Choose Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Choose Chivalry: Medieval Warfare if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 21,971 Steam reviews back the pick.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare vs MORDHAU
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and MORDHAU both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) is 7 years older than MORDHAU (2019). Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Chivalry: Medieval Warfare: 21,971 reviews, MORDHAU: 59,032). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose MORDHAU
Choose MORDHAU if you want the Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 59,032 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and MORDHAU sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (81.5% vs 81.4% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare |  MORDHAU | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.5% positive (21,971 reviews) | 81.4% positive (59,032 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Torn Banner Studios | Triternion |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) is 7 years older than MORDHAU (2019).
- Both sit near 81% positive on Steam (Chivalry: Medieval Warfare: 21,971 reviews, MORDHAU: 59,032).
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than MORDHAU (24.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- MORDHAU has co-op; Chivalry: Medieval Warfare does not.
- Steam Deck: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is Deck Unsupported, MORDHAU is Deck Playable.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare vs MORDHAU — FAQ
- Which is better, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or MORDHAU?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare sits at 81.5% positive (21,971 reviews), MORDHAU at 81.4% (59,032). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Chivalry: Medieval Warfare or MORDHAU first?
- If you want chronology, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (2012) came out before MORDHAU (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and MORDHAU similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.