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Mount & Blade: Warband

Medieval sandbox action RPG about raising armies and claiming a throne

TaleWorlds Entertainment · Released Mar 31, 2010

ActionRPG

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 146K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 353 in 30 days
Players
2,332
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jul 2, 2026
Minimum PC
3D with 64MB RAM
0.5 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Mount & Blade: Warband?

An open-world medieval action RPG and strategy sandbox where you recruit a warband, travel across Calradia, fight alongside your troops, and build a realm. The campaign lets you rule a faction and recruit vassals, while multiplayer includes several competitive battle modes.

For you if...

  • +you want direct medieval combat mixed with army strategy
  • +you enjoy open-ended campaigns about conquest, trade, and politics
  • +you like multiplayer battles and a broad mod scene

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike slow, grind-heavy sandbox progression
  • −you expect modern controls and a gentle learning curve

What players say

98% of 145,567 reviews are positive · 95% of 353 in the last 30 days

Players praise the direct medieval combat, open-ended campaign, troop progression, and broad mod scene. Common complaints include grinding, poor troop and campaign AI, dated controls, crashes or launch failures on some modern systems, and late-game bugs that can prevent campaign completion.

Players over time

▲ +3% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 2,851 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
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Nov 7, 20262,332
Nov 6, 20261,878
Nov 5, 20261,830
Nov 4, 20261,905
Nov 3, 20261,955
Nov 2, 20261,960
Nov 1, 20262,610
Oct 31, 20262,505
Oct 30, 20261,884
Oct 29, 20261,879
Oct 28, 20261,884
Oct 27, 20262,131
Oct 27, 20261,788
Oct 26, 20261,903
Oct 25, 20262,683
Oct 24, 20262,052
Oct 23, 20261,727
Oct 22, 20261,658
Oct 21, 20261,772
Oct 20, 20261,667
Oct 19, 20261,800
Oct 18, 20262,373
Oct 17, 20262,153
Oct 16, 20261,735
Oct 15, 20261,693
Oct 14, 20261,697
Oct 13, 20261,826
Oct 12, 20261,781
Oct 11, 20262,352
Oct 10, 20261,980
Oct 9, 20261,790
Oct 8, 20261,678
Oct 7, 20261,954
Oct 6, 20262,095
Oct 5, 20262,154
Oct 4, 20262,348
Oct 3, 20262,165
Oct 2, 20261,969
Oct 1, 20262,055
Sep 30, 20261,739
Sep 29, 20261,813
Sep 28, 20261,780
Sep 27, 20262,217
Sep 26, 20262,172
Sep 25, 20262,090
Sep 24, 20261,732
Sep 23, 20262,577
Sep 23, 20261,568
Sep 22, 20261,557
Sep 21, 20262,851

Screenshots and trailer

Mount & Blade: Warband screenshot 1

Mount & Blade: Warband system requirements

Minimum: 3D with 64MB RAM, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD 2.5 GHz
Graphics
3D graphics card with 64MB RAM
Memory
512MB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows XP or greater
Processor
Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, ATI Radeon 9600, or better
Memory
1GB RAM
Storage
100MB available space

Does Mount & Blade: Warband have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Mount & Blade: Warband 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, macOS, Linux
Achievements
80
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Turkish.

Does Mount & Blade: Warband 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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