Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Game
Game2008
Mount & Blade
Developer TaleWorlds Entertainment
Mount & Blade is a 2008 medieval action role-playing game for Windows, developed by Turkish company TaleWorlds Entertainment, and published by Swedish company Paradox Interactive. In the game, the player controls a customized character to battle, trade, and manage a fief in the medieval land of Calradia. The game was developed by Armağan Yavuz and his wife İpek Yavuz, the founders of TaleWorlds Entertainment. The… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
278 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
127 positive · 27 negative
95% range 76–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 127 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 23 | 3 | 81 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,287 of 2,516 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
81% recommend · 131 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 161 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,200 of 6,739 positive).
Players praise the game's addictive sandbox gameplay and medieval atmosphere despite its dated graphics. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note that Mount & Blade: Warband is a superior version, making the original obsolete. [4][5][6] Some players still find charm in the original's simplicity and unique modding community. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [5]
This game isn't "bad", it's just obsolete. Frankly, it should've been delisted and made free for Warband owners. There is no reason to play it (especially in 2025), just skip directly to Warband or Mount&Blade II.
- [1]
Behind the shabby graphics and clumsy combat is a game that quietly devours whole weekends. At first it feels like a physics toy where a rider moves around on horseback with a lance, and then it becomes clear the real story is the wars, betrayals, and raids set in motion within it.
- [2]
Mount & Blade is one of those games that grabs you and doesn’t let go. You start off broke, alone, and getting bullied by bandits — and before you know it, you’re leading a massive army, taking castles, and deciding the fate of entire kingdoms.
- [7]
The game was way better than i anticipated. I played lot's of Warband and Bannerlord, but this is different. No overwhelming, unneeded features present, different map, a bit different factions, quirky animations, absurd simplicity. The OG Mount & Blade has the vibe that other MB's Don't, in my most humble opinion. As if it is the memory that isn't mine.
- [3]
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (4) / 5 Mount & Blade never looked amazing, even when it first dropped, but man, it had that atmosphere. The gameplay, the freedom, the chaos of large battles, it just pulled you in. What really made it shine was the modding scene. From Lord of the Rings to Star Wars, there was something for everyone. So many good times. That said, in 2025, it’s hard to recommend the original unless you’re feeling super …
Summarised from 34 of the 264 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
81% of the 161 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Mount & Blade. The complaint that keeps coming up: obsolete due to Warband's improvements. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Mount & Blade received a score of 72 out of 100 based on 28 critic reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Reviewers acknowledged the game's potential, but also said it suffers from poor production values. GameSpot concluded that the game "feels more underdeveloped than it does flat-out bad", and Eurogamer made a similar review, saying that Mount & Blade has "foundations [...] for something really quite special, but in its current state the game is nowhere close to delivering on its promises". Beyond the combat, little of the game was praised by most reviewers. IGN in contrast, praised the game, stating, "Mount & Blade may be the best game about medieval life ever…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 278 · most liked firstIf anyone wants a great chill out game I would recommend Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord where you basically tool around and unsuccessfully try to get women to marry you, which is also what I do but I’d like to think I’m pretty chill
positive · AI labelView post →Wine 11.6 Brings Android Driver Work, Game Mod Fixes. >The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that allows Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.6, the sixth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. Key updates include early work on reviving Wine’s Android driver. > >The update resolves crashes and regressions affecting Diablo IV, Cyberpunk 2077, Minecraft Windows 10 Edition, Google Earth Installer, Mount & Blade: Warband, and HWiNFO 8.24. > >For Linux…
neutral · AI labelView post →Single player, open world, fantasy, RPG games. I mean the niche best known for Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls III, IV and V. 1. (Fantasy) The setting is a fictional world with fantastical elements, and a comparable level of societal progress as the 1600s or earlier. 2. (Character Creation) You create your own role: character and class. It is a permanent character. 3. (Action) You have direct control over your characters actions in real time. 4. (Open World / Sandbox) You aren't forced to do…
neutral · AI labelView post →Ipek Yavuz has passed away - one of the married duo behind the Mount & Blade games. One of the indie OGs, for sure. I'll always remember their photos posted on TW forums, of her husband in pyjamas with his feet on the desk and her smiling. I thought it was so cool two people could just make a game.
