Banished Price History and Player Count

Banished

Steam app 242920

Banished

Shining Rock Software LLCOct 1, 2013Indie, Simulation, Strategy

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • City Builder
  • Colony Sim
  • Strategy
  • Simulation
  • Survival
  • Indie
  • Singleplayer
  • Sandbox
  • Medieval
  • Resource Management
Playing now
522
Updated 43 minutes ago
24-hour peak
527
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
24,636
Feb 23, 2014
Avg this month
448
-5.88% vs last month
Steam reviews
90%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Banished player count chart

Banished has a small but active player base. 522 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 4% on the month before).

History from Oct 1, 2013

Banished monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026448-28-5.88%741
October 2026476+24+5.31%788
September 2026452+13+1.83%723
August 2026n/a+17+2.45%710
July 2026n/a-69-9.06%693
June 2026n/a-96-11.19%762
May 2026n/a-134-13.51%858
April 2026n/a+119+13.63%992
March 2026n/a-32-3.54%873
February 2026n/a-45-4.74%905
January 2026n/a+37+4.05%950
December 2025n/a+22+2.47%913
November 2025n/a-41-4.4%891
October 2025n/a+84+9.91%932
September 2025n/a+5+0.59%848
August 2025n/a+30+3.69%843
July 2025n/a-31-3.67%813
June 2025n/a+8+0.96%844
May 2025n/a-97-10.4%836
April 2025n/a-192-17.07%933
March 2025n/a+156+16.1%1,125
February 2025n/a+6+0.62%969
January 2025n/a+45+4.9%963
December 2024n/a+5+0.55%918
November 2024n/a+27+3.05%913
October 2024n/a+1+0.11%886
September 2024n/a+36+4.24%885
August 2024n/a-61-6.7%849
July 2024n/a-1-0.11%910
June 2024n/a-196-17.71%911
May 2024n/a-163-12.83%1,107
April 2024n/a+154+13.8%1,270
March 2024n/a+29+2.67%1,116
February 2024n/a-142-11.55%1,087
January 2024n/a+61+5.22%1,229
December 2023n/a-123-9.53%1,168
November 2023n/a-196-13.18%1,291
October 2023n/a+26+1.78%1,487
September 2023n/a+167+12.91%1,461
August 2023n/a+188+17%1,294
July 2023n/a+145+15.09%1,106
June 2023n/a-54-5.32%961
May 2023n/a-170-14.35%1,015
April 2023n/a-119-9.13%1,185
March 2023n/a-86-6.19%1,304
February 2023n/a-82-5.57%1,390
January 2023n/a+265+21.96%1,472
December 2022n/a-158-11.58%1,207
November 2022n/a-268-16.41%1,365
October 2022n/a+337+26%1,633
September 2022n/a-482-27.11%1,296
August 2022n/a+348+24.34%1,778
July 2022n/a+149+11.63%1,430
June 2022n/a+28+2.23%1,281
May 2022n/a-86-6.42%1,253
April 2022n/a+4+0.3%1,339
March 2022n/a-79-5.59%1,335
February 2022n/a-359-20.25%1,414
January 2022n/a+255+16.8%1,773
December 2021n/a-203-11.8%1,518
November 2021n/a+121+7.56%1,721
October 2021n/a-171-9.66%1,600
September 2021n/a+262+17.36%1,771
August 2021n/a-110-6.79%1,509
July 2021n/a+39+2.47%1,619
June 2021n/a+111+7.56%1,580
May 2021n/a-39-2.59%1,469
April 2021n/a-109-6.74%1,508
March 2021n/a-336-17.2%1,617
February 2021n/a+29+1.51%1,953
January 2021n/a+0+0%1,924
December 2020n/a-680-26.11%1,924
November 2020n/a+827+46.54%2,604
October 2020n/a+242+15.77%1,777
September 2020n/a-36-2.29%1,535
August 2020n/a-46-2.84%1,571
July 2020n/a-383-19.15%1,617
June 2020n/a+113+5.99%2,000
May 2020n/a-279-12.88%1,887
April 2020n/a-303-12.27%2,166
March 2020n/a+83+3.48%2,469
February 2020n/a+176+7.96%2,386
January 2020n/a-42-1.87%2,210
December 2019n/a+141+6.68%2,252
November 2019n/a-40-1.86%2,111
October 2019n/a-1,275-37.22%2,151
September 2019n/a+1,715+100.23%3,426
August 2019n/a-582-25.38%1,711
July 2019n/a+432+23.21%2,293
June 2019n/a+121+6.95%1,861
May 2019n/a-102-5.54%1,740
April 2019n/a-684-27.08%1,842
March 2019n/a-67-2.58%2,526
February 2019n/a-330-11.29%2,593
January 2019n/a+181+6.6%2,923
December 2018n/a+242+9.68%2,742
November 2018n/a+345+16.01%2,500
October 2018n/a-256-10.62%2,155
September 2018n/a+421+21.16%2,411
August 2018n/a-1,031-34.13%1,990
July 2018n/a+738+32.33%3,021
June 2018n/a+223+10.83%2,283
May 2018n/a-75-3.51%2,060
April 2018n/a-244-10.26%2,135
March 2018n/a-159-6.26%2,379
February 2018n/a-760-23.04%2,538
January 2018n/a-1,900-36.55%3,298
December 2017n/a+2,223+74.72%5,198
November 2017n/a+617+26.17%2,975
October 2017n/a-85-3.48%2,358
September 2017n/a+47+1.96%2,443
August 2017n/a-2,804-53.92%2,396
July 2017n/a+945+22.21%5,200
June 2017n/a+1,787+72.41%4,255
May 2017n/a+239+10.72%2,468
April 2017n/a-423-15.95%2,229
March 2017n/a-485-15.46%2,652
February 2017n/a-1,319-29.6%3,137
January 2017n/a-47-1.04%4,456
December 2016n/a+1,292+40.24%4,503
November 2016n/a+872+37.28%3,211
October 2016n/a-209-8.2%2,339
September 2016n/a+274+12.05%2,548
August 2016n/a-791-25.81%2,274
July 2016n/a-613-16.67%3,065
June 2016n/a+1,037+39.27%3,678
May 2016n/a+100+3.94%2,641
April 2016n/a-166-6.13%2,541
March 2016n/a-638-19.07%2,707
February 2016n/a-2,234-40.04%3,345
January 2016n/a+1,900+51.64%5,579
December 2015n/a-2,385-39.33%3,679
November 2015n/a+3,692+155.65%6,064
October 2015n/a-143-5.69%2,372
September 2015n/a+248+10.94%2,515
August 2015n/a-641-22.04%2,267
July 2015n/a-4,449-60.47%2,908
June 2015n/a+5,066+221.13%7,357
May 2015n/a+4+0.17%2,291
April 2015n/a-4,689-67.22%2,287
March 2015n/a+1,012+16.97%6,976
February 2015n/a+488+8.91%5,964
January 2015n/a-2,587-32.08%5,476
December 2014n/a+1,492+22.71%8,063
November 2014n/a+4,311+190.75%6,571
October 2014n/a-131-5.48%2,260
September 2014n/a+249+11.62%2,391
August 2014n/a-5,789-72.99%2,142
July 2014n/a-1,206-13.2%7,931
June 2014n/a+6,021+193.23%9,137
May 2014n/a-1,913-38.04%3,116
April 2014n/a-11,973-70.42%5,029
March 2014n/a-7,634-30.99%17,002
February 2014n/a+24,631+492620%24,636
January 2014n/a+2+66.67%5
December 2013n/a-4-57.14%3
November 2013n/a-1-12.5%7
October 2013n/an/an/a8

