Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord screenshot 1Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord screenshot 2
ActionIndieRPGSimulationStrategyMedievalOpen WorldWarMultiplayerSandbox

28,350 playing#65 on Steam by players#65 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 28,350

Peak in the last 7 days: 36,333

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Game description

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Basic info

DeveloperTaleWorlds Entertainment
PublisherTaleWorlds Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 25, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Snapdragon X Elite
Memory6 GB
GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 2GB / AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB
Storage60 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 418 reviews from the past 1 year

74.3/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Metacritic: 77 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Huge battles and open world freedom make Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord enjoyable most of the time, players say; it holds 74.3 from 300,490 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

134 reviews say they enjoy it, and the most upvoted calls the concept great. 22 praise its tactics, some citing army positioning that rewards strategic thinking, and 21 praise the visuals, with the most upvoted admiring the scale and detail of the cities. Players say the freedom of the open world and the scale of its battles are unmatched, and some enjoy cavalry charges and squad tactics. Multiplayer comes up in 18% of analyzed reviews.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1247th of 1399. 62 reviews criticize developer support, some saying attention fell off after years in early access, and 42 report bugs, some describing late game problems that pile up. 41 find battles and sieges repetitive, and Story & World ranks 1004th of 1096. Others say balance patches gutted viable playstyles, and some feel basic features need mods. Content Volume ranks 810th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“concept is great and enjoyable most of the time” · 134 reviews
“game lacks development attention after 6 years in early access” · 62 reviews
“repetitive battles and sieges feel monotonous compared to previous entries” · 41 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.55 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open-world freedom and scale of battles unmatched” · 16 reviews
Negative “campaign map design prevents unified conquest; territory expansion doesn't increase troop capacity” · 7 reviews

Progression 17% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 9% · Strategy 30% · Controls & feel 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.86 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “emotionally immersive world, unforgettable personal journey and memories” · 12 reviews
Negative “bland world with soulless NPCs and pointless locations” · 3 reviews

Story 9% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.69 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive battles and sieges feel monotonous compared to previous entries” · 41 reviews

Volume 21% · Replayability 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.99 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “scale and detail of the cities is great” · 21 reviews
Negative “Character models look unattractive and poorly designed” · 4 reviews

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.39 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “cavalry charges and skirmish gameplay with squad tactics are engaging” · 15 reviews
Negative “developers refuse to add co-op despite community requests since Warband” · 8 reviews

Community 7% · Servers & Connection 0%

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

Balance -0.34 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “core mechanics gutted by balance patches destroying viable playstyles and progression” · 25 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 12% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.69 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “game lacks development attention after 6 years in early access” · 62 reviews

Stability 18% · Performance 5%

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

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