The Banished Vault
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A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault.
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Survive a journey across space in the Auriga Vault, an interstellar gothic monastery crewed by the last remaining exiles of a terrible disaster. Explore hostile solar systems, construct outposts, and craft precious materials to keep your crew alive. During the long hibernation between suns, expand the knowledge and ability of your exiles, and delay the arrival of The Gloom. The Banished Vault is a run-based strategy game of solar system exploration, resource and crew management, and outpost construction.Procedurally generated solar systems are displayed as realistic energy maps, with various bodies presenting different challenges. Plan your movements carefully, as engines and fuel behave according to a simplified but punishing rocket equation. Construct outposts in orbit and on planet surfaces, considering the space needed, hazards, and accessibility. Resources are not tracked globally, and must be harvested and transported by your star ships from various locations to be used. Search for artifacts to bring back to the Vault to unlock abilities for your exiles and new buildings to construct. Dice challenges test your exiles’ faith enduring hazards in a hostile universe.Complete your run by surviving long enough to write the story of your Vault and transmit it home. The voyage is challenging - your exiles might die or be left behind. If you are reduced to one exile, the journey fails. No one can survive alone.FEATURESUnique gameplay and solar system presentation using simplified but realistic math.Challenging and permanent decisions reward planning and careful play. Tense risk management and exploration involving dice challenges and unforeseen outcomes.Gorgeous hand-drawn art and board game style aesthetic.A stark and hostile original setting inspired by Alien and The Book of the New Sun.An extensive and carefully written manual that combines tutorial, game explanation, and reference guide.
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MAJORAmberspire will release on May 6th!
We've been quietly working away on Amberspire for a little while, and it's finally ready to be shared with everyone soon.Amberspire will launch on Steam on May 6th 2026!We'll be posting a whole lot of
MINORNew Bundle and Creator Keys - Bithell Games' Legacy Celebration
We've reached the last week of our legacy games celebration, and we're rounding things off with the first title from our Lunar Division label.The Banished Vault is a strategy game of exploration, endu
MAJORPatch 1.6.1
A couple of small but serious exploits and sources of corrupted save data fixed! Thank you for reporting bugs and playing The Banished Vault. Prevented starting maneuvers while in the location screen,
MAJORAndroids Content Update
The Androids update (v1.6) is live! These are robotic Exiles that you can find on abandoned ships in solar systems. Androids do not need Stasis to hibernate, and they have a condition value instead of
MINORUpcoming Update - v1.6 - Androids
Hi all, A small quick note from us that the next update has been revealed as Androids. We'll have more details soon, but androids will add robotic Exiles you can find on your journey and add to your c
MINORSalvage & Achievements
Hi all, The Salvage & Achievements (v1.5) update is live! We have 41 achievements for you to go hunting for, many of them secret. The Salvage side of the update is a free bit of content we’ve added to
MAJORPatch 1.4.2
Hello all, Patch 1.4.2 is live, with a small handful of big bugs fixed in the area of losing and duplicating Exiles. See the changelist below for details. We are not planning another patch between now
MAJORPatch 1.4.1
Hi all, firstly thank you for playing The Banished Vault. I can genuinely say the reception has exceeded my expectations — I was truly worried the difficulty and style of game would be too offputting,
MINOROut Now!!
Hi all! The Banished Vault is out now! Get started on your journey across the galaxy. Here's a bunch of links to all the various supporting material we've published in recent weeks: The physical copy
MINORFeaturette Roundup 2
Hello! We've been publishing more featurette videos this week! They're on Hibernation, Artifacts, Hazards & Dice, Faith, and the Energy Calculator. These pretty much cover the rest of the main systems
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