Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade
Game
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Mount & Blade: Warband
Developer TaleWorlds Entertainment
Mount & Blade: Warband is the standalone expansion pack to the strategy action role-playing video game Mount & Blade. Announced in January 2009, the game was developed by the Turkish company TaleWorlds Entertainment and was published by Paradox Interactive on March 30, 2010. The game is available as a direct download from the TaleWorlds website, through the Steam digital distribution software, as a DRM-free version… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
417 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
277 positive · 16 negative
95% range 91–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 277 | 16 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 26 | 3 | 78 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
67,153 of 68,799 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
95% recommend · 234 yes, 12 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 246 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (168,446 of 172,390 positive).
Players praise Warband as a timeless masterpiece with deep strategy and combat. [1][2][3] Many highlight its extensive modding community and replayability. [4][5][6] Some note technical issues and a slow pace. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [1]
Simultaneously the best Star Wars game, Warhammer Fantasy game, Middle-Earth game, Game of Thrones game, Western game, and Pyschedelic shooter all in one, oh and the base game is pretty good too
- [2]
Warband is still the best Mount & Blade game. It lacks some quality of life features found in Bannerlord, but makes up for it with much better balance, mechanics, and personality. And in spite of its age, the actual combat feels a lot sharper. There's a lot less ambiguity in your movements and attacks compared to Bannerlord, and the lances in particular feel a lot more usable. The wide variety of excellent mods is …
- [13]
First game I played until 4 am and thought it had only been a couple of minutes. Timeless masterpiece.
- [3]
one of the best games of all times, it was groundbreaking at the time, and is still amazing, you can endlessly sink your teeth into this gem.
- [4]
My cousin and I first discovered Mount & Blade: Warband years ago when we were kids. When we first got the game, we didn’t even play it alone—we took turns on the same campaign, passing the controls back and forth as we explored the world together. The modding blew our minds at the time, from Rome to Vikings, and even Samauri! Before long, we discovered the community around the game and dove right in. What started …
Summarised from 34 of the 350 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 9, 2026. How summaries are made
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Mount & Blade: Warband sits at 95% positive across 293 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC version of Warband received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to Metacritic. Like its predecessor, Warband was praised as a low-cost game with greater replayability and longevity than most contemporary studio-published games. However, several felt that describing Warband as a sequel was overreaching and that the game is better described as a "stand-alone expansion" or an improved version of the original Mount & Blade. The feature most praised was the inclusion of multiplayer, with ComputerGames.ro describing it as "exactly what its predecessor was missing", while Nick Kolan of IGN stating that…
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Reactions
60 of 417 · 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 →Simultaneously the best Star Wars game, Warhammer Fantasy game, Middle-Earth game, Game of Thrones game, Western game, and Pyschedelic shooter all in one, oh and the base game is pretty good too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no ideology and no grand cause, only colors on a map changing and numbers going up and down. Before long, it feels like watching the evening news, full of unseen pride, greed, and restless politics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →>bandits raided friendly village ohno.jpg >better go check on them >village inventory nothing but butter >buttloads of butter >spend hours traveling across the continent to offload butter >the profits trivialize the difficulty of the game >full stacks of fully armored knights thanks to butter >no skill, just gear >overwhelm the map with armies funded by, you guessed it, butter >win Butterlord is legendary
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its the year and date of 1/21/2026 There is Bannerlord And then there is Warband I am still playing Warband, amazing game, truly a game to last a century. Great game. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My cousin and I first discovered Mount & Blade: Warband years ago when we were kids. When we first got the game, we didn’t even play it alone—we took turns on the same campaign, passing the controls back and forth as we explored the world together. The modding blew our minds at the time, from Rome to Vikings, and even Samauri! Before long, we discovered the community around the game and dove right in. What started as just a game quickly became something much bigger for us. Through it, I met…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →So freaking fun and even runs on my 128MB vram potato laptop
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lincoln Game: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Dev: TaleWorlds 🇹🇷 Release: October 25, 2022 Mod: Dell'Arte Della Guerra
