Shining Rock Software

Banished

Welcome to the world of Banished! 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 objective of the game is to keep the population alive and grow it into a successful culture. Options for feeding the people include hunting and gathering, agriculture, trade, and fishing. However, sustainable practices must be considered to survive in the long term.

Released: 18 February 2014
Developer: Shining Rock Software
Publisher: Shining Rock Software
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: USK 12 · CLASS_IND 12
Metacritic: 73/100
Steam recommendations: 37,828
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy · Indie
Estimated owners: 2,000,000–5,000,000 (est.)