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Crusader Kings III vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG / Simulation games.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the more played game: 19,461 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 17,909 for Crusader Kings III, a similar number of players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been ahead for 92 days straight. Crusader Kings III counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord leads 8 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 85.9h in Crusader Kings III and 140h 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.
Crusader Kings III
85.9h
average of 28 members
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
140h
average of 23 members
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Player count history
Crusader Kings IIIMount & 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 92 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Crusader Kings III led 0 daysMount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 92 days
Days tracked
92
Current streak
92 days
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
8%
Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 92 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,909 | 19,461 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,705 | 42,407 |
| 7-day average | 21,999 | 29,681 |
| 30-day average | 20,541 | 27,126 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 33,017 | 49,222 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 142,853 | 296,140 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Price | $49.99 | $49.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Crusader Kings III | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 19,716 | 19,716 |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | 21,694 | 33,714 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,745 | 27,303 | 20,380 | 39,740 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,495 | 29,912 | 25,953 | 46,280 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 20,798 | 33,017 | 27,550 | 49,222 |
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, Crusader Kings III or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord currently has more players: 19,461 concurrent players on Steam vs 17,909 for Crusader Kings III, a similar number of players.
Is Crusader Kings III bigger than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 20,541 concurrent players and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 27,126. By that measure Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the bigger game.
Has Crusader Kings III 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 92 days both games have been tracked.
Is Crusader Kings III better than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 142,853 reviews vs 88% across 296,140 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has the larger player base right now (19,461 vs 17,909 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Crusader Kings III growing or declining on Steam?
Crusader Kings III averaged 20,541 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 33,017.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord growing or declining on Steam?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 27,126 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,222.
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