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Banner Saga
 This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • Price
    $9.99
  • CategoryGames
  • SubgenreStrategy
  • First releasedOctober 2, 2014
  • Versions3 archived
  • Installable3 of 3
  • AvailabilityStill on the App Store
  • SellerStoic

RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 7.0 or later.

Customer Ratings

As of December 7, 2024
     
1,995 Ratings

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Embark on your own epic journey in Banner Saga, the critically acclaimed tactical RPG where your strategic choices directly affect your personal story and the world around you.

Leave your home and strike out on a desperate journey to save your people. Lead your caravan across stunning environments and into war with enemy clans and vicious Drudge soldiers. Build relationships and make choices that will shape the future of your clan as you scramble to survive in this beautiful, bleak world.

Banner Saga Features:

- A unique fantasy realm inspired by Norse mythology – explore a grim world shaped by the legends of the Vikings. Uncover ancient lore and battle tooth and nail to carve out a new bastion in a world abandoned by the gods.

- Beautiful 2D rotoscope animation - immerse yourself in beautifully hand drawn combat sequences and animations, accompanied by an evocative score from Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory.

- Real choices with real consequences – every decision you make on the trail, in conversation and during combat has a meaningful effect on the outcome as your unique story unfolds.

- Over 25 playable characters with unique personalities – form relationships in and out of combat with a variety of characters from 7 different classes, each with unique abilities and upgrade options to fit your play style.

- Strategic combat with permanent repercussions – choose your warriors, form your strategy and strike. Adapt to a dynamic battlefield where your tactics determine who lives and who dies. Victory, defeat and even the permanent loss of a character depends on the choices you make.

- Winner of the Geekie Award for best Indie Video Game, 2014, Independent Games Festival Finalist for Excellence in Visual Art and Honorable mentions for Design and Audio.

Only your choices can guide your caravan through the harsh winter, past mystical enemies and brutal Viking clans. When the trail is uncertain, can you take the lead?

Download Banner Saga and begin your journey today.

NOTE: Banner Saga does NOT run on iPhone 4. iPhone 4S and more modern devices recommended.

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1.0.17
Requires iOS 7.1+
Retina (iPhone only)
October 1, 2014
1.6 GB Install Download 1 more copy ›
Banner_Saga_1.0.17_ios_7.1.ipa · 1.6 GB Install Download
1.4.0 (1.4.4)
Requires iOS 8.0+
Retina (iPhone only)
1.6 GB Install Download 1 more copy ›
Banner_Saga_1.4.0_ios_8.0.ipa · 1.6 GB Install Download
1.6.0 (1.6.2)
Requires iOS 8.0+
Retina (iPhone only)
1.8 GB Install Download 1 more copy ›
Banner_Saga_1.6.0_ios_9.0.ipa · 1.8 GB Install Download

Chart History

Top Paid · Role Playing View chart ›
Peaked at #62 (July 8, 2015) · 1 archived capture · Jul 2015

Ratings Over Time

sampled from 6 archived captures
DateVersionRatingRatingsPrice
December 14, 2018 — ★ 4.8 976 $9.99
December 1, 2021 1.06 ★ 4.8 1,795 $9.99
December 3, 2021 1.06 ★ 4.8 1,797 $9.99
December 2, 2022 1.06 ★ 4.8 1,909 $9.99
December 6, 2024 1.06 ★ 4.8 1,995 $9.99

From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.

Archived Reviews

8 of 15
Font size is extremely small, too small to read & play the game
     
by Batarang Force · August 19, 2022

I have an iPhone 13. I just got the game, so I haven’t played that much, but all of the text in the game, including tutorial instructions and game-play conversations are needlessly small. After playing a second time, I just deleted the game. Too frustrating to bother with. It might be worth playing if font size was larger.

没中文
     
by 雨机子5543 · January 26, 2026

没中文版别买

The greatest tact rpg I’ve ever played
     
by Lakenanderson · July 8, 2025

Everything about this game is incredible. If you love tactical rpg’s and want to get roped into a story full of beautiful characters and plots, this is for you.

One of the Best Games of All Time
     
by jpmartin4 · November 24, 2024

Played this game about 4 years ago during the pandemic. I couldn’t put it down. The story telling and strategy is unmatched. I can’t believe how brutal this game is but in a good way. Part of the drama is how unforgiving some of the choices you make are.

Like playing a novel
     
by jhtDesign · August 20, 2024

I love this I love the story, I love how much you as the player directs where the story goes. 4 stars. 5 if I could adjust the font size on my phone. ;)

Audio Problems
     
by Wabbradford1 · June 3, 2025

An excellent game, however, after my first time playing it the audio has now completely stopped working. I think it may have something to do with the fact I first played with headphones, but now I am trying to play with my regular phone speakers. This is a shame because the music is so excellent in this game.

Best Game and Saga on iOS App Store
     
by ccrea3 · April 10, 2025

This game…just hits all the right levels of entertaining storytelling, challenging difficulty, replay-ability, and phenomenal artwork. Well Done Banner Saga!

Still great
     
by Arch Fline · January 31, 2026

It’s just an impressive work. Puts to shame all the other games that try to grind your wallet with freemium BS. No in-app purchases. Just a truly memorable game.

Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.