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Arma 3 vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Simulation games.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the more played game: 28,820 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,545 for Arma 3, about 2.3× more players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been ahead for 113 days straight. Arma 3 counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord leads 8 of 9.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Coilr members average 231h in Arma 3 and 111h in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Arma 3
231h
average of 46 members
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
111h
average of 32 members
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Player count history
Arma 3Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has had the higher daily player count for the last 113 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Arma 3 led 0 daysMount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 113 days
Days tracked
113
Current streak
113 days
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
55%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 113 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Arma 3 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,545 | 28,820 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,397 | 40,913 |
| 7-day average | 6,634 | 23,710 |
| 30-day average | 6,807 | 28,055 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,615 | 50,374 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 87% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 295,529 | 297,731 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 2013 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Price | $29.99 | $49.99 |
Full stats: Arma 3 · Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Arma 3 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,428 | 8,017 | 19,716 | 19,716 |
| May 2026 | 8,689 | 9,376 | 21,694 | 33,714 |
| Jun 2026 | 6,986 | 14,375 | 20,380 | 39,740 |
| Jul 2026 | 6,852 | 13,465 | 25,953 | 46,280 |
| Aug 2026 | 6,708 | 12,935 | 28,078 | 50,374 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 6,769 | 14,615 | 25,914 | 46,329 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Arma 3 or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord currently has more players: 28,820 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,545 for Arma 3, about 2.3× more players.
Is Arma 3 bigger than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Arma 3 averaged 6,807 concurrent players and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 28,055. By that measure Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the bigger game.
Has Arma 3 ever had more players than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 113 days both games have been tracked.
Is Arma 3 better than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
By Steam review score, Arma 3 rates higher: 90% positive across 295,529 reviews vs 88% across 297,731 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has the larger player base right now (28,820 vs 12,545 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Arma 3 growing or declining on Steam?
Arma 3 averaged 6,807 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,615.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord growing or declining on Steam?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 28,055 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,374.
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