neutral · AI labelView post →Warband is still the best Mount & Blade game. It lacks some quality of life features found in Bannerlord, but makes up for it with much better balance, mechanics, and personality. And in spite of its age, the actual combat feels a lot sharper. There's a lot less ambiguity in your movements and attacks compared to Bannerlord, and the lances in particular feel a lot more usable. The wide variety of excellent mods is icing on the cake. Someday Bannerlord might overtake Warband. Not today.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game requires a certain amount of autism to enjoy. After 10-20 hours, you will realise that you are just doing the same things again and again. But the people who enjoy this game do so greatly, and I can't exactly compare it to anything else, so I guess I recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best PC games ever made. The countless nights of raiding different villages and slaying your enemies was too much fun. Still holds up pretty well for today's standards. Personally recommend this one for sure.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game's graphics are still beautiful after all these years. Game play is top notch. It's a great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First game I played until 4 am and thought it had only been a couple of minutes. Timeless masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Vanilla game (no mods) Had about several different attempts at playing the "good guy" ....you know, all chivalrous and s*** BUT no matter how hard i tried i always ended up in the slave trade game. My longest played campaign i had started a trading empire centered around (IMO) the most profitable trade route that i could conjure. I had a notepad which i jotted down route details, product info, purchase prices and most profitable selling prices etc...Jesus...I HAD A BLOODY TRADE LEDGER.…
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 →Without a single doubt, this is my all-time favorite videogame. You know when you look back on and think: “What an incredible game — I don’t regret a single hour I poured into it.” — that’s exactly how I feel about Mount & Blade: Warband. I’ve completed the campaign countless times, both on Steam and on PS4. Later on, I even became the first Portuguese player to earn every single trophy on PS4 (according to PSNProfiles). In my opinion, this franchise created an incredibly advanced system for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of the best games of all times, it was groundbreaking at the time, and is still amazing, you can endlessly sink your teeth into this gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mount & Blade: Warband is an absolute gem of a game for anyone who loves strategy, action, and immersive medieval warfare. The game offers a level of freedom and depth that is rarely seen in other titles, and it’s easy to lose yourself in its expansive world. First, let’s talk about the army building. One of the standout features of Warband is how deeply satisfying the process of raising and commanding an army can be. The game allows you to recruit a variety of troops from different factions,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is damn near the perfect game. I am left speechless in utter awe of it's radiant beauty. No other game will ever be able to successfully replicate a single thing that makes this game special, not even TaleWorlds themselves. If you're into medieval or fantasy settings whatsoever, buy this game now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 this game. I have put way too many hours into this game. The gameplay loop is fairly simple, but the combat is really fun and unlike anything else except its own sequel. If you are going to play this game in 2026, be prepared for some jank and potato graphics. I recommend the overhaul mods Prophesy of Pendor, Last Days of the Third Age, and Bannerpage, in that order. The Viking Conquest expansion is also really good, but can take some getting used to.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up playing this game, and I still find it amazing. One of the first Let's Plays on YouTube I ever watched was Splattercat covering this game, and I used to think it was "Mountain Blade". It's filled with so much nostalgia for me, and it still holds up as a very good rpg. Highly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great sandbox game. Much improved over original Mount & Blade, and with a simplicity Bannerlord lacks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest games ever made. It is not meant to be played as Warband, but as a sandbox for any fantasy world you have ever wanted a game for. For me, it is the best Crusades, Napoleonic Wars, A Song of Ice and Fire, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars game ever made. It is timeless.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →amazing. the gameplay feels so clean, so coherent. playing this I feel like I am reading the golden age arc from Berserk
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →genuine surprise, thought this game was butt and outdated but when i learned the gist of things this game had me crack addicted, really fun i got my 5 bucks worth 10 times over
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →peak. infinite replay value, fun mods, simple but fun combat and you can take over the world. game has aged like fine wine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my abslute monster veteran game. Endless replayability and roleplay potential. I had it as CD: original M&B realeas as well as Warband. Better said I played it since the prerelease 0.7 versions. My humble 1K hours on Steam are just a fracture of my playtime. And if you install some epic mods like Prophesy of Pendor or TLD you will never stop playing it, ever! Bonnerlord is decent with some moder features that I would welcome in warband but still... my god! This is a different gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This will be in my top ten games list forever. Even thought spears are useless in vanilla and basically all other mods 🫶 (Also napoleonic wars 2015-2016 line battles were goated)
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 →If your idea of fun is spending an evening managing grain prices, convincing medieval nobles to like you, and watching 200 AI soldiers climb a ladder one at a time into certain death, congratulations: you've found your forever game.
