# Banner Saga — user reviews > 770 indexed App Store user reviews of Banner Saga by Stoic, rated 4.80/5 from 2,057 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banner-saga/id911006986/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banner-saga/id911006986.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,834 · 4★ 125 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 44 ## What do users think of Banner Saga? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful artwork and animation - 🎵 Excellent music and sound design - 📚 Compelling and immersive story - 🤔 Meaningful choices with consequences - 🕹️ Engaging and challenging tactical combat - 🔁 High replayability and multiple playthroughs **Cons** - 🔍 Small text and UI elements on smaller devices - 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues - 🕰️ Slow loading times between scenes - 🗺️ Limited exploration of the game world - 💰 Perceived high price for the length of the game **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on loading screens or during battles - Unresponsive or misregistered touch controls - Graphical glitches and visual artifacts **Most requested features** - Cloud save support for cross-device play - Optimization for larger screens and newer devices - More frequent updates and content expansions - Additional difficulty settings and challenge modes ## Newest reviews (15 of 770) ### 2/5 — Trop rapidement terminé ! *2026-02-20, version 1.06* Intrigue succincte. Jeu terminé en 3 jours !! ### 3/5 — Ну такое *2025-10-26* Адаптация под экран 13 pro и выше отсутствует ### 4/5 — Audio Problems *2025-06-03, version 1.06* An excellent game, however, after my first time playing it the audio has now completely stopped working. I think it may have something to do with the fact I first played with headphones, but now I am trying to play with my regular phone speakers. This is a shame because the music is so excellent in this game. ### 5/5 — Still great on iPad *2025-02-24* Originally bought but never started on Switch, half-passed on iPad Pro 11” (2018) and finally completed on latest 13” (2024). The game still looks and feels great despite on age. It’d be nice to have an option of selling amulets at half price or exchanging them for supplies. This won’t harm game’s integrity IMHO. “One way” trading feels a bit wierd. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Beautiful, Challenging *2024-12-14, version 1.06* The art is astounding and the gameplay great and challenging - I played this years ago on PC and was looking for something to break my addiction to Into The Breach. It works really well on iPad Pro M4 with Stage Manager - you can have it open at the same time as a book and just skip between both. Very chill, though expect to die a lot! ### 5/5 — One of the Best Games of All Time *2024-11-24, version 1.06* Played this game about 4 years ago during the pandemic. I couldn’t put it down. The story telling and strategy is unmatched. I can’t believe how brutal this game is but in a good way. Part of the drama is how unforgiving some of the choices you make are. ### 5/5 — Super Spiel *2024-11-22, version 1.06* Sehr gutes Spiel. Story ist gut, ist nur viel Text. ### 5/5 — Just played again 10years later *2024-11-20, version 1.06* It’s even better than I remember! Looking forward to part 2. ### 4/5 — Разрешение экрана *2024-11-11* Эта любовь тянется еще с ПК, игра огонь. Но! Уважаемые разработчики, обновите игру для нормального разрешения на айфоны начиная с 10й серии. Разрешение картинки портит все впечатление! **Developer response:** Приносим извинения за нежелательный эффект резолюции на более новые версии. Однако у нас нет предполагаемого времени, чтобы исправить это. ### 2/5 — Отсутствие оптимизации *2024-10-08* Надеялся в игре за 900 рублей увидеть оптимизацию под новые устройства. Увы, более чем за 2 года разработчики так и не удосужились этого сделать. Игра хорошая, но играть на свежих айфонах сомнительное удовольствие, не рекомендую **Developer response:** Мы понимаем разочарование от того, что старые игры хуже оптимизированы для новых устройств. Когда у нас будет больше новостей об этом, мы поделимся ими в социальных сетях. Спасибо, что нашли время поделиться этим отзывом! ### 4/5 — Needs remote control ability *2024-08-21, version 1.06* I wish I can use my backbone with this game! ### 4/5 — Like playing a novel *2024-08-20, version 1.06* I love this I love the story, I love how much you as the player directs where the story goes. 4 stars. 