Banishers Ghosts of New Eden

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is a third-person PC action RPG about two spirit hunters investigating hauntings, fighting supernatural enemies, and deciding who deserves salvation. Current Steam and Epic Games Store listings use the same title, with no verified rebrand or replacement edition. Its strongest appeal is the combination of intimate storytelling, moral consequence, and combat built around two playable characters.

Developed by DON'T NOD and published by Focus Entertainment, the game sits between a narrative adventure, dark-fantasy RPG, and character-driven action game. It is designed for players who value difficult choices and atmosphere as much as equipment upgrades and real-time battles.

Investigate hauntings, then live with the decision

The central loop begins when Red mac Raith and Antea Duarte encounter a haunted person, a restless ghost, or a community affected by the curse spreading through New Eden. You investigate the case, follow supernatural clues, explore nearby locations, gather evidence, and uncover the personal history connecting the living and the dead.

These investigations are not traditional detective simulations with completely open deductions. Instead, they combine structured clue gathering, environmental exploration, dialogue, combat encounters, and a final judgment. The case usually asks you to understand what happened before choosing how the haunting should end.

The important decision is not simply whether a ghost is good or evil. Depending on the circumstances, you may blame the living, banish a spirit, or ascend a soul. Those outcomes affect characters, local stories, and the broader route toward the ending.

Antea's death gives the entire journey a personal cost. Red must decide whether to honor the Banishers' oath and help Antea move on, or sacrifice living people in the hope of bringing her back. That conflict gives the side cases more weight than ordinary optional quests.

Two heroes, two combat languages

Red is the physical fighter, using a sword, rifle, and firebane in close and ranged encounters. Antea fights as a spirit, relying on spectral attacks, supernatural abilities, and movement options unavailable to her living partner.

You can switch between Red and Antea during combat to respond to different enemy types and create attack combinations. Red can pressure targets with weapon strikes, while Antea adds ethereal damage and abilities that change the rhythm of an encounter.

The system is more deliberate than a pure button-mashing brawler. Dodging, positioning, attack timing, and choosing the correct character all matter, particularly when fighting stronger apparitions and bosses. The most effective approach comes from combining their strengths instead of treating them as separate protagonists.

Progression supports this structure through skill trees, new abilities, equipment upgrades, artifacts, trinkets, and resources found during exploration. Antea's supernatural powers can unlock new combos, while Red's gear improves the practical side of the duo's toolkit.

The combat is functional and readable, but players expecting the technical depth of a dedicated character-action game should adjust their expectations. Banishers places more emphasis on narrative momentum, case resolution, and character development than on mastering a large roster of complex combat stances.

A choice-driven supernatural story

New Eden is a fictional North American settlement shaped by colonists, wilderness, hardship, and persistent supernatural unrest. Its locations include settlements, forests, caves, abandoned structures, and other areas connected by exploration routes rather than one completely seamless sandbox.

The setting works because the hauntings are usually tied to recognizable human pressures: grief, betrayal, guilt, fear, exploitation, and unresolved responsibility. The supernatural cases are therefore also social and moral stories, giving the world a stronger identity than a simple monster-hunting backdrop.

Choices matter beyond dialogue. The decisions made during haunting cases contribute to the larger question of Antea's fate and can alter the consequences experienced by people encountered along the way. The game is especially suited to players who want to replay a story and test a different moral position.

The investigation structure is one of the areas where competitor coverage often becomes too generic. Banishers is not merely an open-world action RPG with ghosts added to the enemy list; its cases are the organizing principle that connects exploration, conversation, combat, and the ending path.

Content model and PC editions

The current PC storefront catalog presents a paid single-player base game rather than a free-to-play service. Steam and Epic list one paid add-on, the Wanderer Set DLC, alongside the base game.

The Wanderer Set adds a special outfit for Red and the Cortador and Ascua weapons. These items are intended to improve Red's combat options and become available after the early crafting tutorial. They are optional equipment content, not a separate campaign or story expansion.