How many people are playing Banished?

Right now, 522 players are in Banished on Steam. That makes it the #1,139 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 527 players. Today's peak is 14% below its 30-day average daily peak of 611.

Banished player count history

Over the last 30 days Banished averaged a daily peak of 611 players, up 4% compared with the 30 days before (590). Its highest point this month (788) is 12% below the same period last year (891). In its first month after release (Oct 1, 2013) it peaked at 8 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 24,636, set on Feb 23, 2014.

Best time to play Banished

Based on the last 14 days, Banished is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 44% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Banished players by hour and weekday

When Banished has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 738 players on average
QuietestFriday at 07:00 UTCabout 296 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.5xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Banished

In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

Developer
Shining Rock Software LLC
Released
Oct 1, 2013
Genre
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
1 language, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Banished price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$9.99
lowest recorded (-50%) · Dec 25, 2024 archived
-50%
typical sale discount · 1 sale seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Banished is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 50% off (around $10.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $9.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Banished price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$19.99$19.9917.90 EURbase
Euro area18,99€$21.2018.99 EUR+6%
United Kingdom£14.99$20.0617.97 EUR0%
CanadaC$ 21.99$15.6314.00 EUR-22%
AustraliaA$ 28.95$19.8917.82 EUR0%
New ZealandNZ$ 23.99$13.3011.91 EUR-33%
BrazilR$34,99$6.365.69 EUR-68%
MexicoMex$ 179.99$9.628.62 EUR-52%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$10.49$10.499.40 EUR-48%
Poland71,99 zł$18.3016.39 EUR-8%
SwitzerlandCHF 19.00$23.2020.78 EUR+16%
Norway140,00 kr$14.8513.30 EUR-26%
Turkey (MENA USD)$10.49$10.499.40 EUR-48%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$11.99$11.9910.74 EUR-40%
South AfricaR 219.00$13.2411.86 EUR-34%
India cheapest₹565.00$6.025.39 EUR-70%
IndonesiaRp 135 999$7.516.73 EUR-62%
China¥68.00$10.199.13 EUR-49%
Japan¥1,980$12.5111.20 EUR-37%
South Korea₩ 21,000$15.4613.84 EUR-23%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Banished reviews over time

90% Very Positive90% of 43,395 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Banished on Twitch

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watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Banished", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Banished achievements

Banished has 36 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 6.6% of them; the rarest, Tenure, is held by 1.3% of players.

