Banished vs Before

In this city-building strategy game, you take charge of a group of exiled travelers with only the clothes on their backs and a cart of supplies, seeking to restart their lives in an untamed land. Your primary objective is to keep your population alive, manage limited resources carefully, and grow a small settlement into a successful, self-sustaining culture. Survival requires balancing diverse industries such as farming, hunting, fishing, and trading while enduring harsh weather and aging populations. Careful planning and sustainable practices are essential to ensure your citizens thrive and your community avoids tragedy over the long term.

In Before, you guide a fledgling tribe across a harsh, unforgiving landscape, making tough decisions that affect their survival and cultural development. Every choice—from resource gathering to social structure—leaves a lasting imprint on your people’s history. The game blends deep simulation with survival mechanics, offering a single‑player experience where you can experiment with different strategies, watch your culture evolve, and witness the consequences of your leadership in a richly detailed pre‑historic setting.

• Engaging and challenging survival mechanics
• Deep resource and economic management
• Clean and intuitive user interface
• Rewarding long-term town progression

• Deep, emergent gameplay that reacts to player choices
• Rich procedural world ensures replayability
• Detailed cultural progression system adds long‑term goals
• Cross‑platform availability on PC, Mac, and Linux

• Steep learning curve for new players
• Limited official combat or external threats
• No multiplayer mode available

• Steep learning curve for new players
• Limited visual polish compared to AAA titles
• No multiplayer or co‑op options