Gareth Chadwick
TheSixthAxisDragonkin: The Banished Review | TheSixthAxis
Published 3/20/2026
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 3/6/2025
Dragonkin: The Banished
The draconic threat is once again upon us. Legendary heroes rise up to face the legions from the depths. Tame your wyrmlings, create unique power builds with the Ancestral Grid, expand your city and destroy the Dragons!
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- EKO Software
- Publisher
- Nacon
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Critic avg
73
14 scored reviews
Total coverage
14
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Score range
60–80
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Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 73 across 14 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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Terrence Johnson
ZTGDDragonkin: The Banished (XSX) Review
Published 3/18/2026
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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PS4Blog.netDragonkin: The Banished Review
Published 3/16/2026
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80
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Read originalZahra Morshed
NoobFeedDragonkin: The Banished Review
Published 3/16/2026
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