The game combines classic RTS elements such as base-building and resource management, with unique new environmental magic. These special spells allow players to summon lightning strikes, tornadoes, volcano outbursts, and more deadly nature-based effects which not only turn the tide of battle, but can change the face of the game world itself. Bannermen features four game modes and an expansive game world for the taking!

Bannermen takes place in the realm of Valtoria, a low-fantasy medieval world ravaged by decades of war, starvation, and natural disasters. Players take on the role of Lord Berrian trying to recapture his kingdom’s former glory, finding and rallying bannermen to battle against a host of tribes and the dark Lord Karthor. By utilizing nature powers — a core feature of Bannermen — players can leverage natural phenomena such as lightning strikes to electrocute armies, take advantage of dust storms that limit vision to sneak past enemies, and much more.  With a fully story-driven campaign, each mission contains varied gameplay and challenges designed to push the narrative forward.

With innovative gameplay and dynamic environments, Pathos Interactive aims to refresh the real-time strategy genre. Bannermen will contain a singleplayer campaign and several multiplayer modes with matchmaking and ladders, where the main tasks consist of base building, resource management and battling enemy armies. The maps and missions vary in both length and shape and include features never before seen in RTS games. Players will be able to interact with the environment, creating interesting combats and greater strategic depth.

The goal of the game is to lead your bannermen to victory and defeat the evil, once and for all.

Out with the old, in with the new!

Developer Pathos Interactive and publisher 2tainment GmBH are inviting players to explore what’s new — and prepare for the ultimate world-shattering fantasy war!

Today’s content update (1.1.0) brings with it a treasure trove of new content just waiting to be explored. Along with new units, a new map, and a plethora of polishes and bug fixes, the Bannermen update also boasts new features added after extensive collaboration with the community.

In celebration of all the new content and improvements, Pathos is holding an official tournament on Sunday, April 7, with a $500 USD grand prize!

What’s new in the update:    

• Two new units are now available: The Vanguard and Ballista. The Vanguard is a semi-armored melee unit with an impressive attack range and even more impressive defensive abilities. The Ballista is a heavy range unit with an unrivaled attack range. Ballista has a special ability that allows them to fire an arrow with a chain attached to the unit. When the arrow makes contact with the enemy, the Ballista pull the enemy in close for an easier defeat.
•  A new skirmish map is included in the update. The map can hold up to four players and is designed especially for 2v2 games, but it also plays well in 1v1.
• In-game chat is now available, as requested by the community.
• Tactical pause has been added, as requested by the community. Pause your game, rework your battle plans in response to your enemy’s previous actions, then un-pause and continue the battle.
• A third difficulty level has been added to the campaign, making Bannermen more welcoming to casual players and newcomers to the Real-Time Strategy genre

Key Features:

• A complete single-player story-driven campaign, along with an AI Skirmish Mode, Ranked and Unranked Multiplayer Modes, and a Custom Mode for up to eight players
• “Nature powers” that allows players to summon lightning strikes, blizzards, and much more, all of which not only deal devastating damage, but also modify the terrain of the game map - provoke volcano outbursts to demolish lands, raise a tornado to trap your enemies, and more
• Heroes which can be levelled up during the game, to become stronger and unlock more powerful spells
• Online multiplayer games on hosted dedicated servers, with matchmaking and ladders (ranking system) for both 1v1 and 2v2 setups
• A classic RTS game, with all the beloved features like base building, resource management, recruiting soldiers and battling for map control

Bannermen is currently available for PC (Steam).