Dragonkin: The Banished
Dark isometric ARPG with a clever Ancestral Grid skill puzzle and solo play, still rough in early access.
68My pick scoreWorth a look
Price
One-time purchase. Price fetched 11 Oct 2026.
CrackWatcher and DRM
Cracked on release day. Scene group: RUNE. No Denuvo found. Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026.
Monetization
From player reviews.
Rank
32 of 55
Tier: Worth a look (65-84)
- CameraIsometric
- Released2025
- ModelBuy once (early access)
- Genreaction rpg
- CollectionsCrackWatcher AAA
The numbers
Fetched
- Steam, all time
- 77%Mostly Positive · 1,179 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Steam, last 30 days
- 84%Positive · 38 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Metacritic critics
- 78approx., from search
- OpenCritic
- 74Fair · approx.
- CrackWatcher
- CrackedCracked on release day.Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026. CrackWatcher page
Steam percentages are the share of positive English reviews on the store page. The Steam word, such as Mostly Positive, is Steam's own. Numbers marked approx. come from web search, not from the Steam page.
Early access critic average approx. 74.
Critic sources: opencritic.com.
What players say
Promising isometric ARPG with clever skill grids, but still rough in early access.
Players like
- Creative Ancestral Grid puzzle system for skill builds
- Dark fantasy Diablo-style atmosphere and dragon companions
- City progression and endgame boss hunts
- Offline solo play supported
Players dislike
- Early access: missing classes and unfinished campaign acts
- Dodge lacks animation cancelling and feels stiff
- High-level loot drops still feel unrewarding
- Endgame loop gets repetitive quickly
