Games like The Banner Saga 2
If The Banner Saga 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Banner Saga 3, The Banner Saga and Wintermoor Tactics Club — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Banner Saga 2 is a tactical turn-based RPG from Stoic that continues the emotional journey across a breaking viking-inspired world. Players make bold leadership decisions, manage caravan resources, and navigate faction politics while developing their characters across a long campaign. The challenging combat system rewards strategic positioning and unit ability management, with players encountering new abilities and enemy types as the adventure progresses. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric tone that complements the weighty narrative choices. The game achieved a 91% positive rating from over 1,700 Steam reviews and has been verified for Steam Deck. Solo players seeking a demanding strategic experience will find character development and tactical decisions at the heart of the experience.
About The Banner Saga 2: The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.
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The Banner Saga 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Top pick for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
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.
The Banner Saga
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Second-strongest match for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Wintermoor Tactics Club
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Ranked #4 for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Banner Saga 2.
King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North is a standalone entry of the beloved tactical RPG series set in the world of The Legend, generations after its events. You will lead a Viking hero, wield Rune Magic, command Valkyries, and defend the northern lands of Endoria from an undead invasion.
Spear Song
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Ranked #5 for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Ancient Slavic knights fight against evil in turn-based tactical combat! Lead your group through the kingdom to cleanse the land from fiends and monsters! Each attempt presents a new, randomly generated journey.
The Banner Saga: Factions
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Ranked #6 for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
The Banner Saga: Factions is the premiere multiplayer role-playing strategy game on PC and Mac. It brings the feeling of beloved tactical games to a high-definition era with gorgeous hand-animated artwork and a degree of depth unprecedented in the realm of free games. Fight, learn, and lead your clan of vikings to glory!
Wildermyth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Ranked #7 for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a challenging mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Ranked #8 for The Banner Saga 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
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Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Gather your party and get ready for the kick-ass new version of GameSpot's PC Game of the Year 2014. With hours of new content, new game modes, full voiceovers, split-screen multiplayer, and thousands of improvements, there's never been a better time to explore the epic world of Rivellon!
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Banner Saga 2.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Disgaea PC
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with The Banner Saga 2.
The hotheaded Laharl seeks to be the next big Overlord in the Netherworld...and will destroy anyone that gets in his way! With his devious vassal Etna and the angel trainee Flonne as his unlikely allies, he must battle his way to supremacy and retake the throne in this over-the-top RPG adventure!
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements!
Ash of Gods: Redemption
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and a challenging mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Shadowrun Returns
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Blackguards
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Reviewers of The Banner Saga 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Banner Saga 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Banner Saga 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Banner Saga 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Banner Saga 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Banner Saga 2.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Banner Saga 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Banner Saga 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Banner Saga 2.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Banner Saga 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Banner Saga 2.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Stoic
Other recommendable Steam games by Stoic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Banner Saga
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Another title from Stoic, the studio behind The Banner Saga 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
The Banner Saga 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Another title from Stoic, the studio behind The Banner Saga 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
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.
Towerborne
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Another title from Stoic, the studio behind The Banner Saga 2. Shares RPG with The Banner Saga 2.
Towerborne is an exciting side-scrolling Action RPG Brawler. As an immortal warrior journey across a crumbling world, uncover the mystery of the fallen City of Numbers, and push back the corruption threatening humanity’s survival.
The Banner Saga: Factions
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Another title from Stoic, the studio behind The Banner Saga 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
The Banner Saga: Factions is the premiere multiplayer role-playing strategy game on PC and Mac. It brings the feeling of beloved tactical games to a high-definition era with gorgeous hand-animated artwork and a degree of depth unprecedented in the realm of free games. Fight, learn, and lead your clan of vikings to glory!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Banner Saga
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Wintermoor Tactics Club
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.
Wildermyth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Banner Saga 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Banner Saga 2.
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Frequently asked about The Banner Saga 2
- Is The Banner Saga 2 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Banner Saga 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Banner Saga 2 cost?
- The Banner Saga 2 is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Banner Saga 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Banner Saga 2 are The Banner Saga 3, The Banner Saga, Wintermoor Tactics Club.
- Who developed The Banner Saga 2?
- The Banner Saga 2 was developed by Stoic.
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