The Banner Saga 2
Lead a caravan through a collapsing world, manage scarce resources and command fighters on tactical boards. Decisions affect character survival, and choices from the first game can continue into this sequel.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
The Banner Saga 2 places you in charge of a caravan travelling through a world in collapse. Manage limited resources along the journey and command fighters in chess-like battles on tactical boards. Your decisions affect the lives of the characters travelling with you, connecting the caravan's future with the choices made along the way. This is the middle chapter of the Banner Saga trilogy. Players continuing from the first game can carry their earlier choices forward; newcomers can instead begin with preset characters. The journey and caravan management remain part of the adventure alongside combat, rather than serving only as a backdrop. Hand-drawn combat sequences and animation establish the game's two-dimensional visual style.
Collected in series
The Banner Saga is a tactical RPG series whose main trilogy follows caravans struggling through a Norse-inspired world. You position fighters in turn-based battles, manage supplies and decide whom to trust, with choices that can follow the journey into the next game.
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A caravan-led strategy story for players willing to make decisions with consequences for their cast.
Resource management and decisions about character survival suggest pressure that extends beyond individual battles. Carrying earlier choices into this middle chapter may be especially appealing to players who value continuity across a long-form story.
Strengths
- Caravan management gives players who enjoy responsibility for a group something to consider beyond the battle board.
- Carried-over choices can make the sequel feel personally connected to an earlier journey.
Weaknesses
- Players seeking a self-contained story may be less drawn to a middle chapter built around continuing earlier events.
Who it is for: Players interested in tactical boards, limited-resource decisions and an ongoing story shaped by their choices.
Play notes: A preset start is available, but this remains the trilogy's second chapter rather than a new standalone narrative.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The combination of journey management and tactical boards may suit players who prefer a strategy story to move between group decisions and combat. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension For players who enjoy weighing responsibility, managing the caravan alongside survival-affecting decisions may give strategic choices a personal stake. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Hand-drawn combat animation may appeal to players who want the strategy encounters to retain an illustrated visual identity. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The preset-character start lowers the setup barrier for players who do not have first-game choices to carry over. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Stoic
- Publisher
- Versus Evil
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyStory-drivenLevel Progression3D GraphicsFantasyThird PersonLong-term ProgressionExplorationMain Story 20–50 HoursTurn-based Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- stoicstudio.comSource revision: 1
- stoicstudio.com