Games

Banished

Shining Rock Software

2014•Strategy•About 12 hours

Taste attributes: disasterhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, slow-burning strategy game, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

70 / 100

202 ratings

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About This Game

Welcome to the world of Banished! In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The objective of the game is to keep the population alive and grow it into a successful culture. Options for feeding the people include hunting and gathering, agriculture, trade, and fishing. However, sustainable practices must be considered to survive in the long term.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DisasterHistoricalAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

MedievalDiseaseManagementFarmingPrehistoricNatural disasterCity builderSingle-player only

Where to play

Details

Developer: Shining Rock Software
Publisher: Shining Rock Software
Released: 18 February 2014
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 12h normally
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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