Indie · April 19, 2016

The Banner Saga 2 (2016)

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Just Updated Survival Mode is a new gameplay mode that is all about staying alive through as many battles as possible! To play, simply click on the Survival Mode banner on the start screen of Banner Saga 2. Note: This is a gameplay mode available to all Banner Saga 2 owners and not a separate DLC. Digital Deluxe Edition The Deluxe Edition – Combines Banner Saga 2 with the official soundtrack which includes 25 tracks by Grammy nominated, and two time BAFTA Award winning, composer Austin Wintory, performed by the Colorado Symphony plus a powerhouse group of soloists: vocalists Peter Hollens and Malukah, violinist Taylor Davis, and the phenomenal Icelandic band called Árstíðir. About the Game The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive. Experience what took the indie gaming world by storm in Banner Saga 2! KEY GAME FEATURES • The epic Viking saga continues on – beautifully 2D hand drawn combat sequences and animations are further enhanced with special effects, once again accompanied by an evocative score from Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory • Player choice that continues to drive your narrative – your story continues based on choices made in the first game as well as hard choices you have to make in this one. • New Characters and a New Race – continue your epic journey interacting with new characters and a new race, the Horseborn. • Improved Strategic combat with consequences – improved, more strategic battle boards enhance combat and permanent loss of characters will still weigh heavy on your mind long after the battle is over. • The journey is as important as battle – your role in building and managing your caravan as you travel the vast landscape is critical to not only your own survival but the survival of an entire civilization.

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29 Indie titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 162
  • Strategy · 119
  • Story Rich · 119
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 107
  • Indie · 87
  • Choices Matter · 84
  • Turn-Based · 72
  • Atmospheric · 72
  • Fantasy · 65
  • Singleplayer · 57
  • Tactical · 44
  • Great Soundtrack · 40
  • Adventure · 37
  • Hand-drawn · 34
  • Vikings · 31

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Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.6k Steam reviewsTop 65% in Indie
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 50%
Metacritic82/100Genre average 77 — top 29% of Indie titles
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 53% for session depth among Indie

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 3.6k reviews

3.3k positive · 361 negative

Metacritic

82/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

3.1k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Polish
  • Japanese
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese

Press Quotes

“Even better than its predecessor” 9.5/10 – God is a Geek “As beautiful and tactical as the first, but with greater variety in combat and story.” 8.9/10 – IGN “A gorgeous, challenging strategy game that's starting to tell one hell of a story.” Kotaku

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

Achievements

55

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 19, 2016
DeveloperStoic
PublisherStoic Studio
Base price$3.74
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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