Mount & Blade: Warband (Steam Game) Steam logo

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In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Release DateMar 31, 2010
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)97.8% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 2% / 97.7%  Top 2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.4% Top 1% / 96.4%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)123.3K  Top 1% / 157.4K  Top 1%
Curators714 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time164.5 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar8.2 hours  Top 1%
Followers179.7K  Top 1%
Owners± 6.2M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 4.6M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 32M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Mount & Blade: Warband steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Mount & Blade: Warband's Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 100% (November 2010) to 97.3% (May 2019).

With 157.4K reviews Top 1%, Mount & Blade: Warband is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Mount & Blade: Warband and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Mount & Blade: Warband's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (42%), followed by Turkish (20%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is translated in 10 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Mount & Blade: Warband percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Mount & Blade: Warband, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 497 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (309 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Mount & Blade: Warband's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Combat
  • Character creation
  • Open-ended story
  • Recruiting troops
  • Easy to mod
  • Commanding troops
  • Economics
  • Multiplayer
  • Replayability
  • Deep gameplay
  • Politics
  • Tiresome quests
  • Inadequate tutorial
  • Outdated visuals
  • Poor graphics
  • No real narrative
  • Mechanics for newer generations
  • Tedious quests

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 97.8% rating  Top 2% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Mount & Blade: Warband's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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