The Banner Saga 2 is a RPG, Strategy game from Stoic with a 90% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Stoic
- Release year
- 2016
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $3.74
- Review signal
- 90% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 4 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 6 GB available space
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5 Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 4 GB available space
- Recommended
- OS: MAC OSX 10.7.5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 6 GB available space
From Steam reviews
Review notes
The Banner Saga 2 is worth a closer look if you want hand-drawn, emotional story, strong atmosphere, and management.
Best for players who want hand-drawn, emotional story, strong atmosphere, and management.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
hand-drawn
SettingThe look is closer to illustration than generic 3D assets.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
management
Play styleThe game asks you to run, improve, or balance a system over time.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
tactical-combat
Play stylePositioning, planning, and combat choices carry weight.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
Steam review snapshots
Visually, it doubles down on its hand-painted aesthetic, and it’s still one of the most striking identities in modern strategy RPGs.It's a beautiful and heartbreaking story of loss, hope, and…But even on easy difficulty, both the battles and resource management felt harder.The game builds upon everything that made the first entry so compelling—deep storytelling, meaningful choices, and beautifully hand-drawn art—while refining its tactical…Why it fits
Check it if you want rpg, strategy filtered by weird, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.