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Mount & Blade

TaleWorlds Entertainment · 2008-11-03

SteamGOG

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Mount & Blade is a 2008 Indie and RPG game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 6728 reviews).

64
playing now
92%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (127 ratings)
2,050
Nexus mods (623k downloads)
45h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 96h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

64 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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
  • · 64 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 3% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 269k–538k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,728 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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 98 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

100202026-09-15 12:00 — 65 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 42 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 41 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 87 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 58 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 33 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 52 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 47 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 32 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 75 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 67 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 20 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 46 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 83 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 52 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 54 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 91 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 41 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 37 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 96 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 45 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 40 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 64 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
26751Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 249 · peak 610Dec 2012 — avg 155 · peak 499May 2013 — avg 104 · peak 202Oct 2013 — avg 119 · peak 447Mar 2014 — avg 107 · peak 225Aug 2014 — avg 148 · peak 275Jan 2015 — avg 202 · peak 527Jun 2015 — avg 215 · peak 467Nov 2015 — avg 129 · peak 328Apr 2016 — avg 118 · peak 219Sep 2016 — avg 158 · peak 321Feb 2017 — avg 132 · peak 245Jul 2017 — avg 171 · peak 405Dec 2017 — avg 144 · peak 303May 2018 — avg 111 · peak 208Oct 2018 — avg 90 · peak 162Mar 2019 — avg 98 · peak 196Aug 2019 — avg 92 · peak 161Jan 2020 — avg 114 · peak 203Jun 2020 — avg 98 · peak 177Nov 2020 — avg 76 · peak 157Apr 2021 — avg 76 · peak 147Sep 2021 — avg 69 · peak 135Feb 2022 — avg 94 · peak 186Jul 2022 — avg 94 · peak 178Dec 2022 — avg 99 · peak 180May 2023 — avg 68 · peak 145Oct 2023 — avg 70 · peak 136Mar 2024 — avg 93 · peak 192Aug 2024 — avg 70 · peak 129Jan 2025 — avg 66 · peak 132Jun 2025 — avg 57 · peak 119Nov 2025 — avg 69 · peak 129Apr 2026 — avg 60 · peak 120Aug 2026 — avg 59 · peak 106
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.94$1.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-04-20 — best price $11.422015-07-02 — best price $2.062015-11-30 — best price $9.992016-02-15 — best price $9.992016-09-26 — best price $9.992017-03-13 — best price $9.992017-08-17 — best price $2.502018-01-06 — best price $9.992018-06-22 — best price $2.492018-11-15 — best price $3.992019-04-03 — best price $3.742019-08-10 — best price $3.992019-12-04 — best price $8.392020-02-14 — best price $3.242020-07-09 — best price $8.392020-09-07 — best price $9.992020-11-11 — best price $9.992021-01-22 — best price $9.992021-04-26 — best price $8.992021-08-09 — best price $9.992021-12-13 — best price $2.492022-04-04 — best price $9.992022-08-14 — best price $2.382023-03-16 — best price $2.492023-08-28 — best price $2.492024-03-20 — best price $2.492024-08-06 — best price $6.992024-12-06 — best price $8.992025-03-21 — best price $4.992025-09-10 — best price $5.492026-01-07 — best price $8.692026-09-09 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

552912026-05-30 — 130 pageviews2026-06-03 — 140 pageviews2026-06-07 — 134 pageviews2026-06-11 — 115 pageviews2026-06-15 — 113 pageviews2026-06-19 — 96 pageviews2026-06-23 — 106 pageviews2026-06-27 — 111 pageviews2026-07-01 — 109 pageviews2026-07-05 — 112 pageviews2026-07-09 — 139 pageviews2026-07-13 — 101 pageviews2026-07-17 — 115 pageviews2026-07-21 — 123 pageviews2026-07-25 — 552 pageviews2026-07-29 — 241 pageviews2026-08-02 — 176 pageviews2026-08-06 — 145 pageviews2026-08-10 — 128 pageviews2026-08-14 — 97 pageviews2026-08-18 — 131 pageviews2026-08-22 — 128 pageviews2026-08-26 — 137 pageviews2026-08-30 — 109 pageviews2026-09-03 — 112 pageviews2026-09-07 — 126 pageviews2026-09-11 — 106 pageviews2026-09-15 — 117 pageviews2026-09-19 — 93 pageviews2026-09-23 — 137 pageviews2026-09-27 — 124 pageviews2026-10-01 — 93 pageviews2026-10-05 — 111 pageviews2026-10-08 — 108 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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionSandboxMedievalModdableStrategyAdventureAction RPGHistorical

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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