Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
- Released
- 2020
- Developer
- TaleWorlds
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 77
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 60 GB
What is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 30 March 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | TaleWorlds |
| Publisher | TaleWorlds, Plaion |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Strategy, Action RPG |
| Languages | 13 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q18361009, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | Steam Workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 60 GB |
| Add-on content | 3 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes46 of 300 (15%)
Worse, the game never actually tells you whats wrong in the crash report.
Steam review, 26 June 2026 · 192 hours played · 295 readers marked it helpfulWhen you install all the mods it often crashes or when they release a new update the mods just become obsolete and the game crashes again...
Steam review, 3 July 2026 · 360 hours played · 38 readers marked it helpful
A further 18 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
24 games overlap with Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mount & Blade: Warband, Mount & Blade and Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword.
Common questions about Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
What platforms is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2020.
How much does Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord cost?
$49.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
88% of 296,754 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
77 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord download?
60 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.