5 if I could adjust the font size on my phone. ;) ### 5/5 — Eine spannendes und vielschichtiges Erlebnis *2024-08-10* Bin sehr positiv angetan. Die Entwicklung des Spielverlaufes ist immer wieder ein Erlebnis. Da haben sich Leute was einfallen lassen. Egal ob man die Kampagne komplett neu beginnt oder zu einem der zuletzt gespeicherten Stände zurückspringt, es kommt oft anderst als gedacht. Danke für die Kurzweil. **Developer response:** Wow, vielen Dank für das große Lob in dieser wundervollen Rezension. Wir freuen uns sehr darüber. ### 3/5 — boring *2024-08-10, version 1.06* This game is boring. Tons of boring dialogs that you have to read. And I’m not sure they affect the gameplay. The battles are boring. Primitive mechanics. The ui is not very comfortable. ### 5/5 — Für mich das digital gewordene Herr der Ringe zum nachspielen. *2024-06-11* Habe es gestern zum dritten Mal durch gespielt. Die Geschichte ist sehr gut und spannend und das Spiel setzt einen sehr unter Druck. Man möchte seinem Trupp einfach helfen weiter zu kommen. Dabei ist kein Durchgang gleich. Ich freue mich schon auf Nächstes oder übernächstes Jahr wo ich es wieder im Urlaub durch spielen werde. Zwei Kritikpunkte: Das Interface ist winzig und mir ist es mehr als nur einmal passiert, dass ich das falsche angeklickt habe. Das ist bitter. Zweiter Punkt die Schrift ist winzig und nicht mehr für neuere IPhones ausgelegt. Ich habe gerade 10€ für den zweiten ausgegeben und hoffe, dass es da besser ist. Leider ist der dritte Teil nie für iOS erschienen. Trotzdem volle fünf Sterne, weil es nichts besseres auf iOS zu kaufen gibt. Ich wünschte Apple hätte Stoic für ein Apple Arcade Spiel engagiert oder Netflix, damit die nochmal so ein Meisterwerk hin bekommen. Danke Stoic für dieses und die beiden anderen Spiele. **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für Ihr offenes Feedback und dafür, dass Sie es hier teilen. Wir arbeiten derzeit an einem neuen Spiel namens Towerborne für PC und Konsolen und hoffen, dass Sie es sich ansehen. Wir sind Spielern, die ihre Gedanken zu den Spielen mit uns teilen, so dankbar! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 没中文 *2026-01-26, version 1.06* 没中文版别买 ### 1/5 — Mandatory parallax effect *2025-05-10, version 1.06* For maximum motion sickness ### 1/5 — Unreadable fonts on iPhone 15 pro max *2024-12-22, version 1.06* The app has such small fonts on a high resolution screen that you can't read them. You can't play on an iPhone 15 pro max. And support ignores submitted reports. They took your money and don't care about anything else. ### 1/5 — Rare *2024-12-07, version 1.06* I do not normally write reviews, yet here I am. This game is absolutely brilliant for its genre. It is immersive, challenging, and worth every difficult decision you will have to make. It is very much worth your time. Be careful though, lives depend on your decisions. My ire is due to the fact that I can’t play the sequel. Fix that problem, five stars…. ### 1/5 — Оптимизируйте на 13 pro *2024-09-28, version 1.06* Играть невозможно, игра на пол экрана, сделайте версию под челку либо удалите с магазина ### 1/5 — Нет возможности играть *2023-08-19* На 14 Iphon в центре квадратный экранчик и в нем игра. Новые игры идут нормально. Не покупайте не сможете играть. ### 1/5 — Самые бездарно потраченные деньги на игру *2023-08-11* Прошла за два дня и так и не поняла что это было вообще. В нормальном режиме битвы очень сложно выигрывать, в упрощенном - хоть не двигайся с места и так выиграешь. Графика симпатичная, но все сводится к сменяющимся пейзажами невозможность