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Is Banish worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror players who want a mansion-based exorcism scenario
- Players who prefer rounds with changing locations and entity behavior
- Groups looking for lobby-based supernatural survival gameplay
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed and predictable horror campaign rather than variable round elements
- Players who prefer relaxed pacing instead of increasing difficulty and a final chase
- Players looking for varied genres or activities beyond a focused exorcism scenario
Our take on Banish
The changing locations and entity behavior add round-to-round variation, but they also make familiar routes less dependable. The focused exorcism structure trades broad activity variety for repeated planning around items, tasks, hiding places, and the ritual.
What is Banish?
Play as a priest sent by the local church to Luxford Mansion after a failed exorcism attempt.
Investigate what happened to Mrs. Margaret Luxford, who withdrew from social life after her husband’s unexplained suicide. Find banishment items, complete tasks, and start the ritual while a possessed entity hunts through the mansion. Broken mirrors can let the entity move, and its position is unpredictable.
Ritual sites, item locations, locked doors, and mirror locations can differ between rounds. Hide in closets, revive friends, and use a hand mirror to show the entity its real face, creating time to continue the ritual. The exorcism grows harder as progress continues and ends with a dangerous run against the entity. Normal, Hard, and Nightmare modes are unlockable.
How Banish plays
- 01Changing Round Elements
- Ritual sites, item locations, locked doors, and broken-mirror locations can differ between rounds.
- 02Entity Behavior States
- The possessed entity can change its appearance and behavior as its anger develops.
- 03Ritual Task Sequence
- Players find banishment items and complete tasks before beginning the exorcism ritual.
- 04Three Difficulty Modes
- Normal, Hard, and Nightmare modes can be unlocked.
- 05Hand Mirror Defense
- Showing the entity its real face gives players time to continue the ritual.
- 06Closet Hiding
- Players can conceal themselves in closets while the entity is nearby.
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Banish: platforms & release
Is Banish worth it?
It is worth it if: horror players who want a mansion-based exorcism scenario. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed and predictable horror campaign rather than variable round elements.
Where can I download Banish?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Banish's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Banish on?
Windows only.
