All games

Banished on Twitch — competition and audience

Shining Rock Software· 2014· PC
RTSSimulatorStrategyIndieSurvivalHistorical

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.

Trailer

Banished screenshot 1Banished screenshot 2Banished screenshot 3Banished screenshot 4Banished screenshot 5Banished screenshot 6
0Room for youClosed off
1Live streamers
2People watching
#1Your spot at 10 viewersof 2

Should I stream Banished on Twitch?

0/100 · Closed off· 2 viewers per streamer on paper

Probably not. The only English stream here holds all 2 English viewers — once you take it out there is nothing left to reach.

The only English stream here holds all 2 English viewers. There is nothing left over for a second.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

All plain links straight to the official stores. Some will become affiliate links later, and they’ll be marked with a ♥ when they are — you’ll always be able to tell, and the unmarked ones will always be there.

How many people stream Banished?

Right now

1 right now, to 2 viewers between them. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is Banished too saturated on Twitch?

Not crowded, but not open either. Only 1 person is streaming Banished, and the one English stream holds all 2 English viewers — so the room is quiet because that audience is already committed, not because it is waiting for you.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 1 live right now

Is Banished any good?

Steam calls it Very Positive across 29,391 reviews, and players score it 70 out of 100 from 202 ratings, critics 68 out of 100.

90%Steam players29K reviews
68Critics3 outlets
70Players202 ratings
73Metacritic

Steam calls it Very Positive across 29K reviews.

  • “dev man be like -Come outta nowhere -drop indepth, long term city management game -simple readable art style -game keeps your attention the whole time. Mismanagement could lead to economic collapse at any moment -Disappear into the f*%king ether.”

    Recommended · 15h played · 38 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “A classic. A legend in it's genre. I find myself returning to this game time and time again.”

    Recommended · 393h played · 10 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “Banished is one of those games that proves you don’t need an overly complicated concept to create an incredibly satisfying strategy game. Starting with a small group of settlers and slowly turning that into a thriving community is extremely rewarding. Every de…”

    Recommended · 22h played · 3 found this helpful · from Steam

Streamer reviews

No reviews yet. Reviews answer what critics can't: does chat engage, can you talk while playing, is there DMCA-risky music, does it produce clips. Sign in and yours would be the first.

Details

Released
Feb 18, 2014 · 13 years ago
Time to finish
No ending — ongoing game
Playing on Steam
—
Price
$19.99
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Rated
USK 12
Biggest stream
2 (100% of the category)
Typical stream
2 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

If you like this

Related games. Dimmed ones we don’t track yet — open one to add it.

Updated Oct 20, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC