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Banners of Ruin

Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with animal squads and branching city routes

MonteBearo · Published by Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited · Released Jul 29, 2021

RPGStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 2,378
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Sep 27, 2023
Minimum PC
2Gb VRAM
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)

What is Banners of Ruin?

Banners of Ruin is a single-player, turn-based deckbuilder set in Dawn's Point, where House Blackfoot is fighting back against House Ender. Each run, you choose routes through the city, recruit up to six animal characters, add cards and equipment, and fight enemies on your way to the Guard Captain. Failed runs earn tokens that unlock more cards and passive abilities.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy difficult card battles with a party to manage
  • +you like choosing routes through repeated roguelike runs
  • +you want a dark fantasy setting with animal characters

Not for you if...

  • −you want quick battles and short runs
  • −you prefer reliable access to specific deck builds
  • −you want a forgiving introduction to deckbuilding games

What players say

79% of 2,378 reviews are positive

Players praise the art, atmosphere, and tactical choices involved in managing a party and its cards. Common complaints are slow or repetitive runs, heavy randomness, limited viable strategies, and an unclear interface.

Players over time

▼ -53% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 25 players on Sep 29, 2026.

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Sep 22, 202612

How many players finish Banners of Ruin?

32% of Steam players have unlocked «The Warden», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Banners of Ruin screenshot 1

Banners of Ruin system requirements

Minimum: 2Gb VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (64 bit)
Processor
2.0 GHz Dual Core
Graphics
2Gb VRAM, OpenGL 3.0 support
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Banners of Ruin have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Banners of Ruin run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
16
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Banners of Ruin use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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