The Banner Saga similar games & best alternatives

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The Banner Saga

PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

What works

  • Beautiful hand-drawn art and animations
  • Deep and engaging narrative with meaningful choices
  • Challenging and strategic turn-based combat
  • Immersive nordic fantasy world and soundtrack
  • High replayability due to branching story and tactics

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited character customization and animations
  • Abrupt story ending requiring sequels
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some difficulty spikes especially in final battles
  • Lack of manual save system

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • King Arthur: Knight's Tale

  • TRIANGLE STRATEGY

  • Rise of the Third Power

  • The Hand of Merlin

  • Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

  • Darfall

More expressive

Games that feels like The Banner Saga but with more self-expression and customization

  • Dice Gambit

  • Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

  • Disgaea PC

  • Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

  • The Nameless: Slay Dragon

  • Sword of Convallaria

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Banner Saga but with less leadership over others

  • WitchSpring R

  • Fabled Lands

  • 觅长生

  • Fairy Fencer F

  • Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves

  • Legend of Mortal

More social

Games that feels like The Banner Saga but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Dead In Vinland

  • Active DBG: Brave's Rage

  • Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall

  • Indies' Lies

  • Outcast Tales: The First Journey

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Banner Saga: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026