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Banquet for Fools
The Pavura needs four volunteers to solve the mystery of an abandoned village. Answer the call to adventure in this party-based beat ‘em up RPG!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Simply stunning. This is the CRPG I didn't know I needed. A creative masterpiece. A fantistal journey through the towns & wilderness of a Faery kingdom. Gameplay is intuitive yet granular. Combat is smooth and…”
“To sum this game up into two words. Beautiful and Obscure. The artwork is stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the world is charming and unique. The Technique and Rally combat system truly is the core of something…”
“Most people wont appreciate this game. I very much do. Interesting combination of Baldurs Gate 1 and Parasite Eve with the dark and mysterious vibe of Planescape Torment.”
41 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Simply stunning. This is the CRPG I didn't know I needed. A creative masterpiece. A fantistal journey through the towns & wilderness of a Faery kingdom. Gameplay is intuitive yet granular. Combat is smooth and…”
“I am surprised at the lack of basic settings, like key remapping, among other things. The game says 1.0, but the settings say Early Access. Gameplay visuals are beautiful, but the details have not been considered from a…”
“To sum this game up into two words. Beautiful and Obscure. The artwork is stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the world is charming and unique. The Technique and Rally combat system truly is the core of something…”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Simply stunning. This is the CRPG I didn't know I needed. A creative masterpiece. A fantistal journey through the towns & wilderness of a Faery kingdom. Gameplay is intuitive yet granular. Combat is smooth and…”
“To sum this game up into two words. Beautiful and Obscure. The artwork is stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the world is charming and unique. The Technique and Rally combat system truly is the core of something…”
“I want to love this game. The world building, conversations and lore are dripping in flavour, but the mechanics suck. The combat system makes me want to pull my hair out. It's so frustrating, unintuitive, repetitive and…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The game feels like it just started and is still one of the most captivating games I've played in a while. I'll keep it to brief bullet points since I want to update the review once I finish it, but I need to get a…”
“This game won't be for everyone, but I suspect that if it does click with you, it will REALLY click with you. Obtuse weirdo CRPG with a cool take on the RTWP combat and a lot of stats and lore words that will mean…”
“After finishing the game and getting essentially a polite Game Over. I realized I love this game. There's no hand holding, there's no tutorial in the traditional sense either. It's quests are nothing overwritten or…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Simply stunning. This is the CRPG I didn't know I needed. A creative masterpiece. A fantistal journey through the towns & wilderness of a Faery kingdom. Gameplay is intuitive yet granular. Combat is smooth and…”
“To sum this game up into two words. Beautiful and Obscure. The artwork is stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the world is charming and unique. The Technique and Rally combat system truly is the core of something…”
“An incredibly atmospheric and original game! I've enjoyed it in early access a lot, and intend to keep exploring it after release. This feels like a melancholic, intriguing and obscure journey indeed and evoked a lot of…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is not for me. The combat system is weird and I, apparently, at 40, don't have the reaction time or understanding to do it well. I couldn't even get out of the starting area, and after blowing through all of…”
“To sum this game up into two words. Beautiful and Obscure. The artwork is stunning, the soundtrack is amazing and the world is charming and unique. The Technique and Rally combat system truly is the core of something…”
“I want to love this game. The world building, conversations and lore are dripping in flavour, but the mechanics suck. The combat system makes me want to pull my hair out. It's so frustrating, unintuitive, repetitive and…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is not for me. The combat system is weird and I, apparently, at 40, don't have the reaction time or understanding to do it well. I couldn't even get out of the starting area, and after blowing through all of…”
“I want to love this game. The world building, conversations and lore are dripping in flavour, but the mechanics suck. The combat system makes me want to pull my hair out. It's so frustrating, unintuitive, repetitive and…”
