MORDHAU
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ActionIndieMedievalMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSwordplay

260 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 624

Peak in the last 7 days: 687

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Game description

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Basic info

DeveloperTriternion
PublisherTriternion
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateApr 29, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® 10 64 Bit (latest update)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 - 4670 or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD equivalent
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 395 reviews from the past 1 year

65.8/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (80%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Weighty medieval melee is the draw of this multiplayer brawler, which scores 65.8 as a harsh community and skill gaps weigh it down. The fighting itself wins the most praise.

👍 Strengths

121 reviews find it fun, and some call it chaotic in the best way. 36 praise the combat, and some describe melee that is weighty, skill based and rewarding to master. 31 enjoy it with friends or in large team battles, and a few single out the horde mode. Visuals & Sound ranks 771st of 1258.

👎 Where it falls short

Multiplayer ranks 596th of 646, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1293rd of 1411. 70 criticize the community, and some describe toxic veterans and a shrinking player base. 52 complain about matchmaking, and some say new players are thrown in against veterans with no skill based matching. 43 say it is hard for newcomers to learn, and a few call the tutorial weak and the early hours painful. Gameplay ranks 940th of 1408, and Tech & Support ranks 1154th of 1411.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“insanely fun game experience” · 121 reviews
“new players destroyed by level 100+ with no matchmaking” · 52 reviews
“no new content in 2 years” · 26 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.22 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “steep learning curve too difficult for new players” · 43 reviews
Positive “easy to learn within hours, everyone can understand what others are doing” · 5 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 16% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 14% · Controls & feel 20%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

World +2.91 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.17 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “no new content whatsoever, game is boring” · 4 reviews
Positive “decent amount of maps and large amounts of armours and weapons” · 1 review

Variety 5% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.65 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful character customization and cool community servers” · 12 reviews

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.28 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “fk this community and fk developers, worst and most toxic game ever made” · 70 reviews
Positive “friendly community with servers for all regions and customization” · 4 reviews

Playing together 21% · Servers & Connection 10%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.82 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “new players destroyed by level 100+ with no matchmaking” · 52 reviews

Anti-cheat 4% · Pricing 7% · Balance 15%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.61 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no new content in 2 years” · 26 reviews

Stability 2% · Performance 3%

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

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