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The Banner Saga

by Stoic

  • Released Jan 14, 2014
  • $24.99
  • 11 h to beat
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One

89%positive reviews

14,223 positive1,764 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Gorgeous art and music

  • Strong, emotional story-driven tactics

Cons

  • Gameplay can feel exhausting and unfair

  • Story does not deliver its promise

Mixed

  • Some call it mesmerising, others feel disappointed by the gameplay

Media

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System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7 SP1

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Storage: 4 GB available space

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The Banner Saga is a Viking-themed tactical role-playing video game.

The core of the game is a single-player campaign of turn-based combat engagements inspired by games such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Shining Force, with the player controlling and being able to build up a party of characters with…

Ratings

  • 84IGDB players278 ratings
  • 82Critics14 reviews
  • 83Overall292 scores

Time to beat

  • 11.1 hStory and extraswith side content

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LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Spain)

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