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Banished

Single-player survival city builder about sustaining an exiled settlement

Shining Rock Software LLC · Released Feb 18, 2014

IndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 39K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 66 in 30 days
Players
441
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Sep 13, 2017
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is Banished?

A single-player sandbox city-building strategy game about exiled settlers starting over in a new land. You assign jobs, gather resources, build homes and workplaces, produce food, manage health and population growth, and barter with visiting traders.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy survival-focused city building and resource management
  • +you prefer sandbox play without skill-tree progression
  • +you want a challenging single-player colony simulation

Not for you if...

  • −you want deep late-game goals and constant new options
  • −you dislike micromanaging workers, food, and production
  • −you prefer forgiving settlements with quick feedback

What players say

90% of 39,219 reviews are positive · 90% of 66 in the last 30 days

Players praise the connected survival and city-building systems, demanding early game, and range of community mods. Common complaints include limited late-game depth, an unclear interface and worker behavior, and poor performance in large settlements.

Players over time

▼ -9% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 533 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Oct 5, 2026529
Oct 4, 2026533
Oct 3, 2026484
Oct 2, 2026410
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Sep 30, 2026427
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Sep 28, 2026454
Sep 27, 2026531
Sep 26, 2026459
Sep 25, 2026386
Sep 24, 2026413
Sep 23, 2026375
Sep 23, 2026413
Sep 22, 2026440
Sep 21, 2026515

Screenshots and trailer

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Banished system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Win XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card (shader model 2)
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
Intel Core i5 processor (or greater)
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 10 compatible card
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Banished have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Banished run on Steam Deck?

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

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
36
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Banished 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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