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Warbanners vs Lost Eidolons

Warbanners and Lost Eidolons both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Warbanners (2017) is 5 years older than Lost Eidolons (2022). Both sit near 69% positive on Steam (Warbanners: 308 reviews, Lost Eidolons: 791). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Warbanners

Choose Warbanners if it's currently about 43% cheaper on the Steam Store. Warbanners launched in 2017.

Choose Lost Eidolons

Choose Lost Eidolons if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lost Eidolons launched in 2022.

Both Warbanners and Lost Eidolons sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (68.8% vs 68.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Warbanners vs Lost Eidolons — Steam metadata comparison
Warbanners — Steam game coverWarbannersLost Eidolons — Steam game coverLost Eidolons
Released20172022
GenresStrategy, Indie, RPGStrategy, Indie, RPG, Casual
PlatformsWindows, LinuxWindows
Steam DeckDeck UnsupportedDeck Verified
Price19.99 USD34.99 USD
Steam reviews68.8% positive (308 reviews)68.8% positive (791 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersCrasleen GamesOcean Drive Studio, Inc.

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Warbanners vs Lost Eidolons — FAQ

Which is better, Warbanners or Lost Eidolons?
On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Warbanners sits at 68.8% positive (308 reviews), Lost Eidolons at 68.8% (791). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
Should I play Warbanners or Lost Eidolons first?
If you want chronology, Warbanners (2017) came out before Lost Eidolons (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Warbanners and Lost Eidolons similar?
They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Warbanners vs Lost Eidolons — Verdict (2026) · imho.run