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The Banner Saga 3

The Banner Saga 3

Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.

Released Jul 26, 2018 Developer Stoic Publisher Stoic Studio Platforms Windows · Mac StrategyRPGTurn-Based TacticsStory RichIndie
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.6%positive2,841 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“This was a tougher 'yes' than the first two chapters. On the one hand if you get to this one, you are already kind of invested, right? So this does a decent job of completing the saga. No spoilers here. That said, itis MUCH more buggy than the other two. I had crashes now and…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Wow. This is the perfect conclusion to an amazing trilogy, nothing much else to say. The mechanics here change heavily, and the survival is no longer a matter of food and numbers but more one of understanding the best way to survive a siege for as long as your second group…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 6 found this helpful

“As much as I like the Banner Saga trilogy, the 3rd game is just a botomless ocean of bugs. The game crashes and freezes every 30 minutes or so. And it gets worse the further you're in. The absence of manual save makes it so you need to retry any battle that ends with a crash. I…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:35 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

17playing at last check
3224-hour peak
1,383all-time peak
0 250 500 2019 2021 2023 2025 213 avg · Aug 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

101achievements
2.2%median completion
0.1%rarest: Eternal Arena Champion
75.5% of players 73.9% of players 73.6% of players 67.5% of players 66.0% of players 65.9% of players 63.7% of players 59.3% of players 59.2% of players 58.3% of players 57.8% of players 56.7% of players 48.9% of players 48.0% of players 47.1% of players 45.6% of players 45.6% of players 44.2% of players 43.5% of players 43.2% of players 42.9% of players 42.8% of players 39.5% of players 39.0% of players 39.0% of players 38.6% of players 35.5% of players 35.1% of players 30.5% of players 29.4% of players 28.0% of players 23.5% of players 18.4% of players 18.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.0% of players 8.7% of players 7.3% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 75.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.5%An honored guest — Spoke with King Meinolf in Chapter 16.
73.9%AKA — Award a heroic title.
73.6%Which Witch — Alfrun joined the the caravan.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Eternal Arena Champion — Be on top of the leaderboard at the end of an Eternal Challenge!
0.7%Death's Messenger — Defeat 1,000 enemies with any one hero
0.7%Monster Killer — Defeat 10,000 enemies

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK18.74 GBP
Australia29.95 AUD
Canada27.49 CAD
Japan2,475 JPY
Brazil46.25 BRL
China85.01 CNY

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

Brazil≈$9.1 China Japan Canada Australia UK US EU≈$28

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Story Rich · Indie · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Turn-Based · Choices Matter · Tactical RPG · Tactical · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements101
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://bannersaga.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 8 GB available space