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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2022

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Quick resume

A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.

Global score

88/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Tactical

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    Pros

    • Deep and engaging medieval combat
    • Extensive character and clan customization
    • Large open world with exploration
    • Strong community and mod support
    • Immersive siege and battle mechanics

    Cons

    • Early access bugs and crashes
    • Limited diplomacy and political depth
    • Ai issues in combat and strategy
    • Tedious late game micromanagement
    • Lack of emotional depth in npc interactions

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have significant control over army composition, town building choices, hero development, and tactical combat decisions."

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    • Competence

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      "The game challenges players with strategic planning, tactical battles, and managing resources, requiring skill and mastery."

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    • Competition

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      "Includes multiplayer modes, tournaments, and planned ranked modes; players enjoy competing with friends and online once implemented."

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      "Includes competitive elements such as tournaments and multiplayer modes with ranking, but many players focus on personal campaigns."

    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long play sessions and habitual engagement due to the game's depth and emergent storytelling."

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      "Many players report long playtimes and habitual return to the game, with deep campaigns and emergent stories encouraging extended engagement."

    • Cooperation

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      "Some cooperative multiplayer modes and community leagues exist, but much gameplay is solo or competitive rather than cooperative."

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    • Creativity

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      "Strong crafting system, mod support, character customization, and player-driven story choices encourage creativity."

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      "Strong creativity in character customization, crafting, army composition, and roleplaying personal stories."

    • Domination

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      "Players can dominate others through war and diplomacy, but interactions often involve alliances and balance of power rather than pure domination."

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      "Players can exert power over others through conquest and leadership, but interactions often emphasize mutual respect and alliance building."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse themselves in medieval and fantasy worlds, escaping real life."

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      "Players use the game to immerse in a medieval fantasy world, escaping real life through roleplay and epic battles."

    • Expectation

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      -3

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation; some mention frustration but mostly intrinsic motivation."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different characters, combos, and mods; some experimentation with gameplay mechanics and strategies."

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      "Players explore various strategies, character builds, and tactics, experimenting with different playstyles and mods."

    • Exploration

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      "Large open world with multiple locations encourages discovery and interaction with diverse environments."

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      "Large open world with diverse regions encourages discovery and exploration of new areas and secrets."

    • Expression

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      "Extensive character customization and companion personalization allow for player self-expression."

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      "Extensive options for personalizing characters, clans, and armies allow for strong self-expression."

    • Fantasy

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      "Game features a fictional medieval world with imaginative story elements and romantic fantasy."

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      "While grounded in medieval realism, the game offers a fictional world with epic narratives and roleplay elements."

    • Fellowship

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      "Community and multiplayer foster group identity, though many play single-player solo."

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      "Community and clan systems foster group identity, though many players experience the game solo."

    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, knowledge, and character progression through gameplay and teamwork."

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      "Players develop skills, knowledge, and personal progression through gameplay and strategic decision-making."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some players note unhealthy play habits."

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      "Gameplay is sedentary with no physical activity; long play sessions and some reports of unhealthy habits."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement, especially in combat and resource management."

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement, especially in combat and management."

    • Intimacy

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      "Some social interactions and relationship building exist but limited emotional depth."

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      "Some social interactions and relationships exist but are limited in emotional depth."

    • Leadership

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      "Players lead armies, manage clans, and make strategic decisions guiding their faction to victory."

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      "Players lead armies, clans, and kingdoms, making strategic decisions and guiding followers."

    • Progression

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      5

      "Strong emphasis on accumulating power, items, land, and upgrades throughout the game."

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      "Strong emphasis on accumulating items, upgrades, land, and power throughout the game."

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "Some players find flow and catharsis in gameplay; others note frustration and tension from difficulty."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, sound design, and combat animations provide stimulating sensory and emotional experiences."

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    • Status

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      "Recognition through ranks, achievements, and clan status motivates players."

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      "Recognition through tournaments, clan rank, and multiplayer status motivates players."

    • Story

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      2

      "Optional narrative elements exist but players often create their own stories in sandbox play."

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      "Narrative elements exist but are often secondary to sandbox gameplay; emergent stories arise from player actions."

    • Strategy

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      "High mental challenge with planning, resource management, and tactical combat."

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    • Thrill

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      "Competitive matches and siege battles provide suspense and excitement."

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    • Value

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      "Players feel the game offers excellent value for time and money due to quality, depth, and replayability."

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    • Violence

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      "Combat and destruction of enemies are core gameplay elements."

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    • Survival

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      "Players manage threats, resources, and strategic defense to avoid defeat."

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Violence, Story.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026