Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Platforms

• PC

  Oct 25, 2022

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  8.0

  playscore

  7.7

  25 Critics

  8.6

  178K Players
• PlayStation 5

  Oct 25, 2022

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  NA

  playscore

  NA

  0 Critics

  8.5

  3.91K Players
• Xbox Series X|S

  Oct 25, 2022

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  7.7

  playscore

  7.3

  7 Critics

  8.2

  1.10K Players
• PlayStation 4

  Oct 25, 2022

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  NA

  playscore

  NA

  0 Critics

  8.5

  3.16K Players
• Xbox One

  Oct 25, 2022

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  NA

  playscore

  NA

  0 Critics

  8.2

  1.10K Players

34 critic reviews · 11 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  NoobFeed

  9.0

  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a thrilling medieval sandbox with epic battles and freedom to forge your own path, despite some AI and late-game rough edges.

  Reviewed on PC

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  XboxEra

  8.0

  Bannerlord, in spite of its shortcomings, is a great game to play for tactics enthusiasts and players that love huge battles. Its simulation style of gameplay is fairly unique and keeps me coming back. An easy recommendation to all that love their sandboxes.

  Reviewed on PC, Series X|S

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  HookedGamers

  8.7

  People that play and love Mount & Blade probably don't care as much about politics or the economy. For most, it will be all about being a knight on a horse that matters, and Bannerlord comes through once again. Any shortcomings or features that weren't thought of by the developers will no doubt be modded by fans. In fact, mods are already appearing and that will only add to the longevity of the game. Even though there are still some minor bugs such as an underperforming AI, I still can't recommend Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord enough.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Hey Poor Player

  7.0

  I’ve never been a big fan of games that require you to invest huge amounts of time before they get good. Our time is valuable and while Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord does eventually get good, the uninteresting grind along the way and lifeless world didn’t do much to pull me back.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Push Square

  8.0

  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord combines RPG mechanics with grand strategy and features battles so epic they can be overwhelming at times. It has some rough edges, and the interface can be unwieldy, but at its core lies a roleplaying experience that is virtually unrivaled in scope — especially on console.

  Reviewed on PS5

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  ZTGD

  5.5

  This, to me was massively more enjoyable than trying to struggle through the games clunky combat. While I loved the depth offered in the RPG elements of the world, I came away disappointed enough by the combat that is just made the whole experience feel like a chore to play; combine that with the lack of a real story and I Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord just didn’t turn out to be the total medieval simulator game I was hoping for.

  Reviewed on Series X|S

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  GameSpew

  7.0

  Its conquest and/or diplomacy (depending on your approach) is fun. But it’s the battles where it really comes into its own and we’ve found ourselves diving into the custom battle mode just to set up our own conflicts.

  Reviewed on Series X|S

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  IGN

  6.0

  It’s a shame that Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord lets you auto-resolve its glorious action/real-time strategy combat but forces you to endure dozens of hours of laborious and repetitive activities on its dry, flavorless overworld map.

  Reviewed on PC

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  PCInvasion

  8.0

  Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a great follow-up to the previous games in the series. It has some kinks that need to be ironed out and some things will just remain imperfect forever. However, it’s a brave new step for the developer.

  Reviewed on PC

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  PC Gamer

  8.0

  Despite some shallow ancillary systems, Bannerlord is the master of medieval warfare.

  Reviewed on PC

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