The Banner Saga

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• tactical role-playing game

• role-playing video game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Series

• The Banner Saga

Localized titles

• The Banner Saga

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Indie^*
• RPG^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Captions available^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Italian^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Czech^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  709^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  629^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  567^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  422^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  413^*

• Turn-Based Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  412^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  382^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  307^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  287^*

• Kickstarter^*

  Votes · historical

  237^*

• Tactical RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  232^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  219^*

• Hand-drawn^*

  Votes · historical

  171^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  165^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  140^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  127^*

• Strategy RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

• Crowdfunded^*

  Votes · historical

  110^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  106^*

• Vikings^*

  Votes · historical

  104^*

System requirements

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  MAC OSX 10.7.5^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 SP1^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Storage

  4 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  56^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• Stoic

Publishers

• Versus Evil
• Stoic Studio^*
• Stoic^*

• 2014-01-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2014-01-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2014-01-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Linux

• 2014-01-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Android

• 2016-01-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-05-17

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-01-13 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-01-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 14, 2014^*

Detailed specifications