The Banished Vault is a new strategy game on Steam and just the right thing for anyone longing for a ruthless board game adventure for one.
What kind of game is this? The Banished Vault is a hardcore strategy game that sends you on a merciless journey through space.
It was released on July 25, 2023 on Steam and has 87% positive recommendations there. At release, there is a 10% discount until August 1, so The Banished Vault currently costs you €22.49. The strategy game is verified for the Steam Deck and can thus accompany you to the couch or the garden.
You can watch the official trailer for The Banished Vault here.
The Incredible Journey in an Interstellar Monastery
What can you expect in The Banished Vault? The Banished Vault is the perfect game to satisfy your desire for an epic board game adventure when you have no players at hand.
The strategy game gives you control over a group of monks in an interstellar gothic monastery. They are the last survivors of a terrible catastrophe, the “Gloom”.
To keep it that way, you must safely guide them through hostile solar systems, manage resources, build outposts, and craft valuable materials to keep your crew alive. It is important that your monks never lose faith, or else it will all be over.
The solar systems your journey takes you through are procedurally generated and filled with challenges and dangers to overcome. The goal is simple: survive long enough to write down your story and relay it to the monks’ homeland.
In the Mood for a Little Math?
How is the game received? To get a better feel for whether The Banished Vault is for you, we have summarized some reviews for you here:
- Lucid (recommended): “The Banished Vault says: ‘Hey kid, want to do a little math?’ and then laughs at me when I let my banished get stranded on the ‘Hallowed Planet’ because I had the hubris to think I could write our journey down there.”
- Smiles (recommended): “The concept is pretty cool and the graphics are fun. I wish there were a little more lore and some interesting unlocks, but so far I am enjoying it.”
- jurgioslakiv (not recommended): “I really wanted to like this game, and I think it’s well made, but it’s not for me. The other reviews that say this is a math game aren’t wrong. While there are some random elements, the ‘right’ way to play is to plan 15 moves ahead, make the necessary calculations for each move, and then execute them.”
The Banished Vault might just be right for you if you want to experience that certain board game feel, can appreciate the special hand-drawn aesthetics and dark atmosphere, and are a little bit masochistic.
If you prefer a somewhat more colorful space adventure, you can look forward to the release of Starfield. The single-player RPG from Bethesda is set to be released on September 6, 2023, but some details are already known:
10 interesting details you probably didn’t know about Starfield
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