The Banner Saga
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.
- Released
- 2014
- Developer
- Stoic
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 80
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- 4 GB
What is The Banner Saga?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 13 January 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Stoic |
| Publisher | Stoic Studio |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Role-Playing, Strategy |
| Languages | 12 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was The Banner Saga received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | 4 GB |
| Add-on content | 2 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Games like The Banner Saga
24 games overlap with The Banner Saga on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Divinity: Original Sin (Classic), Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut and Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition.
Common questions about The Banner Saga
What platforms is The Banner Saga on?
The Banner Saga is available on PC. It first released in 2014.
How much does The Banner Saga cost?
$24.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend The Banner Saga?
89% of 15,950 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for The Banner Saga?
80 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does The Banner Saga work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates The Banner Saga as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
How big is the The Banner Saga download?
4 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.