The Banished Vault (2023)
- Developer
- Lunar Division
- Publisher
- Bithell Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 199 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 8.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, methodical survival strategy game where you carefully manage dwindling resources across hostile, lonely solar systems.
atmospherictensestrategicresource-intensivepunishinggothiclonelymethodical
What players say
Players describe it as a bleak, math-heavy resource management game with a steep learning curve and little tolerance for error. The atmosphere and art are praised, but the lack of an undo button and some UI frustrations are common complaints. Players are split on whether the depth is rewarding or whether the puzzle becomes trivial once understood.
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