Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $24.99. It has been as low as $3.74.
- Story and characters: 209 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
TLDR: Better plot choices, cutscenes and voice acting show some small improvement over Banner Saga 1, while the technical side and bugs bring the experience back down to mediocre.
It has a lot of the same strengths: the art, setting, music and some aspects of gameplay and story.
Combined with the gorgeous hand-drawn art style and fantastic soundtrack, the series creates an atmosphere that feels special.
TLDR: Better plot choices, cutscenes and voice acting show some small improvement over Banner Saga 1, while the technical side and bugs bring the experience back down to mediocre.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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