пропустить видео или некоторые диалоги тренирует терпение. Заново даже не хочу пытаться. ### 1/5 — Sin actualización *2023-01-30, version 1.06* Después de años y en iPad Pro se reduce el tamaño porque no tsta optimizado, no se disfruta como debería ### 1/5 — Perfeito em cada detalhe *2022-10-06* Excelente jogo, com desenhos incríveis. O enredo é sensacional e te faz se prender a cada personagem e valorizá-los. A história é bem montada e termina com gostinho de quero mais. Trilha sonora fenomenal que chega a dar vontade de comprá-la. Espero pela continuação e outros jogos do mesmo estilo produzidos pela empresa. Cadê o banner 3 para IPad? Já lançaram em todas as plataformas menos na Apple... comprei os dois primeiros aqui. **Developer response:** Obrigado por este comentário maravilhoso e reserve um tempo para compartilhá-lo aqui. Estamos tão felizes que você gostou do nosso jogo. Esperamos que tenhas jogado o Banner Saga 2! O Banner Saga 3 será lançado no final deste ano. Apreciar. :) ### 1/5 — Font size is extremely small, too small to read & play the game *2022-08-19, version 1.06* I have an iPhone 13. I just got the game, so I haven’t played that much, but all of the text in the game, including tutorial instructions and game-play conversations are needlessly small. After playing a second time, I just deleted the game. Too frustrating to bother with. It might be worth playing if font size was larger. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Top Tier Gaming *2026-07-17, version 1.06* I have bought this trilogy for the PC, switch, PS5 and now on my phone. Excellent strategy game with so much replay ability. Always gotta have it on me. Story is fantastic. Cant say enough good things about it. My only complaint is that they didn’t make more. ### 5/5 — Grandiose *2026-06-29* Je découvre ce jeu en 2026… une pépite. Ça me replonge dans mon adolescence, jeu de rôle, tour par tour… graphiquement c’est somptueux… vraiment avec le temps ce jeu n’a rien à envier au jeu actuel. ### 5/5 — Мощная игра *2026-02-02* Очень атмосферная и уникальная игра, играл на ПК в неё, давно, очень зашла, теперь через несколько лет купил её на планшет эпловский, заодно и вторую часть тоже.. вот третью бы ещё под планшет адаптировали 🙂.. спасибо за Игру!! ### 5/5 — Still great *2026-01-30, version 1.06* It’s just an impressive work. Puts to shame all the other games that try to grind your wallet with freemium BS. No in-app purchases. Just a truly memorable game. ### 5/5 — Feels like an epic saga! *2025-09-12, version 1.06* For me, the atmosphere makes a huge difference how much I enjoy the game. The art design on display is so incredible. It truly elevates when combined with the excellent writing, and stirring music. This game is a work of art. Incredible experience for anyone who considers themselves a reader, a thinking person’s gamer, or an artist at heart. ### 5/5 — best game of this genre in the recent years *2025-08-26* i just stopped everything to enjoy the strategic rpg game that brings a classic genre to life (for me) i’ve seen critics about the translation into portuguese and as a language teacher and portuguese speaker would be an honor to share this story better ! thanks for the saga and i wonder why the 3rd version is not available on ipad! ### 5/5 — Gutes spiel *2025-08-12* Taktisch, spannend und schön gestaltet. ### 5/5 — The greatest tact rpg I’ve ever played *2025-07-08, version 1.06* Everything about this game is incredible. If you love tactical rpg’s and want to get roped into a story full of beautiful characters and plots, this is for you. ### 5/5 — Nothing else like it *2025-05-15, version 1.06* This series is so unique, there is nothing else I’ve ever experienced like it. Truly worth your time to experience! ### 5/5 — Best Game and Saga on iOS App Store *2025-04-10, version 1.06* This game…just hits all the right levels of entertaining storytelling, challenging difficulty, replay-ability, and phenomenal artwork. Well Done Banner Saga! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*