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Games like BANNERMEN

If BANNERMEN is your kind of game, the closest matches are WAR PARTY, Age of Empires II (Retired) and Age of Empires: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.

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About BANNERMEN: A singleplayer fast-paced classic RTS game in which you take on the role of a fallen lord on his journey back to become one of the mightiest in the medieval realm of Valtoria.

2019ActionStrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDMetacritic 51Windowsby Pathos Interactive
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Players who liked BANNERMEN also play

Steam players who put hours into BANNERMEN also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. WAR PARTY

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with BANNERMEN.

    Top pick for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    War Party is a strategy game where you enter a prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, Cavemen and Magic! Build up your chosen faction, gather resources, explore the land and command them against enemy tribes and wildlife! Will your story be about Life, Death or Balance? Can you survive?

    2019Strategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Age of Empires II (Retired)

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a contemplative mood with BANNERMEN.

    Second-strongest match for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.

    2013Strategy19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with BANNERMEN.

    Third-strongest match for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Stronghold Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with BANNERMEN.

    Ranked #4 for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

    2012StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with BANNERMEN.

    Ranked #5 for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with BANNERMEN.

    Ranked #7 for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

    2013StrategySimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Endzone - A World Apart

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with BANNERMEN.

    Ranked #8 for BANNERMEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to BANNERMEN

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a challenging mood with BANNERMEN.

    Reviewers of BANNERMEN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

    2013StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Empire Earth: Gold Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of BANNERMEN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    With dozens of hours of gameplay set across a rich tapestry of time, Empire Earth: Gold Edition offers real-time strategy for the ages. Choose any point in time - from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future - and command your civilization with one goal: make Earth your Empire.

    2026Strategy5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Demise of Nations

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with BANNERMEN.

    Reviewers of BANNERMEN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

    2017StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with BANNERMEN.

    Reviewers of BANNERMEN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BANNERMEN.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management with BANNERMEN.

    Reviewers of BANNERMEN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 守卫魔兽-Guardian of Warcraft

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of BANNERMEN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    This is a summoning tower defense strategy game, with different abilities of monsters and traps, with different effects. the player will continue to upgrade while defending, Become stronger, and summoning more powerful monsters to resist the brave.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BANNERMEN at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BANNERMEN.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Action with BANNERMEN.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Action with BANNERMEN.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with BANNERMEN.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under BANNERMEN on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BANNERMEN.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BANNERMEN.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BANNERMEN.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BANNERMEN.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BANNERMEN.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BANNERMEN

Does BANNERMEN work on Steam Deck?
BANNERMEN is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does BANNERMEN cost?
BANNERMEN is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BANNERMEN?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BANNERMEN are WAR PARTY, Age of Empires II (Retired), Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.
Who developed BANNERMEN?
BANNERMEN was developed by Pathos Interactive.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on BANNERMEN.

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