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 →TaleWorlds gets 25% of the credit for this masterpiece. The other 75% goes to the modders that expanded on and fixed their broken ass spaghetti game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Medieval simulator. I still haven't bothered to buy Bannerlord. Mods are endless. Play in japan (gekkokujo), medieval briton (brytenwalda), napoleon times, even lord of the rings, the crusades, star wars, and so on. its crazy fun and very open source, can upload your character from previous playthroughs and feel like superman in new playthroughs of new mods or just start fresh each time its very balanced on the time you spend for the return as well as rewarding for skill and conscious planning.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →["The Last Days"](https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-last-days) for Mount & Blade. [Intro](https://cdn.dbolical.com/cache/videos/mods/1/18/17965/encode720p_mp4/The_Last_Days_of_the_Third_Age_Trailer_HD.mp4) Mount & Blade was a medieval combat simulator where you're a wandering mercenary in a war torn region. The gameplay was somewhat innovative when it came out (originally 2008), but as far as story and setting, it was kinda meh. But the great thing about it were the mods, and by far the best mod…
neutral · AI labelView 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 →If I were sentenced to solitary confinement for 8 years for all the sins I carry upon my soul, I would request that I can play this game in my widdle pwison cell
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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
positive · AI labelView post →Mount & Blade: Warband – 8/10 – A Deep and Addictive Medieval Sandbox Mount & Blade: Warband is one of those games that doesn’t quite fit into a traditional genre but still manages to carve out its own identity as one of the most unique and engaging titles in the medieval strategy space. It’s a mix of open-world exploration, real-time combat, and strategy, with a focus on personal freedom and choice. It’s rough around the edges, and it doesn’t always shine in terms of polish, but for players…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →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 →One of the greatest, if not the greatest, medieval sandbox roleplaying game ever developed. The graphics and models are simple and not up to modern standards, but deliver just enough to immerse you in the world of Calradia. The visuals have their own simple charm to them - nothing spectacular, just enough to create that feeling of being in a living, rugged medieval world. The absolute freedom that this game grants the player is its greatest strength: the story is yours. Become a wandering…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →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 →this game came after I was born for 1 year and its so good that it could still rival with modern game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →although there has been alotta reviews for this game throughout the years , i'm still gonna add my overall analysis of this wonderful journey of a masterpiece to the pile. first and foremost i wanted to talk about the overall mod support of this game. warband is definitely an exceptional medieval sandbox in the gaming industry that lets you mod however you wish. ( highly advise everyone to play the mod prophesy of pendor for their 2nd playthrough , as i believe it's a heavily well-made mod and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is utterly broken is so many ways. Between troops ignoring orders, separate invisible barriers for you and for your troops leading to confusion, missions being broken, crashing, annoying AI that randomly goes against your orders like giving up or going after small roaming bandits when you're in the middle of a siege, ranged units refusing to use their ranged weapons and instead rushing into melee range of the enemy for seemingly no *@(&#*^ reason unless every match you tell your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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.
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