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Banished

Survival

Historical

Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Simulator

Strategy

Indie

Welcome to the world of Banished! In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The objective of the game is to keep the population alive and grow it into a successful culture. Options for feeding the people include hunting and gathering, agriculture, trade, and fishing. However, sustainable practices must be considered to survive in the long term.

3.5

External Ratings

197 ratings
Release Date:

18 Feb, 2014

Last Updated:

17 Jun, 2026

About this game

Welcome to the world of Banished! In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The objective of the game is to keep the population alive and grow it into a successful culture. Options for feeding the people include hunting and gathering, agriculture, trade, and fishing. However, sustainable practices must be considered to...

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows)

release date

Release Date:

18 Feb, 2014

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Survival, Historical

genre

Genres:

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Banished

IGDB Rating

3.6 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.6

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

194

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

72%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.5 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.5

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

197

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

70%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Shining Rock Software

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Shining Rock Software

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