The Banner Saga 3
Banner Saga 3 is the final dramatic chapter in the mature, story-driven Viking RPG series which has won over 20 awards and has been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards. As the world continues to crumble around you…
The Banner Saga 3 is an indie developed by Stoic, released 26 July 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Android. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What The Banner Saga 3 is
The Banner Saga 3 is an indie game developed by Stoic and released in 2018. It was published by Versus Evil. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on The Banner Saga Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Witness the Banner Saga as you’ve never seen it before as a dark force takes over and effects everything you’ve come to know in the beautifully hand-painted finale of the trilogy. Choose new playable characters to join your party, including dredge heroes! Take advantage of new upgrade options as they progress in battle. Deeper strategic combat with the new battle waves system against a myriad of new enemies.The valka spear and heroic titles let players customize their playstyle even further. Drive your own narrative as you carry over your choices from both Banner Sagas 1 & 2, leading to different climatic endings in this final chapter. No hero is safe.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 101 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
The Banner Saga 3 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 88, across 72 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
The Banner Saga 3 launched on 26 July 2018, within three weeks of Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2 and Sonic Mania Plus. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2, Sonic Mania Plus.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Banner Saga 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Characters
All 5
Dlc
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