In this immersive city-building strategy experience, you guide a band of exiled wanderers as they flee their past and strive to forge a new existence in an untamed wilderness. All they carry are the garments on their backs and a single rickshaw laden with provisions from their lost homeland.

The heart of your settlement lies in its people—the residents of Banished. They age, work, marry, raise families, and pass on in time. Ensuring their health, happiness, and sustenance is vital. Growth isn’t just about erecting homes; it’s about nurturing a thriving population willing and able to fill them.

Banished eschews traditional progression systems—there are no skill trees. You can construct any building at any time, as long as the necessary resources are available. Currency plays no role; instead, trade arrives by sea. Merchant ships bring precious goods such as livestock and seasonal crops, enriching the community’s diet, but every visit carries the hidden peril of foreign diseases spreading through the population.

Residents can take on one of twenty unique professions, ranging from farming and hunting to blacksmithing, mining, teaching, and healing. No two settlements will thrive the same way—each map presents unique challenges in resource distribution. You may choose to reforest, mine iron, or quarry stone, but every decision affects available space, limiting future expansion.

Victory or ruin hinges on your ability to balance resources wisely and manage risk with foresight and care.