The Banner Saga is a single-player role-playing game set in a fantasy realm inspired by Norse mythology. Its story follows a caravan crossing a harsh, frozen landscape as a new threat endangers an entire civilization. The journey is not just a route between battles: players make decisions in travel and conversation, with consequences that shape how the story unfolds.
Combat is strategic, and the party you bring matters. More than 25 playable human and varl characters span seven classes, each with distinct abilities and upgrade options. Victory, defeat and even the permanent loss of a character can hinge on whom you choose for battle and what you decide afterward. Between encounters, building and managing the caravan is tied to the survival of both its travelers and the wider civilization. Hand-drawn combat sequences and animations, alongside a score by Austin Wintory, give the saga its distinctive presentation.
These are different play formats, and the source identifies the main game as single-player. It also describes The Banner Saga as the first part of a planned trilogy, with progress and storyline carrying into the next part if the game is completed.