  • Smiles all AroundMaintain high happiness for 10 years in a town with at least 100 citizens.20.9%
  • HealthyMaintain high health for 10 years in a town with at least 100 citizens.19.6%
  • BuilderBuild a town that has at least one of every possible structure.14.6%
  • SettlementReach a population of 300 citizens.13.6%
  • TraderUse trading posts to trade 50,000 units of goods in a single town.12.7%
  • FoodieIn a single year, produce at least 2000 food each from hunters, gatherers, fisherman, pastures, fields, and orchards.10.9%
  • Built from StoneBuild a town with 100 stone houses.9.0%
  • Jack of all TradesBuild a town of over 200 people that has someone working in every profession for at least 5 years.8.9%
  • FarmerAcquire 3 livestock types, 8 crop seed types, and 8 orchard seed types.8.0%
  • Golden GateBuild a bridge that is at least 50 units long.7.6%
  • Master TraderUse trading posts to trade 100,000 units of goods in a single town.7.4%
  • LumberjackProduce 50,000 logs within a 100 year period.6.7%
  • StoneworkProduce 10,000 stone within a 100 year period.6.6%
  • Ready for AnythingSimultaneously store 2000 fuel, 2000 wood, 500 stone, 500 iron, 200 tools, 200 coats, and 30000 food.6.5%
  • ImmigrantsAllow 200 nomads into a single town.6.3%
  • HighwaymenBuild a town with 2000 stone paved road tiles.6.1%
  • BlacksmithEquip a population of over 200 adults with steel tools for 4 years.6.0%
  • VillageReach a population of 600 citizens.5.9%
  • StylishCloth a population of over 200 with warm coats for 4 years.5.6%
  • Food VarietyGrow and harvest 8 different plants and 8 different orchard tree types in a single year.5.4%
  • EducatedHave a fully educated population with 200 adults for 4 years.4.8%
  • LivestockBuild a town that contains 60 cattle, 75 sheep, and 180 chickens.4.5%
  • EstablishedBuild a town that has a population of 300 after 100 years.4.5%
  • MinerMaintain 2 mines with 30 workers each for 3 years.4.3%
  • SmelterProduce 10,000 iron within a 100 year period.3.7%
  • ExportsStock the trading post with at least 500 ale, 300 steel tools, and 200 warm coats.3.6%
  • TownReach a population of 900 citizens.3.3%
  • TombstoneFill graveyards with at least 400 graves.2.8%
  • MasonMaintain 2 quarries with 30 workers each for 3 years.2.7%
  • Master BuilderBuild a town with 3 churches, 5 boarding houses, 4 markets, 5 hospitals, 2 trading posts, 6 taverns, and a town hall.2.6%
  • Mountain MenUsing a harsh climate and a small mountainous map, maintain a population of 50 people for 20 years.2.4%
  • FirefighterBuild 20 wells in a single town.2.4%
  • IsolationistReach 300 citizens without building a trading post.2.0%
  • UneducatedReach a population of 300 citizens without building schools.1.9%
  • One with NatureReach 400 citizens without building crops fields, orchards, or pastures.1.6%
  • TenureBuild a town that has a population of 500 after 200 years.1.3%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Banished news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Banished FAQ

Is Banished dead?

Banished has a small but active player base. 522 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 4% on the month before).

How many people play Banished?

522 people are playing Banished on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 527 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Banished?

Banished reached its all-time Steam peak of 24,636 concurrent players on Feb 23, 2014.

Is Banished growing or declining?

Banished is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 611, up 4% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Banished most active?

Banished usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Banished cost?

Banished costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Banished has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Banished on Steam is $9.99 (50% off), on Dec 25, 2024 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Banished on sale right now?

No, Banished is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 50%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 50%.

Where is Banished cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Banished is cheapest in India at ₹565.00, about $6.02 or 70% below the US price of $19.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Banished good?

Steam players rate Banished Very Positive: 90% of 43,395 reviews are positive.

When did Banished come out?

Banished was released on Steam on Oct 1, 2013.

Who made Banished?

Banished was developed by Shining Rock Software LLC.

Is Banished still worth playing?

Banished has a smaller but active community on Steam today (522 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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