“I had high hopes for this game, but it's too frustrating for me to continue playing it. It's very hard to read or spot anything at 4K resolution, the UI and text are way too small, and there's no option to zoom the…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I am surprised at the lack of basic settings, like key remapping, among other things. The game says 1.0, but the settings say Early Access. Gameplay visuals are beautiful, but the details have not been considered from a…”
“I had high hopes for this game, but it's too frustrating for me to continue playing it. It's very hard to read or spot anything at 4K resolution, the UI and text are way too small, and there's no option to zoom the…”
“I'm really trying to enjoy the game because I dig the overall aesthetic and vibe, but the combat is just plain bad and ruins it for me. It's just such a slog, you always fight tons of bullet sponge enemies that take…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is not for me. The combat system is weird and I, apparently, at 40, don't have the reaction time or understanding to do it well. I couldn't even get out of the starting area, and after blowing through all of…”
“I am surprised at the lack of basic settings, like key remapping, among other things. The game says 1.0, but the settings say Early Access. Gameplay visuals are beautiful, but the details have not been considered from a…”
“great setting, neat ambiance meets very messy character- and combat-systems, which any- and everyone knowing the dev should've already expected but i feel that is especialy tragic looking at Banquet think Baldur's Gate…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is not for me. The combat system is weird and I, apparently, at 40, don't have the reaction time or understanding to do it well. I couldn't even get out of the starting area, and after blowing through all of…”
“great setting, neat ambiance meets very messy character- and combat-systems, which any- and everyone knowing the dev should've already expected but i feel that is especialy tragic looking at Banquet think Baldur's Gate…”
“I'm really trying to enjoy the game because I dig the overall aesthetic and vibe, but the combat is just plain bad and ruins it for me. It's just such a slog, you always fight tons of bullet sponge enemies that take…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-19
“Somehow made by two people, Banquet for Fools is a dark fantasy RPG hybrid dancing to its own drum. I'm uncertain what it evokes. Nox? Dungeon Siege? Morrowind? "We don't follow a canon, manifesting like it's the first game ever made" - is how I imagine the thought process…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played“I can’t put this game down, it’s an absolute masterpiece. That being said, I almost reflexively refunded for many of the reasons listed in the sampling of negative reviews. You are absolutely thrown to the wolves and left to figure things out. Banquet for Fools is cRPG Kenshi,…”
— a player, Steam review · 162 hrs played“This is my favorite game of all time. Artstyle, music and sound design are beautiful and there is a deep story, super detailed world and interesting characters to experience, set in the same world as one of the previous games (Serpent in the Staglands) of this lovely 2 person…”
— a player, Steam review · 234 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
🌿 Patch 1.108
Fixes 🌱Fixed a visual issue with Celesta’s Stonewood armor for female models using shields 🌱Fixed a visual issue with Dracul’s whip 🌱Fixed an issue where Grave keeper lord could die from too many impa
🌿 Patch 1.107
UI 🌱 Pressing the Escape key during character creation will open an option to return to Main Menu 🌱 Added text for rallies in Guide menu in the Attacking section 🌱 Fixed a bug where pinning a journal
🌿 Patch 1.1061
Small hotfix: 🌿 fixed an issue that prevented the Conversation journal note from being opened within the notes menu 🌿 fixed an issue that could result in the necromancer's circlet not working during h
🌿 Patch 1.106
Some small fixes and some from player reports - thank you! 🌿 Fixed bug where Field Kit was not closing when Level Up menu was open 🌿 Fixed some typos for item descriptions on guard docks 🌿 Fixed bug w
🌿 Patch 1.105
Some adjustments and fixes to recent reports. Thanks! 🌿 Adjusted the mother padurii and some other NPC’s spell potency to compensate for the vine wave changes 🌿 Adjusted of weight of Dracul’s sword 🌿
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Adventure · Action · RPG · Action-Adventure · Party-Based RPG · CRPG · Isometric · 3D · Atmospheric · Fantasy · Medieval · Gore (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://banquetforfools.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 32-bit or newer Processor: Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 Compatible, 8 GB VRAM Storage: 35 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: The demo will always be available to check out if you want to test it with your system!