Choose Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
Choose Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,232 Steam reviews back the pick.
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword 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: With Fire & Sword (2011) is 11 years older than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2022). Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword (82.2% 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 carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.1% positive across 96,416 reviews.
Both Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword 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: With Fire & Sword |  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (3,232 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: With Fire & Sword (2011) is 11 years older than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (2022).
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord scores higher on Steam reviews (87.1% positive) than Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword (82.2% positive).
- Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (9.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord — FAQ
- Which is better, Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
- On Steam reviews Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord scores higher (87.1% positive) than Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword (82.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord 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: With Fire & Sword or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord first?
- If you want chronology, Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword (2011) 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: With Fire & Sword 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.