Steam also lists a Complete Edition bundle combining the base game with the Wanderer Set. There is no verified catalog of a season pass, multiplayer expansion, or episodic story package attached to the current PC listings.

That makes the commercial structure straightforward: purchase the main action RPG, then decide whether the optional equipment pack is relevant to your preferred play style. The core narrative, investigations, combat systems, and endings belong to the base game.

Who should play Banishers on PC?

Banishers is a strong fit for players who enjoy story-rich action RPGs, moral dilemmas, supernatural settings, and emotionally serious character relationships. It is particularly appealing if you prefer a focused campaign with optional cases rather than an endless loot treadmill.

Fans of DON’T NOD's earlier choice-driven work may appreciate the emphasis on personal consequence, while players familiar with dark fantasy RPGs will recognize the combination of exploration, equipment, skill upgrades, and real-time combat.

It is less suitable for players looking for online co-op, competitive multiplayer, deep party commands, or highly technical combat. The game is officially presented as single-player only, and Antea is a character you control rather than a second player-controlled hero.

Players who enjoy the moral pressure and supernatural setting of choice-driven third-person vampire RPGs such as Vampyr will find a clear thematic connection, although Banishers focuses on paired protagonists and haunting investigations instead of feeding decisions.

PC features, controls, and localization

Steam lists full controller support, Steam Cloud, achievements, trading cards, and Family Sharing. Epic Games Store lists controller support and cloud saves. Both current storefronts identify the game as a Windows PC single-player action RPG.

The storefront information does not advertise a dedicated anti-cheat system, online multiplayer service, or co-op mode. Epic lists an Epic account requirement for its version, while Steam requires agreement to a third-party EULA. Players should therefore choose the storefront whose account and cloud-save ecosystem best fits their library.

Localization is broader than the audio selection. Steam lists interface and subtitle support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Japanese. Full audio is listed for English, French, and German.

There is no verified PC feature equivalent to a cabinet mode, split-screen mode, dedicated server toolkit, or official mod-support framework. The main PC advantages are controller flexibility, storefront cloud features, achievements, and access to the complete choice-driven campaign on Windows.

Games with related appeal

The closest comparison depends on what you value. If the moral systems and character-focused storytelling matter most, choice-heavy third-person action RPGs like Jade Empire: Special Edition offer a useful point of comparison, even though its martial-arts fantasy setting and combat structure are very different.

Banishers also shares some DNA with supernatural action RPGs that place character decisions beside real-time combat, but it is not a loot-driven dungeon crawler or a party-based role-playing game. Its identity comes from the investigation cases and the relationship between Red and Antea.

The most accurate expectation is a narrative-focused third-person action RPG with semi-open exploration, upgradeable abilities, optional haunting stories, and consequences that accumulate toward the final act.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden FAQ

Is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden rebranded on PC?

No verified rebrand has been found. Current Steam and Epic Games Store listings use the full name Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The title is not currently presented under a replacement name or definitive-edition brand.

Is Banishers single-player or multiplayer?

It is a single-player game. You control Red and Antea during combat and exploration, but there is no verified online co-op, split-screen mode, or competitive multiplayer component.

What is the main gameplay loop?

You explore New Eden, investigate haunting cases, speak with residents, collect clues and resources, fight supernatural enemies, improve equipment and abilities, then decide how each case should be resolved.

Can you play as both Red and Antea?

Yes. Red uses physical weapons such as a sword, rifle, and firebane, while Antea relies on supernatural attacks and spectral abilities. Switching between them is central to both exploration and combat.

Does the game have meaningful choices?

Yes. Case resolutions can involve blaming living characters, banishing ghosts, or ascending souls. These decisions contribute to the larger choice surrounding Antea and help determine the consequences of the journey.

What DLC is available on PC?

The current storefront listings identify the optional Wanderer Set DLC, which adds Red's Wanderer outfit plus the Cortador and Ascua weapons. It does not add a separate story campaign.

What languages are supported?

Steam lists eleven interface and subtitle languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Japanese. Full audio is listed for English, French, and German.