The game is nice, not great, but nice. This is a game you'll play for the story (which is good), not for the game play (which is ok).
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July 2024
The Banner Saga 1 is the start of the Banner trilogy, and if you don't find any enjoyment out of it, it's not worth playing the rest of them. But I personally quite enjoyed the game. It's a very tactical game but has an overarching, greatly done story combined with music that really feels like they've gone in-depth for the lore building of the world, as everything just feels like it could be real, which is the best-case scenario for any fantasy-based story. The story starts off a little slow in the first game, but if you enjoy the gameplay, that's a small obstacle. This game is definitely worth trekking through to get further in the series.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Banner Saga is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

The Banner Saga is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

The Banner Saga received 13,812 positive votes out of a total of 15,523 achieving a rating of 8.68.
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The Banner Saga was developed by Stoic and published by Stoic Studio.

The Banner Saga is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Banner Saga is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Banner Saga is not playable on Linux.

The Banner Saga is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for The Banner Saga. Explore additional content available for The Banner Saga on Steam.

The Banner Saga does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Banner Saga supports Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

The Banner Saga is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Banner Saga PEGI 16
24.99€ -88% 24.99€ 3.01€
8.7
13,812
1,711
Game modes
Features
Online players
44
Developer
Stoic
Publisher
Stoic Studio
Release 14 Jan 2014
Platforms
Remote Play
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