The Banner Saga 3
Skip · RPG · 2018
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 44, under the fair line, at $24.99.
- Length
- 9.7h
- Value
- $2.58/hr
- Reviews
- 79% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 8 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $3.74, set in December 2025. 50 discounts in the 8 years on record. They run about 65 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 26 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 70 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Banner Saga 2 ($24.99, scores 65) beats it on value, while it beats Blackguards ($9.99, scores 11).
Steam's global achievement data puts 59 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 675 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
9.7 hours to finish it, 20 to exhaust it. The completionist tail is 2.1 times the campaign.
The drop-off
76% start to 59% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
13 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 19:47 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Like everyone else, I'm posting because the game is literally unplayable. I get to chapter 18, get into the first fight they offer, and after that fight the game either crashes or goes into an infinite loading screen. I have attempted every possible fix, from playing in windowed mode, making sure cloud saves aren't enabled, not continuing the waves, turning off the Steam overlay, verifying the game files, and even...
The Banner Saga series is really great, however the third game has crashes/infinite loading screens constantly. The other two games function pretty well, very few crashes at all. The Third however has been doing it so much that I can't recommend the game to anyone unless you want to finish the series after playing the first two. There are multiple fights where you can continue to battle to receive more rewards. One...
To many Crashes, Cant sell items, Fights dont matter to the story if you win or lose it just matters a little if you do them or not, Leveling doesnt matter after lvl 11, Cant save the game when you want(which makes the crashes even worse cause you have to repeat fights), Main over arching story sucks(but the character stories are good), good ending sucks(Bad ending also sucks but its suppose to) Market needs a...
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Cite this score
The Banner Saga 3 scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/485460/the-banner-saga-3Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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