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The Banner Saga: Factions — Review Scores, Requirements & PC Performance | CriticalPixel

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About The Banner Saga: Factions

The Banner Saga: Factions is the premiere multiplayer role-playing strategy game on PC and Mac. It brings the feeling of beloved tactical games to a high-definition era with gorgeous hand-animated artwork and a degree of depth unprecedented in the realm of free games. Fight, learn, and lead your clan of vikings to glory. The Banner Saga: Fractions is free-to-play.

Release Date

Feb 25, 2013

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The Banner Saga: Factions FAQ & buying guide

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Can my PC run The Banner Saga: Factions?

The Banner Saga: Factions needs at least 512 MB RAM.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.6GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM

Recommended

Memory: 1024 MB RAM

Is The Banner Saga: Factions worth buying?

Steam

74.08% positive

'Mostly Positive', 841 reviews

Metacritic

67

Critics (IGDB)

59/100

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What is The Banner Saga: Factions about?

The Banner Saga: Factions is the premiere multiplayer role-playing strategy game on PC and Mac. It brings the feeling of beloved tactical games to a high-definition era with gorgeous hand-animated artwork and a degree of depth unprecedented in the realm of free games. Fight, learn, and lead your clan of vikings to glory. The Banner Saga: Fractions is free-to-play.

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Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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Is The Banner Saga: Factions worth buying?

74% of 841 Steam user reviews for The Banner Saga: Factions are positive ("Mostly Positive"). It also holds a Metacritic score of 67.

Can my PC run The Banner Saga: Factions?

The minimum system requirements for The Banner Saga: Factions are — OS: Windows XP; CPU: 1.6GHz; RAM: 512 MB RAM. See the full minimum and recommended specs in the system requirements section on this page.

When was The Banner Saga: Factions released?

The Banner Saga: Factions released on February 25, 2013, developed by Stoic and published by Versus Evil.

What platforms is The Banner Saga: Factions available on?

The Banner Saga: Factions is available on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac. It supports single player, multiplayer.