neutral · AI labelView post →* [*Oxygen Not Included*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/Oxygen_Not_Included/) * [*Caves of Qud*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/) * [*Fallout 4*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/377160/Fallout_4/). A lot of this is going to be due to mods. * [*Wargame: Red Dragon*](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/Wargame_Red_Dragon/). Intended to be played multiplayer; I played it single-player. *Steel Division II* is a far better single-player choice if…
neutral · AI labelView post →Lincoln Game: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Dev: TaleWorlds 🇹🇷 Release: October 25, 2022 Mod: Dell'Arte Della Guerra
neutral · AI labelView post →Behind the shabby graphics and clumsy combat is a game that quietly devours whole weekends. At first it feels like a physics toy where a rider moves around on horseback with a lance, and then it becomes clear the real story is the wars, betrayals, and raids set in motion within it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Greb's live taking part in some siege warfare in 10 mins at - www.twitch.tv/iggymaid It's been practicing a bit since last week and has learned a few more game mechanics, it's itching to get a hold of some siege weapons so watch out 😨 #vtuber #twitch #Mount&Blade #Bannerlord
neutral · AI labelView post →For those who aren't familiar with this game, it's in the same genre as Mount & Blade, but with spaceships instead of horses. Or Sid Meier's Pirates, but spaceships instead of pirate ships. Definitely one of those "I'll just make one more quick cargo run..." type of games. This update looks great. In additional to new strategy options through diplomacy, they're also tweaking how ships handle.
neutral · AI labelView post →i love steam's game labels. yes sure Mount & Blade 2 is "now available". that game has been out for 3 years. this cloud of mold spores is freshly baked bread
negative · AI labelView post →Mount & Blade is one of those games that grabs you and doesn’t let go. You start off broke, alone, and getting bullied by bandits — and before you know it, you’re leading a massive army, taking castles, and deciding the fate of entire kingdoms.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Atari ---{Gameplay}--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch video instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ I'm now deaf ☐ My ears bleeding ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ All ---{PC Requirements}--- ☑ Toast Machine ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich ☐ Nasa ---{Difficulity}--- ☐…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today we're trying out a Game of Thrones Overhaul mod for Mount & Blade Bannerlord! My goal is to get toasted by a dragon live now twitch.tv/criken
neutral · AI labelView post →Show your resolve! It's a new stream schedule! This week, we'll be returning to the usual Monster Hunter Wilds and Mount & Blade: Warband, and questing in The Den in Fallout 2! On the weekend, we'll be starting the second game of The Great Ace Attorney duology! Let's do our best! ✨⚔️
neutral · AI labelView post →I like Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. I shouldn't get into this game just yet because if I told you my in game hours to main quest ratio in kingdom come deliverance 2 it may as well be skyrim but... Yeah this is good. 👍🏻
positive · AI labelView post →This is the initial version of M&B Warband, it's worse than Warband in every aspect. But still fun to play if youre the nostalgic type. For me, just seeing how this series rose up is my best experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would you like a game like Mount & Blade, but in space? I'm making a tactical RPG game featuring a living economy, a unique combat system, and a bit of diplomacy. Wishlist it on Steam if you like the idea ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/3024370/... #indiegame #indiedev #ebitengine
neutral · AI labelView post →Mount & Blade II. It's really not that great of a game, and I would only recommend it with massive caveats, but I still have hundreds of hours in it because it scratches a very specific hitch I have for that kind of sandbox game.
neutral · AI labelView post →one of the funnier things in my steam library is that i have like 600 hours in Mount & Blade Warband and like maybe only 10 of those are playing the original game, the rest is all Viking Conquest I could give a fuck about Calradia, I'm here to conquer Cirren Ceaster for Jarl Rathbarth Ragnarsson
positive · AI labelView post →The game was way better than i anticipated. I played lot's of Warband and Bannerlord, but this is different. No overwhelming, unneeded features present, different map, a bit different factions, quirky animations, absurd simplicity. The OG Mount & Blade has the vibe that other MB's Don't, in my most humble opinion. As if it is the memory that isn't mine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't remember how old I was when I played this game... Steam says my last time playing it was in 2012! I'd assume I played it for a year or two based off of my recorded hours... so age 14 at the earliest. I am so sad at how many years have passed since that day my father had the big screen setup with his top-tier surround-sound in our living room telling me he got this cool medieval game with horses, spears, swords, and bows ready for me to try it out for the first time.... I gotta say, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just tried HighFleet for the first time, damn that game is IMMERSIVE af. Feels like Mount & Blade with badass ships.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fuck you King Harlaus from the hit game Mount & Blade: Warband
negative · AI labelView post →The game is afoot! It's a new stream schedule! This week, we'll be hunting and looting in Monster Hunter Wilds and Mount & Blade: Warband, and tackling the final gym in our Pokemon X Nuzlocke! On the weekend, court will be back in session in The Great Ace Attorney! Let's do our best! ✨⚔️
neutral · AI labelView post →Live now with Mount & Blade: Warband! I've always heard praises for this game series, but never had the time to check out any of the games. Let's change that tonight! It's time to mount and blade! ✨⚔️ www.twitch.tv/luminouslyiii
neutral · AI labelView post →This is part of why I enjoy checking these games, they come from a very different "canon" and pool of references. It takes a while, but you can see the lineages. And it's not just Chinese-only stuff. Mount & Blade is a Turkish game, but had far more influence in Chinese RPGs than anywhere else.
