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The Banner Saga 2
The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
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Very Positive (15) - 80% of the 15 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Very Positive (2,929) - 90% of the 2,929 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Apr 19, 2016
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Stoic Studio

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Recommended
By Noteworthy Video Games 3 December 22, 2019

“It undersold on initial release (tho better now) due to the first game being so successful that Stoic opted not to kickstart it--meaning lots of folks missed that it dropped. Published by Versus Evil.”

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Awards
The Game Awards - Nominee 2016

DICE Awards - Nominee 2017

BAFA Nominee 2017
 

Reviews

“Even better than its predecessor”
9.5/10 – God is a Geek

“As beautiful and tactical as the first, but with greater variety in combat and story.”
8.9/10 – IGN

“A gorgeous, challenging strategy game that's starting to tell one hell of a story.”
Kotaku

Just Updated

Survival Mode is a new gameplay mode that is all about staying alive through as many battles as possible!

To play, simply click on the Survival Mode banner on the start screen of Banner Saga 2.

Note: This is a gameplay mode available to all Banner Saga 2 owners and not a separate DLC.

Digital Deluxe Edition

The Deluxe Edition – Combines Banner Saga 2 with the official soundtrack which includes 25 tracks by Grammy nominated, and two time BAFTA Award winning, composer Austin Wintory, performed by the Colorado Symphony plus a powerhouse group of soloists: vocalists Peter Hollens and Malukah, violinist Taylor Davis, and the phenomenal Icelandic band called Árstíðir.

About This Game



The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive. Experience what took the indie gaming world by storm in Banner Saga 2!

KEY GAME FEATURES
• The epic Viking saga continues on – beautifully 2D hand drawn combat sequences and animations are further enhanced with special effects, once again accompanied by an evocative score from Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory
• Player choice that continues to drive your narrative – your story continues based on choices made in the first game as well as hard choices you have to make in this one.
• New Characters and a New Race – continue your epic journey interacting with new characters and a new race, the Horseborn.
• Improved Strategic combat with consequences – improved, more strategic battle boards enhance combat and permanent loss of characters will still weigh heavy on your mind long after the battle is over.
• The journey is as important as battle – your role in building and managing your caravan as you travel the vast landscape is critical to not only your own survival but the survival of an entire civilization.

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 SP1
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
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