The Banner Saga: Factions overview

Stoic | Feb 25, 2013 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)373,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score74% positive

The Banner Saga: Factions dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)373,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score74% positive
Total reviews843
Release dateFeb 25, 2013
DeveloperStoic
PublisherVersus Evil

Genres: Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Stoic Publisher: Versus Evil

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam charts Top 100 games Game directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

The Banner Saga: Factions comes from Stoic and is published by Versus Evil. It arrived on Steam on Feb 25, 2013, and it sits naturally among Multi-player and Cross-Platform Multiplayer. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Banner Saga: Factions's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 843 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Banner Saga: Factions is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1.6GHz	512 MB RAM	Not listed	Not listed
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	1024 MB RAM Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection	Not listed	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	10.7.5	1.83GHz	1GB RAM	Not listed	Not listed
macOS	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	2GB RAM	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Banner Saga: Factions has sold up to 373,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Banner Saga: Factions overview details

The Banner Saga: Factions combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Banner Saga: Factions is the premiere multiplayer role-playing strategy game on PC and Mac. It brings the feeling of beloved tactical games to a high-definition era with gorgeous hand-animated artwork and a degree of depth unprecedented in the realm of free games. Fight, learn, and lead your clan of vikings to glory!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Banner Saga: Factions is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Multi-player and Cross-Platform Multiplayer, and is associated with Free To Play, Indie, RPG, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 74% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Banner Saga: Factions
Steam App ID	219340
Type	game
Release date	Feb 25, 2013
Developer	Stoic
Publisher	Versus Evil
Price	No longer available on Steam Store
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Categories	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	622
Negative reviews	221
Total reviews	843
Positive percent	74%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	26 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 25, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	18 February 2021 - 00:12:58 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
First Battle	No description
Patrol	No description
Hunting Party	No description
Aggressor	No description
Battleworn	No description
Wartorn	No description
Campaign	No description
Siege	No description
Onslaught	No description
First Win	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/219340
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/219340
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Banner Saga: Factions

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Banner Saga: Factions?

The Banner Saga: Factions's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:20:11 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 0 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Banner Saga: Factions growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Banner Saga: Factions?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (34.5%), United Kingdom (8%), Canada (6.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.8%), United Kingdom (7.1%), Canada (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.8%), United Kingdom (7.3%), Canada (5.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.8%), China (7.2%), United Kingdom (6.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Banner Saga: Factions?

The Banner Saga: Factions currently sits at 74% positive across 843 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 622 positive reviews and 221 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Banner Saga: Factions have?

On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Banner Saga: Factions?

The Banner Saga: Factions is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

74% positive, 622 positive, 221 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 25 February 2013

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.6GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Memory: 1024 MB RAM Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection

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