The Banner Saga 3

The Banner Saga 3 is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Stoic Studio. It is the final instalment in a trilogy of games that began with The Banner Saga (2014) and The Banner Saga 2 (2016).

Gameplay
The Banner Saga 3 is a tactical role-playing video game featuring turn-based combat. The themes of the game are inspired by Viking culture.

Development and release
The Banner Saga 3 is being developed by Stoic, a studio founded by former BioWare employees. Following the release of 2016's The Banner Saga 2, Stoic expressed interest in creating a third instalment, noting that the fictional universe they created had plenty more storytelling opportunities. Speaking at the 2016 NASSCOM Game Developer Conference, Stoic co-founder John Watson, re-iterated their intention to complete The Banner Saga trilogy of games. He estimated the budget required would be $2M, and said that they had considered external funding.

In January 2017, The Banner Saga 3 was announced with the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The goal of $200,000 was achieved in less than a week, and the campaign concluded in March with $416,986 raised towards the game's development. While the majority of the funding would still come from Stoic themselves, Watson said that the Kickstarter campaign would also create a community of enthusiastic testers.

The game was published by Versus Evil and was released on Windows and macOS.

Reception
The game received generally favorable reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. It was nominated for "Best Storytelling" at the 2018 Golden Joystick Awards.