
Banished
Shining Rock Software · Feb 18, 2014
About
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource. They are born, grow older, work, have children of their own, and eventually die. Keeping them healthy, happy, and well-fed are essential to making your town grow. Building new homes is not enough—there must be enough people to move in and have families of their own. Banished has no skill trees. Any structure can be built at any time, provided that your people have collected the resources to do so.
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Critic reviews
- Game Revolution9.0Banished is not impressive solely because it was made by one man—it is impressive, period. The fact that this little gem stems from the brain of one lone developer only stands to make it all the more of an unequivocal triumph, and it thoroughly deserves your attention. If you’re a fan of God games and have found yourself disappointed by recent entries in the genre, such as the latest SimCity and the Early Access version of Peter Molyneux’s underwhelming Godus project, then you owe it to yourself to pick up this game.
- Polygon7.5Banished demands your attention. It's a game that shows instead of tells, and at times I wish it had told me more. I failed over and over again as I got my bearings. But the grand scale of those failures just made my improvements feel all the more genuine. Past the steep learning curve and trial-and-error gameplay of Banished lies a methodically crafted labor of love that is as precise as it is thrilling.
Gamer reviews
This game never gets old! I really loved the challenges. I used to play from harsh starting points then marvel my works after. The balance of trading, and assigning workloads and the unpredictable seasons! MODs also a great welcome, this ease the limitations of the game at least. So it's a yes for me! 10/10!
A very challenging simulation game. I love how realistic this game was. Although, there's a limitation to the thing you can do. Fortunately, there's always MODs to the rescue. A big thanks to PC gaming community.
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