Banished

February 18, 2014 Shining Rock Software Shining Rock Software
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Indie
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Welcome to the world of 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 objective of the game is to keep the population alive and grow it into a successful culture. Options for feeding the people include hunting and gathering, agriculture, trade, and fishing. However, sustainable practices must be considered to survive in the long term.
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Release Date February 18, 2014
Developer Shining Rock Software
Publisher Shining Rock Software
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Survival, Historical
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