The Banished Vault

The Banished Vault

Steam Deck Verified

Lunar Division · Resource Management · Jul 25, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $16.74.

78%
Mostly Positive
200 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 175 sampled reviews

Based on 200 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 175 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The building models have wood-grain textures, and mousing over them lifts the piece up to help you see what squares of the board it is covering.The game encourages frequent reference to its manual (hotkeyed to R), which evokes Games Workshop's rulebooks from around the 2000's and the Fighting Fantasy line of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure books.
24 of 175 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This game is a logistical puzzle, a VERY smart one, and I think its atmosphere has drawn many players who expected a different gameplay.
17 of 175 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The boardgame aesthetics are extremely well-executed and the brooding score and sound design create a very compelling atmosphere.
13 of 175 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics24 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters21 reviews
76%
Difficulty12 reviews
92%
Interface9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $16.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.