Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
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ActionIndieMedievalMultiplayerGoreFirst-PersonSwordplay

19 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 50

Peak in the last 7 days: 65

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Game description

Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles

Basic info

DeveloperTorn Banner Studios
PublisherTorn Banner Studios
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 16, 2012
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required )
Memory2 GB
GraphicsATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM.
Storage7 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 201 reviews from the past 1 year

72.6/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (83%)

Metacritic: 79 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Limbs fly in the castle sieges of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a medieval melee brawler that scores 72.6 from 201 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

46 reviews find it fun, enjoying chaotic action built for spectacle over realism. 29 say playing with friends is where it shines, with teammates kicking each other off walls and spontaneous fist fights breaking out between both teams. 14 praise the depth of its melee combat, such as feints, attack combinations and weapons with their own weight and timing. Story & World ranks 380th of 1096, and Gameplay ranks 510th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Multiplayer ranks 471st of 642. 21 reviews describe a toxic community, and some report being killed at spawn by their own team or vote kicked for being new. 15 feel the balance is broken by exploits such as spinning and dragged swings, and a few say feints are overpowered and hard to counter. 11 complain about lopsided matches once players outgrow the starter servers, with veterans stacking teams and newcomers overwhelmed. A few also mention friendly fire turning rounds into frustration. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1178th of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 1085th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun being dismembered, favorite multiplayer game, won't regret it” · 46 reviews
“playing with friends is genuinely fun and rewarding” · 29 reviews
“broken game mechanics and exploits dominate, no real skill involved” · 15 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.71 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “each weapon has unique weight and timing, deep skill expression” · 14 reviews
Negative “exploitable animation canceling through unnatural positioning undermines tactical depth and immersion” · 3 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 12% · Onboarding 19% · Freedom 0% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.19 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “dark atmosphere with graphic violence creates memorable tone” · 10 reviews

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety +0.88 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “main modes become repetitive and monotonous over time” · 3 reviews

Volume 9% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.73 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “stunning visuals of medieval setting” · 14 reviews
Negative “graphics and animations haven't aged well” · 3 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.63 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing with friends is genuinely fun and rewarding” · 29 reviews
Negative “constant friendly fire and teamkill chaos ruins multiplayer experience” · 4 reviews

Community 39% · Servers & Connection 10%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.42 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “broken game mechanics and exploits dominate, no real skill involved” · 15 reviews

Anti-cheat 3% · Pricing 12% · Matchmaking 14%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.39 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “same bugs unfixed since launch, devs ignore them, only push cosmetics” · 10 reviews

Stability 10% · Performance 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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