Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Developers
	Don't Nod
Publishers
	Focus Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	February 13, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a singleplayer third-person ARPG game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when a shortcut is made directly to the executable, with the -EpicPortal command appended to the Target. DLC content requires game to be launched via the Epic launcher.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

No microtransactions information; you can edit this page to add it.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Wanderer Set DLC

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1493640/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\SaveGames\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1493640/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use RoseTheFlower's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use RoseTheFlower's fix.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA or DLAA. Can be disabled in the config.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.1, FSR 2.2 DLSS Sharpening slider doesn't work; DLSS Frame Generation is also present
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Fog/Bloom

Disable Fog/Bloom by creating/editing config file Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows If not already done, create a texte file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code) Add lines [SystemSettings] r.fog=0 Save the file, Ctrl+S

Foliage

Force setting between High and Very High Foliage by creating/editing config file This will allow performance gain from Very high setting, without adding the High setting lift-off distance popup (LOD). Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows If not already done, create a texte file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code) Add lines [SystemSettings] foliage.LODDistanceScale=2 Save the file, Ctrl+S

Depth of Field

Disable Depth of Field by creating/editing config file Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows If not already done, create a texte file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code) Add lines [SystemSettings] r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0 Save the file, Ctrl+S

Grain and Aberation

Disable Grain and Aberation by creating/editing config file Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows If not already done, create a texte file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code) Add lines [SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0 Save the file, Ctrl+S

Sharpness

Add Sharpness by creating/editing config file Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows If not already done, create a texte file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code) Add lines [SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.Quality=3 Save the file, Ctrl+S

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable AA by creating/editing config file This will disable TAA and DLAA, completely. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Banishers Ghosts of New Eden\Saved\Config\Windows If not already done, create a texte file named Engine.txt then rename it Engine.ini Edit Engine.ini with an editor (e.g. Visual Studio Code) Add lines [SystemSettings] r.AntialiasingMethod=1 Save the file, Ctrl+S

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Dolby Atmos supported.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OGG Vorbis, XAudio2, Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-8300 AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	Intel Core i5-10600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
System memory (RAM)	8GB	16GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	52GB	52GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD RX 580 4GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 6GB of VRAM

64-bit OS required. SSD is recommended. Minimum is for 30 FPS at 1920x1080 with the "Low" preset, recommended is for 60FPS at 1920x1080 with the "Very High" preset.