Mount & Blade
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
- Released
- 2008
- Developer
- TaleWorlds
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 72
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Mount & Blade?
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.
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 | 16 September 2008 |
|---|---|
| Developer | TaleWorlds |
| Publisher | TaleWorlds |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Action RPG |
| Languages | 6 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q901362, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Mount & Blade 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.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
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 228 most recent negative Steam reviews of Mount & Blade 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 freezes9 of 228 (4%)
Unplayable, crashes in battles all the time.
Steam review, 29 April 2026 · 11 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful10 bugs and critical freezes within 2 minutes of play, too many...
Steam review, 27 November 2025 · 0 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
A further 3 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
24 games overlap with Mount & Blade on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mount & Blade: Warband, Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
Common questions about Mount & Blade
What platforms is Mount & Blade on?
Mount & Blade is available on PC. It first released in 2008.
How much does Mount & Blade cost?
$9.99 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?
92% of 6,718 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?
72 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 work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Mount & Blade as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Mount & Blade?
Mount & Blade was developed by TaleWorlds and published by TaleWorlds.