neutral · AI labelView post →The myth. The legend. Good game, I give it 9/10. Some missions are still buggy and some scenarios that have no logic at all can happen, for eg: - catching looters in the kingdom mission sometimes fails due to some looter parties being nowhere to be found - starting a quest to capture a lord of a rival kingdom and the next day there's a peace treaty - tournaments are so unstable that, in the last stage, there's the possibility to get only a bow and bare hands against a shield + sword (you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game opinions - Wartales: overworld mode is like polished Mount & Blade, surprisingly good... the just-ok battles show why rpgs need magic - Sea of Stars: pretty slow first hour so far, should've cut like half of it - Mosa Lina: wish this had a chill mode with unlimited ammo? let me sandbox more
neutral · AI labelView post →New game week! It's a new stream schedule! This week, we'll be continuing our Monster Hunter Wilds and Mount & Blade: Warband streams, and tackling more challenges in our Pokemon X Nuzlocke! On the weekend, we'll be starting The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! Let's do our best! ✨⚔️
neutral · AI labelView post →Take a look! It's a new stream schedule! This week, we'll be doing more Monster Hunter Wilds, more Mount & Blade: Warband, and challenging the second gym in our Pokemon X Nuzlocke! On the weekend, we'll be finishing the base game of Hollow Knight and starting the final DLC! Let's do our best! ✨⚔️
neutral · AI labelView post →This game isn't "bad", it's just obsolete. Frankly, it should've been delisted and made free for Warband owners. There is no reason to play it (especially in 2025), just skip directly to Warband or Mount&Blade II.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has anyone ever wanted to play a #game that combines “The Sims” + “Rim World” + “Stardew Valley” & “Mount & Blade” inside an #openworld #RPG? I’m a solo dev currently working on just that! I’m about a year in development with a few more to go, but if this sounds interesting please follow. #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Star Citizen didn't start that trend. Star Citizen was one of the "me too" games that jumped into crowdfunding after Mount & Blade saw success with the model. The only way SC has changed gaming is by being a joke the way Duke Nukem Forever was.
neutral · AI labelView post →★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (4) / 5 Mount & Blade never looked amazing, even when it first dropped, but man, it had that atmosphere. The gameplay, the freedom, the chaos of large battles, it just pulled you in. What really made it shine was the modding scene. From Lord of the Rings to Star Wars, there was something for everyone. So many good times. That said, in 2025, it’s hard to recommend the original unless you’re feeling super nostalgic. Better to grab Warband, or if you're picky about graphics and want a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgot about Mount & Blade franchise because it's largely a strategy game. Forgot about Zomboid too because it's largely a survival game. Still, both are very much action, open world and rpg. Guess they go into A tier?
