Banished
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…
Banished is an indie developed by Shining Rock Software, released 18 February 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.
What Banished is
Banished is an indie game developed by Shining Rock Software and released in 2014. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Banished is a city-building video game developed by Shining Rock Software. It was released for Windows on February 18, 2014. The game focuses on careful resource management and survival as an isolated and growing society. Its gameplay can be compared with economic theory on sustainability and optimization. Banished received mixed reviews on release, with reviewers praising graphics and difficulty early in the game, but criticizing a lack of feedback for player actions and lower emphasis on survival as the city grows.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 36 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Banished holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 29% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 70, across 202 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 12 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor, 512 MB RAM and 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Banished launched on 18 February 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and The Last of Us: Left Behind. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, The Last of Us: Left Behind.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Banished yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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