Underplayed Gems

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (2024)

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden cover
Developer
DON'T NOD
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, RPG
Rating
4.2 of 5, 8,938 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 41 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A somber, character-driven action-RPG where you weigh emotional choices against a supernatural curse in a bleak colonial setting.

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What players say

Players consistently praise the story, writing, and emotional weight of the haunting cases and choices, but many criticize the repetitive combat and excessive backtracking across a large map with frustrating fast travel.

Screenshots

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