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Mount & Blade

Open-world medieval RPG about mounted combat and commanding armies

TaleWorlds Entertainment · Released Nov 3, 2008

IndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 5,830
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 11 in 30 days
Players
41
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Sep 9, 2016
Minimum PC
with at least 64 MB memory
0.5 GB RAM · 0.7 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Mount & Blade?

A third-person, open-world medieval RPG set in Calradia, a land at war, where you start as an unknown adventurer. You travel between villages, towns, and castles, fight on foot or horseback, and can become an army commander or own settlements.

For you if...

  • +you like setting your own goals in a sandbox
  • +you enjoy medieval combat on foot and horseback

Not for you if...

  • −you want a guided story with fixed objectives
  • −you expect modern-looking graphics from a medieval RPG

What players say

92% of 5,830 reviews are positive · 90% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to shape a military career, large battles, and mods. Many recommend Warband instead for its additional content; some also describe clumsy combat and report crashes or freezes.

Players over time

▲ +11% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 51 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Mount & Blade screenshot 1

Mount & Blade system requirements

Minimum: with at least 64 MB memory, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Graphics
Graphics card with at least 64 MB memory
Memory
512 MB of RAM
Storage
700 MB of hard disk space.

Does Mount & Blade have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Mount & Blade run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech.

Does Mount & Blade use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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