Choose Mount & Blade: Warband
Choose Mount & Blade: Warband if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97.7% positive across 54,719 reviews.
Mount & Blade: Warband vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Mount & Blade: Warband and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord both land in Action, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Mount & Blade: Warband (2010) is 12 years older than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2022). Mount & Blade: Warband scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (87.1% positive). 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 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Choose Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Simulation game with Online PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 96,416 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Mount & Blade: Warband and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mount & Blade: Warband |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.7% positive (54,719 reviews) | 87.1% positive (96,416 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | TaleWorlds Entertainment | TaleWorlds Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Mount & Blade: Warband (2010) is 12 years older than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2022).
- Mount & Blade: Warband scores higher on Steam reviews (97.7% positive) than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (87.1% positive).
- Mount & Blade: Warband is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (19.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Mount & Blade: Warband vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — FAQ
- Which is better, Mount & Blade: Warband or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
- On Steam reviews Mount & Blade: Warband scores higher (97.7% positive) than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (87.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Mount & Blade: Warband is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Mount & Blade: Warband or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord first?
- If you want chronology, Mount & Blade: Warband (2010) came out before Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2022). 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 Mount & Blade: Warband and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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.