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The Banished Vault

The Banished Vault

A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault.

Released Jul 25, 2023 Developer Lunar Division Publisher Bithell Games Platforms Windows · Mac Resource ManagementProcedural GenerationBase-BuildingBuildingRogue-lite
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

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 2026-05-14.

78.1%positive201 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I mean, calculation and decision making is in the nature of a game of course, in this sense The Banished Vault does not reinvent the mechanics. But it handles them in the most logistical and board-game-like way (this could have been a great board game), to the point where it…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This Yes leans more to the side of maybe. Banished Vault is a beautiful game with very in-depth systems to enjoy, for those willing to make the effort, but hurt by the cumbersome way to control the mechanics. Every single step is a calculated decision. Moving ships, moving…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Unfortunately doesnt do anything with its fantastic themes, and instead plays like a highly repetetive math problem with a beautiful soundtrack. The thing is, the mechanics arent deep enough for it to be fun mastering the game, maths and all, so most of your time will be spent…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

44achievements
0.6%median completion
0.0%rarest: 0.001%
44.5% of players 13.7% of players 12.7% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 4.3% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 44.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
44.5%Unleash The Gloom — Complete both tutorial scenarios.
13.7%A New Journey — Complete the first solar system.
12.7%Notary — Build a scriptorium.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%0.001% — Hidden achievement
0.1%Unrecognizable — Have eight Exiles with abilities.
0.1%Massacre — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-13
US24.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK19.99 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.50 CAD
Japan2,800 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China92.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$14 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-13 08-21 08-31 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 04, 2026
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We've been quietly working away on Amberspire for a little while, and it's finally ready to be shared with everyone soon. Amberspire will launch on Steam on May 6th 2026 ! We'll be posting a whole lot

Dec 08, 2025
New Bundle and Creator Keys - Bithell Games' Legacy Celebration

We've reached the last week of our legacy games celebration, and we're rounding things off with the first title from our Lunar Division label. The Banished Vault is a strategy game of exploration, end

Nov 30, 2023
Patch 1.6.1

A couple of small but serious exploits and sources of corrupted save data fixed! Thank you for reporting bugs and playing The Banished Vault. Prevented starting maneuvers while in the location screen,

Nov 21, 2023
Androids Content Update

The Androids update (v1.6) is live! These are robotic Exiles that you can find on abandoned ships in solar systems. Androids do not need Stasis to hibernate, and they have a condition value instead of

Nov 07, 2023
Upcoming Update - v1.6 - Androids

Hi all, A small quick note from us that the next update has been revealed as Androids. We'll have more details soon, but androids will add robotic Exiles you can find on your journey and add to your c

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsResource Management · Procedural Generation · Base-Building · Building · Rogue-lite · Strategy · Exploration · Dark · Dark Fantasy · Perma Death · Gothic · Aliens (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Official sitehttps://www.bithellgames.com/the-banished-vault
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Storage: 4 GB available space