Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Last updated: 2026-01-15
  • Deep tactical and strategic gameplay mechanics
  • High replayability with sandbox freedom
  • Beautiful graphics and immersive atmosphere
  • Poor AI behavior in battles and diplomacy
  • Severe performance and stability issues
  • Unfinished and unpolished game state
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord header

Emotions

Frustration32%Disappointment17%Excitement10%Satisfaction7%Hope4%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
282,054
Positive
247,53187.8%
Negative
34,52312.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
16,800,030
Estimated revenue
$839,833,500
Game price
$50
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1390.52%
Estimated copies lost
8,279
Estimated revenue lost
$413,867
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1410.5%
Avg playtime 1h
860.3%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
3,76214%
Avg playtime 323.2h
22,95285.2%
Avg playtime 290.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day12.7 rev/day
Last 30d104.7 rev/day
Quarterly509.3 rev/qtr
Days covered2,117.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
26,941 total
Organic purchasers20,27775.3%
Voted up: 86%
Key activations6,66424.7%
Voted up: 85%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
26,941 total
First impression0-2h4001.48%
Voted up: 53%
Mid game2-10h2,2748.44%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h2,1808.09%
Voted up: 90%
Endgame20h+22,08782.0%
Voted up: 86%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.25% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
88.2%
Global baseline 85.5%
68 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 282,054 total.