The Banner Saga
Live player count and Steam charts
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.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 37 | +6 | +19.4% | 102 |
| Jun 2026 | 31 | +5 | +19.2% | 105 |
| May 2026 | 26 | -1 | -3.7% | 58 |
| Apr 2026 | 27 | -7 | -20.6% | 67 |
| Mar 2026 | 34 | +2 | +6.3% | 88 |
| Feb 2026 | 32 | -19 | -37.3% | 76 |
| Jan 2026 | 51 | +4 | +8.5% | 145 |
| Dec 2025 | 47 | +17 | +56.7% | 144 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | -9 | -23.1% | 60 |
| Oct 2025 | 39 | +13 | +50.0% | 96 |
| Sep 2025 | 26 | -4 | -13.3% | 63 |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | +1 | +3.4% | 64 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Dec 22, 2021Versus Evil Winter Sale Going on Now!
- Nov 24, 2021Versus Evil Autumn Sale Going on Now!
- Sep 27, 2021Versus Evil 8th Anniversary Sale Going on Now!
- Jun 24, 2021Versus Evil Summer Sale Going on Now!
- May 11, 2021Versus Evil Publisher Sale Going on Now!
- Feb 11, 2021Versus Evil Lunar New Year Sale Going on Now!
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 21:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 122 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
