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Mount & Blade cover art

Mount & Blade

TaleWorlds Entertainment · 2008-11-03

SteamGOG

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 30, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

33
playing now
92%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (127 ratings)
45h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 96h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

33 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

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 game was fully released on September 16, 2008, though alpha versions of the game were available prior to the full release.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 162 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 18,000 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 269k–537k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,714 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.49-5%
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10) · bundled 17×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 39 of 66 observed days · $9.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13213220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

94332026-08-06 22:00 — 35 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 84 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 51 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 92 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 60 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 85 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 43 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 94 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 45 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 90 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 33 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 40 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 90 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 58 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 48 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 87 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 42 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 53 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 71 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 64 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 39 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 62 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 54 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.94$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-04-11 — best price $14.942015-06-10 — best price $9.992015-08-11 — best price $4.332015-12-27 — best price $9.492016-05-06 — best price $10.372016-09-26 — best price $9.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $2.302017-11-11 — best price $8.392018-02-23 — best price $8.292018-07-13 — best price $8.392018-11-15 — best price $3.992019-03-22 — best price $3.992019-06-25 — best price $2.492019-10-27 — best price $4.002020-01-08 — best price $3.992020-02-22 — best price $8.492020-07-09 — best price $8.392020-08-28 — best price $9.992020-10-26 — best price $8.892020-12-07 — best price $9.992021-02-20 — best price $9.992021-05-05 — best price $9.992021-08-09 — best price $9.992021-11-29 — best price $9.992022-02-22 — best price $9.992022-05-24 — best price $9.992022-11-08 — best price $8.692023-05-02 — best price $9.992023-08-28 — best price $2.492024-02-16 — best price $8.692024-06-26 — best price $1.992024-10-09 — best price $8.692024-12-23 — best price $1.642025-06-19 — best price $2.122025-09-10 — best price $5.492025-12-18 — best price $2.122026-08-28 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

552912026-05-30 — 130 pageviews2026-06-02 — 118 pageviews2026-06-05 — 153 pageviews2026-06-08 — 125 pageviews2026-06-11 — 115 pageviews2026-06-14 — 124 pageviews2026-06-17 — 91 pageviews2026-06-20 — 99 pageviews2026-06-23 — 106 pageviews2026-06-26 — 157 pageviews2026-06-29 — 129 pageviews2026-07-02 — 115 pageviews2026-07-05 — 112 pageviews2026-07-08 — 171 pageviews2026-07-11 — 125 pageviews2026-07-14 — 116 pageviews2026-07-17 — 115 pageviews2026-07-20 — 105 pageviews2026-07-23 — 129 pageviews2026-07-26 — 350 pageviews2026-07-29 — 241 pageviews2026-08-01 — 144 pageviews2026-08-04 — 227 pageviews2026-08-07 — 153 pageviews2026-08-10 — 128 pageviews2026-08-13 — 110 pageviews2026-08-16 — 105 pageviews2026-08-19 — 105 pageviews2026-08-22 — 128 pageviews2026-08-25 — 132 pageviews2026-08-27 — 122 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech

Player tags

RPGIndieActionSandboxMedievalModdableStrategyAdventureAction RPGHistorical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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