

PCGamer interviewed Hodorowicz in December 2013, where he noted that he hoped to release the game by January 2014. In a September 2013 interview, Hodorwicz said that the Anno series of games was a big inspiration, which influenced his decision not to include combat in the initial release. Keeping them healthy, happy and well-fed are essential to making your town grow as you have to deal with relentless weather conditions, fires, depression, starvation, an aging population and more.»ĭevelopment of Banished began in August 2011 and has been developed solely by Luke Hodorowicz under the studio name Shining Rock Software. They are born, grow older, work, have children of their own and eventually die. The developer states that «the townspeople of Banished are your primary resource. The player must balance the use of resources against the town's growth. The player must order the building of various structures in order to support the citizens, such as houses, blacksmith shops, hospitals, farms, and schools, while ensuring enough resources are being produced to keep the citizens stocked. The player's citizens will age and eventually die. Additional citizens come from two sources, the birth of children and the arrival of nomads, wandering groups of citizens that wish to join the player's town. Citizens have needs that must be met in order to keep them happy and healthy, such as ensuring enough food is available or that they have a home. The citizens then perform the job without specific direction from the player. The player must assign citizens to various jobs such as a builder or fisherman. The game focuses on the player's town as a whole, with the citizens of the town acting as a resource to be managed. The player guides citizens of a remote community of outcasts to grow and maintain a settlement through a command economy.

Its gameplay can be compared with economic theory on sustainability and optimization.

The game focuses on careful resource management and survival as an isolated and growing society. It was released for Microsoft Windows on February 18, 2014. Banished Download Free Full Game is a city-building strategy video game developed by Shining Rock Software.
