About
On Steam, 78% of 2,666 player reviews are positive (Mostly Positive). 9 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 15 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck. It was nominated for 1 award.
Banner Saga 3 is the final dramatic chapter in the mature, story-driven Viking RPG series which has won over 20 awards and has been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards. As the world continues to crumble around you, who can you trust, how will you protect your allies and what choices will you make as the Darkness draws near?
Story
Witness the Banner Saga as you’ve never seen it before as a dark force takes over and effects everything you’ve come to know in the beautifully hand-painted finale of the trilogy. Choose new playable characters to join your party, including dredge heroes! Take advantage of new upgrade options as they progress in battle. Deeper strategic combat with the new battle waves system against a myriad of new enemies.The valka spear and heroic titles let players customize their playstyle even further. Drive your own narrative as you carry over your choices from both Banner Sagas 1 & 2, leading to different climatic endings in this final chapter. No hero is safe.
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Awards
0 won, 1 more nominationThe Game Awards 2018
Media
Releases
Platform
Date
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
First release date; per-platform dates are not in the database for this game yet.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run
Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows 7 SP1
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Memory
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space
10 GB available space
OS
-
Windows 10
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
The Banner Saga 3 player count
concurrent players on Steam9playing now2h ago
9peak today
1530-day peak
15highest we have seenNov 2, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
The Banner Saga 3 achievements
101 achievements on SteamRarest
Eternal Arena Champion Be on top of the leaderboard at the end of an Eternal Challenge!
0.2%
Yearly Challenger Play in 104 different eternal challenges
0.7%
Eternal Challenger Play in 156 different eternal challenges
0.7%
Shield Cleaver Break 10,000 points of ARM
0.7%
The Foolish Take 10,000 points of ARM damage
0.7%
Monster Killer Defeat 10,000 enemies
0.7%
All 101 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Death's Messenger Defeat 1,000 enemies with any one hero
0.7%
Half Year Challenger Play in 26 different eternal challenges
0.8%
Annual Challenger Play in 52 different eternal challenges
0.8%
Oath-Maker Spend 5,000 WIL on extra movement, abilities, or extra damage
0.8%
Slaughterer Defeat 1,000 enemies
0.8%
Fail Early
0.8%
Fail Often
0.8%
Fail Forward
0.8%
The Unbent Be victorious in the arena 100 times
0.8%
Monthly Challenger Play in 8 different eternal challenges
0.9%
Seasoned Challenger Play in 13 different eternal challenges
0.9%
Bloodletter Do 10,000 points of STR damage
0.9%
Mender Take 1,000 points of ARM damage
0.9%
Axe Thrower Defeat 100 enemies with any one hero
0.9%
Warleader Be victorious in the arena 50 times
0.9%
Your Saga Continued Play in 10 arenas from Banner Saga 2
0.9%
Your Saga Ended Play in 10 arenas from Banner Saga 3
0.9%
Looter Defeat the final wave of every wave battle in the game.
1%
Scrape By Complete the game with both caravans alive, but with fewer than 16 characters.
1%
Krumr’s Mentor Survive Hard Mode without a single reload.
1%
Your Saga Began Play in 10 arenas from Banner Saga 1
1%
Warmonger Fight 30 battles in a single playthrough.
1.1%
Empty Satchel Survive without using any items.
1.1%
Weekly Challenger Play in 3 different eternal challenges
1.1%
Valka Spend 500 WIL on extra movement, abilities, or extra damage
1.1%
Bloody Flail Defeat 100 enemies
1.1%
A Tale Worth Telling Be victorious in the arena 10 times
1.1%
Just Some Fantasy Survive all battles only using Varl, Horseborn, or Dredge Heroes.
1.2%
The Berserk Survive all battles on Hard.
1.3%
Strong Arm Do 1,000 points of STR damage
1.3%
Backbiter Break 1,000 points of ARM
1.3%
Together or Not At All Survive without a single Hero dying (Normal or Hard).
1.4%
Make it Count Survive in less than 500 turns for your total turns (Normal or Hard).
1.4%
The Body Defeat 10 enemies with any one hero
1.4%
Scrivener Save an eternal challenge arena
1.5%
Shield Wall Take 100 points of ARM damage
1.5%
The Wave Breaker Survive every extra wave in a wave battle (Normal or Hard).
