The Banished Vault

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 201 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Lunar Division · Resource Management · Jul 25, 2023

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
44
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Banished Vault?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 201 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 176 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise176 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
It's very well thought-out, but it could really use a bit more quality of life.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
I love the art style and the mechanisms but, despite looking like a board game, it certainly doesn't follow through where it counts.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
It achieves its goal in terms of procedural rhetoric: the big reviewers are correct that, mechanically, this game makes you take hard decisions against a truly cold and unforgiving environment that we barely understand and certainly aren't ready to explore.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 176 sampled reviews raised it
The boardgame aesthetics are extremely well-executed and the brooding score and sound design create a very compelling atmosphere.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay36 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
64% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $16.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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