neutral · AI labelView post →8 Games Leaving XBOX Game Pass on July 31 • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord • Whiskerwood (Game Preview) • Crusader Kings III • Sniper Elite: Resistance • Back to the Dawn • Celeste • Rain World • My Friendly Neighborhood
neutral · AI labelView post →I was playing Warframe and got the Duviri mission where you herd space sheep and one of my squad was like “who put this crap in Warframe, this is like a bad mission from Mount & Blade” and I’m like, my friend, this is Warframe, if there’s a game mechanic, you’re going to see it here
neutral · AI labelView post →Whenever I play any game that wants to immerse me in a world, I'd rather the world feel like it doesn't care that I'm there. I don't find power fantasies all that fun, I want to be able to be just some schmuck lol Probably why I've played a lot of Mount & Blade
positive · AI labelView post →Trying out new Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord DLC, War Sails! We're going on a ship and looting! Live at: www.twitch.tv/yeoden #vtuber #warsails
neutral · AI labelView post →This game allows you to create your own hero in a medieval world... Also, you can choose which province/king to join. Each king/countie has it's own specification in the warfare, way they carry on a war/tactical engagement on the battlefiled. Through your progress, if you're recognized by your actions and performance, you're being involved in politics; which lord to support, which to vote for etc. You help them, they help you... In some time, when you feel strong and experienced, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You got me at Mount & Blade. I also played 100s of hours of Elite Dangerous, though they seem quite different.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord I've owned this game since it came out but never got around to playing it for very long because I didn't like the campaign mode. Now that they released a Warband style sandbox I'm absolutely down to clown for this
neutral · AI labelView post →Real ones remember the tutorial that took place inside the castle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is one of the greatest 'ugly' games ever made. It’s a game that ignores graphics and polish to focus entirely on the soul of being a medieval lord. It is less of a video game and more of a life-ruining obsession.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad game by any means, but literally no reason to own this when Mount and Blade: Warband exists. It's basically the same game but with many improvements and features added in.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The original. There isn't too much point in getting this with Warband available, but the map in the original is different, and there are some mods only available for this version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello there! I'm Mustafa, I do game engine stuff. Currently working at Splash Damage on Project Astrid. Before that I worked on Mount&Blade series(engine programming, console ports). I also have this weird hobby of "collecting PC tech between 1995-2005 and doing retrocoding experiments on them" 😊.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good game, but both "Mount&Blade Warband" and "Mount&Blade 2 Bannerlord" are better versions of the same game (the mod list might differ, though)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Side Quests is back & this episode's host is game designer and denizen of the medieval land of Calradia, @harpersfaerie.bsky.social! The game she is talking about today is Mount & Blade: Warband by TaleWorlds Entertainment, Paradox Interactive and Ravenscourt. funandgames.libsyn.com/side-quests-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game, but the Mount & Blade: Warband expansion adds so much more while keeping the formula the same that I would recommend going straight for that (or Bannerlords if you want to play something more modern)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out our review for 'Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord – War Sails' 🎮 #gaming #review #gamedev #games #videogames
neutral · AI labelView post →Definitely recommend playing or replaying old games. I've recently put hours into replaying Morrowind and Jedi Academy. The main game I've been playing lately is Mount & Blade Warband from 2010. Got it for a couple $ and have been loving it. I missed it when it came out and recently a friend had been talking a lot about how much fun it used to be. I have played a few newer AAA games that I uninstalled after a few hours. Sure there's some great new games, especially from small publishers or…
positive · AI labelView post →Mount & Blade is a genre-defining sandbox RPG where you build an army, manage a kingdom, and dive into large-scale medieval battles. You can roam freely across a vast, open world, engaging in diplomacy, trading, and war. The game offers deep strategy elements, combined with real-time combat, where every sword swing or arrow shot is in your control. Whether you’re leading cavalry charges or forging alliances, Mount & Blade is perfect for players who love sandbox freedom and historical combat…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is great for understanding and putting yourself through the struggle of the Mount and Blade game. This game is basic, but still a little complicated for newbies to understand and is the perfect first step into the Mount and Blade franchise,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For everything great that Mount & Blade does, Mount & Blade: Warband does better. Mount & Blade is in one of those weird positions for a game where it's sequel is less of a sequel and more of a total remake, and every change made is for the better. That said, I want to preface this by saying that Mount & Blade Warband might very well be my favorite game of all time, but specifically the multiplayer mode. I have 2,400 hours logged on Warband, and only about 20 hours of that is in single player.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So the Mount & Blade 2 team gave me a key to War Sails But not to the main game XD So instead we'll be doing Dave the Diver today, and once I have access to M&B 2 we'll do that then :3
neutral · AI labelView post →We're joining the #SteamAutumnSale!🍂 Check our #indiegame #gamedeals👇 🚀BEYOND MANKIND (85%) a sci-fi ARPG where you reclaim Earth: store.steampowered.com/app/1301590/... ⚔VIKING CONQUEST DLC for Mount & Blade (75%) a strategy game where you live like a viking: store.steampowered.com/app/321300/M...
neutral · AI labelView post →u can play this game over many times with multipal kingdoms never gets old there are a few programing glitches like your men getting stuck on the ladder during a siege very frustrating but over all this is a great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy Mount and Blade Warband, it's a strictly better version of this game that made this one obsolete. (Which does not mean that this one is bad!)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the best possible combination of RPG and strategy in gaming. The menus are simple, the concepts are simple and the general game is very noob friendly but when you get into it you realise that the levels of of micromanagement, decision making and attention to detail in both combat and menus/map views are simply outstanding. And this is just the base game, not even including the modding community, which is probably one of the most content field ones in all of gaming and i strongly…
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