1.7%
Trapped Trap two enemies in sinkholes.
1.8%
Zefr’s Wind Survive in less than 200 minutes for your total turns (Normal or Hard).
2%
Dredge Slayer Leave no dredge alive.
2.1%
A Fallen Few Survive with fewer than 20 Heroes dying (Normal or Hard).
2.1%
Lovers in a Dangerous Warped Time Survive with Alette & Egil, Rook & Oddleif, Ro'Ech & Derdriu, or Juno & Eyvind in every battle (Normal or Hard).
2.1%
Arena Saver Save an arena you created
2.1%
Rings a Bell Fail to learn your lesson the first time.
2.2%
The Professional Survive all battles on Normal.
2.2%
Skald's Song Spend 50 WIL on extra movement, abilities, or extra damage
2.3%
Finish Strong Complete the game on Hard difficulty level without losing a single battle.
2.5%
Sole Survivor Juno wanders alone for all eternity.
2.5%
The Skirmisher Survive all battles on Easy.
2.5%
Arena Author Create and play in an arena
2.5%
Challenger Play in an eternal challenge
2.6%
Heavy Impacts Do 100 points of STR damage
2.7%
Battering Ram Break 100 points of ARM
2.7%
Hard Difficulty Complete the game on Hard difficulty.
2.9%
Guided Complete the game with all possible heroes still alive.
3.1%
Restless Never let the Ravens stop for rest.
5.7%
Young Love Do you like me? O-Yes / O-No
5.7%
Bromance Put Gudmundr and Petrus into battle together 5 times.
7.3%
Fighting to live Successfully hold out to the bitter end.
8.7%
Bat out of Hel Complete Chapter 21 with only one return to Arberrang.
13%
Good Listener Talk to at least 15 allies in Arberrang and the darkness.
13.9%
We Made It Reunite separated family.
18%
Pass It On Pass Juno's Weaved Energy buff 4 times before it expires.
18.4%
Double Blind Put an end to the warped Sundr.
23.5%
I'm Being Repressed Now we see the violence inherent in the system.
28%
Dredge Lover End the game with all possible playable dredge alive.
29.5%
Horseborn Rampage Minimized casualties during 'disagreement' over horseborn.
30.6%
Normal Difficulty Complete the game on Normal difficulty.
35.1%
Bastion Defeat 3 enemies with the Bastion.
35.5%
Witch Defeat 3 enemies with Alfrun.
38.7%
Mixed Martial Arts Win a battle with at least one human, horseborn, varl, and dredge in the fight.
39%
Journey's End See Rook or Alette safely to the end of the Saga.
39.1%
Worse for Wear Keep Folka from losing her head over Bolverk.
39.6%
Apostate Defeat 3 enemies with the Apostate.
42.8%
Shipped Accept the proposition.
42.9%
Keep It Together Finish the game with Hakon and Canary allied to you.
43.2%
Scrivener Defeat 3 enemies with Ubin.
43.5%
Passive Aggressive Use items and heroic titles to have 3 passive abilities on one character.
44.2%
Talk It Out Convince Eyvind to do the right thing.
45.6%
Poetic Justice Listen to Aleo's recitation.
45.6%
Castaway Defeat 3 enemies with the Castaway.
47.1%
Living Legend Promote a hero to rank 15.
48%
Pacified Put Bolverk to rest once and for all.
49%
Eww Salvage a treasure trove in the darkness.
56.7%
Godstone Dredge Visit the godstone of the dredge.
57.8%
Thin Ice Survive the trek across the frozen sea.
58.3%
Peace Offering Reunite dredge baby with its own kind.
59.2%
Came a Long Way Reach the end of Chapter 20 with 300 clansmen.
59.3%
Shortcut Arrive safely at Ridgehorn.
63.7%
Godstone Denglr Redux Return to the godstone Denglr.
65.9%
The Saga Concludes Import Save Game from Banner Saga 2.
66.1%
Ruined Defeat Ruin on the battlefield.
67.5%
Which Witch Alfrun joined the the caravan.
73.6%
AKA Award a heroic title.
73.9%
An honored guest Spoke with King Meinolf in Chapter 16.
75.5%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.