Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Item: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Rating: 84
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-18

Summary

Compelling story, deep characters, impactful choices.
Visually appealing graphics, good optimization.
Moral choices with consequences.
Repetitive and uninspired combat.
Tedious, unrewarding open-world exploration.
Game length artificially padded.

Categories

Action RPG Single-player Story Choice-based Narrative Investigative Gameplay Real-time Combat Character Progression Exploration Multiple Endings

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 83%
Unhelpful reviews: 13%
Protest reviews: 4%

84%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
16%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5196
Negative points: 2945
Gameplay points: 865
Perf. points: 288
Rec. points: 1480
Misc points: 222

Point	Description	Importance
Compelling story, deep characters, choices Description The game features a compelling and emotionally resonant story with well-developed characters, impactful choices, and a rich atmosphere. The narrative explores mature themes and offers a deep, layered experience that often requires multiple playthroughs to fully appreciate. The game's world-building, lore, and side quests are also praised for their quality and integration with the main story. Importance 99%	The game features a compelling and emotionally resonant story with well-developed characters, impactful choices, and a rich atmosphere. The narrative explores mature themes and offers a deep, layered experience that often requires multiple playthroughs to fully appreciate. The game's world-building, lore, and side quests are also praised for their quality and integration with the main story.	99%
Unique, engaging combat system Description The combat system is praised for its unique character-switching mechanic, which adds depth and variety to encounters. Players enjoy experimenting with different builds and combos, and boss fights are often highlighted as engaging and well-designed. The combat is considered an improvement over the developer's previous title, Vampyr. Importance 14%	The combat system is praised for its unique character-switching mechanic, which adds depth and variety to encounters. Players enjoy experimenting with different builds and combos, and boss fights are often highlighted as engaging and well-designed. The combat is considered an improvement over the developer's previous title, Vampyr.	14%
Endearing main characters, strong relationship Description The relationship between the two main characters, Antea and Red, is a central highlight of the game. Reviewers praise their well-developed personalities, believable interactions, and the emotional depth of their connection. The voice acting for these characters is also consistently lauded. Importance 11%	The relationship between the two main characters, Antea and Red, is a central highlight of the game. Reviewers praise their well-developed personalities, believable interactions, and the emotional depth of their connection. The voice acting for these characters is also consistently lauded.	11%
Meaningful, well-written side quests Description The game features well-written and engaging side quests that explore a range of emotions and themes. These quests often present morally grey choices with meaningful consequences, sometimes even surpassing the main storyline in terms of character development and drama. Completing side quests is worthwhile due to the interesting stories, unique rewards and their impact on the game's ending. Importance 8%	The game features well-written and engaging side quests that explore a range of emotions and themes. These quests often present morally grey choices with meaningful consequences, sometimes even surpassing the main storyline in terms of character development and drama. Completing side quests is worthwhile due to the interesting stories, unique rewards and their impact on the game's ending.	8%
Visually appealing, detailed graphics Description The game features beautiful and detailed graphics that create an immersive and atmospheric world. Reviewers appreciate the attention to detail in the environments, character models, and animations, which contribute to the overall sense of realism and immersion. Importance 8%	The game features beautiful and detailed graphics that create an immersive and atmospheric world. Reviewers appreciate the attention to detail in the environments, character models, and animations, which contribute to the overall sense of realism and immersion.	8%
Impactful moral choices, consequences Description The game presents players with difficult moral dilemmas that force them to consider the consequences of their actions. These choices have a noticeable impact on the game world and the fates of various characters, leading to multiple endings and encouraging introspection on right and wrong. Importance 7%	The game presents players with difficult moral dilemmas that force them to consider the consequences of their actions. These choices have a noticeable impact on the game world and the fates of various characters, leading to multiple endings and encouraging introspection on right and wrong.	7%
Unique, well-realized historical setting Description The game is set in a unique and well-realized 17th-century North American setting, which provides a fresh backdrop for the story and themes. Reviewers appreciate the attention to detail in the environments and the way the setting contributes to the game's overall atmosphere. Importance 6%	The game is set in a unique and well-realized 17th-century North American setting, which provides a fresh backdrop for the story and themes. Reviewers appreciate the attention to detail in the environments and the way the setting contributes to the game's overall atmosphere.	6%
Adjustable difficulty, user-friendly controls Description The game offers adjustable difficulty levels and streamlined controls, making it accessible to a wide range of players. Reviewers appreciate the ability to customize the controls and adjust the difficulty on the fly. Importance 5%	The game offers adjustable difficulty levels and streamlined controls, making it accessible to a wide range of players. Reviewers appreciate the ability to customize the controls and adjust the difficulty on the fly.	5%
Immersive atmosphere, great sound design Description The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its excellent sound design and music. The soundtrack effectively builds tension and complements the game's dark and melancholic tone, while the sound effects create an immersive and eerie experience. Importance 5%	The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its excellent sound design and music. The soundtrack effectively builds tension and complements the game's dark and melancholic tone, while the sound effects create an immersive and eerie experience.	5%
Excellent voice acting, decent dialogue Description The game features excellent voice acting, with the main characters and many NPCs delivering strong and convincing performances. The dialogue is also generally well-written and engaging. Importance 4%	The game features excellent voice acting, with the main characters and many NPCs delivering strong and convincing performances. The dialogue is also generally well-written and engaging.	4%
Well-designed, engaging boss fights Description The game features well-designed and enjoyable boss fights that integrate story and gameplay. These encounters are often challenging but not impossible, and they require players to use specific tactics and strategies. Importance 4%	The game features well-designed and enjoyable boss fights that integrate story and gameplay. These encounters are often challenging but not impossible, and they require players to use specific tactics and strategies.	4%
Rewarding exploration, Metroidvania elements Description Exploration is rewarding, with well-designed levels that offer shortcuts and hidden items. The game incorporates Metroidvania elements, with new areas becoming accessible as players gain new abilities. Importance 3%	Exploration is rewarding, with well-designed levels that offer shortcuts and hidden items. The game incorporates Metroidvania elements, with new areas becoming accessible as players gain new abilities.	3%
Simple, customizable progression system Description The game features a simple and intuitive progression system that allows players to customize their characters and equipment to suit their play style. The game avoids excessive grinding and encourages experimentation with different builds. Importance 3%	The game features a simple and intuitive progression system that allows players to customize their characters and equipment to suit their play style. The game avoids excessive grinding and encourages experimentation with different builds.	3%
Improved over previous game, Vampyr Description The game is considered an improvement over the developer's previous title, Vampyr, with smoother combat, better graphics, and more refined systems. Reviewers appreciate that the developers learned from their mistakes and built upon the strengths of their previous work. Importance 2%	The game is considered an improvement over the developer's previous title, Vampyr, with smoother combat, better graphics, and more refined systems. Reviewers appreciate that the developers learned from their mistakes and built upon the strengths of their previous work.	2%
Captivating world, New Eden Description The game's world, New Eden, is captivating and well-designed, with detailed environments and a mystical atmosphere. The ghost case stories are touching and immersive, drawing players into the lives and tragedies of the town's settlers. Importance 2%	The game's world, New Eden, is captivating and well-designed, with detailed environments and a mystical atmosphere. The ghost case stories are touching and immersive, drawing players into the lives and tragedies of the town's settlers.	2%