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The Banner Saga: Factions

The Banner Saga: Factions

The Banner Saga: Factions is the premiere multiplayer role-playing strategy game on PC and Mac. It brings the feeling of beloved tactical games to a high-definition era with gorgeous hand-animated artwork and a degree of depth unprecedented in the realm of free games. Fight, learn, and lead your cla

Released Feb 25, 2013 Developer Stoic Publisher Versus Evil Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayStrategyIndieRPGTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

74.1%positive841 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Don't buy it - the service is no longer available = you cannot play the game. Learn from me, do not repeat my mistake. DO NOT BUY IT!”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Whoever thought about making this, game dev is not for you.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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 2026-07-25.

42achievements
0.1%median completion
0.0%rarest: War Party
26.8% of players 20.2% of players 12.7% of players 11.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 2.6% of players 2.0% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 26.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
26.8%First Battle — You finished your first battle!
20.2%First Win — You were victorious in battle for the first time!
12.7%Dangerous Foe — You have killed 10 with a single unit!
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%War Party — You were victorious in battle for the five hundredth time!
0.0%Tactician — You were victorious in battle for the thousandth time!
0.0%Exterminator — You have killed 250 with a single unit!

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

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

Feb 18, 2021
Banner Saga Factions Closing

Hi all, In case you missed it, we announced we would be closing Factions and the servers will be going offline shortly. https://bannersaga.com/2021/01/22/factions-will-close-february-9-2021/ The team

Mar 23, 2016
Banner Saga 2 Coming April 19th

Hello All Huge thank you for playing The Banner Saga and supporting us during development. Being a small team and working on something we love is both amazing and challenging but we're finally here wi

Mar 23, 2016
Banner Saga 2 Coming April 19th

Hello All Huge thank you for playing The Banner Saga and supporting us during development. Being a small team and working on something we love is both amazing and challenging but we're finally here wi

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresFree To Play, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsFree to Play · Strategy · Indie · RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Tactical · Fantasy · Multiplayer · Vikings · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements42
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://stoicstudio.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.6GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM