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Crusader Kings III vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Crusader Kings III is the more played game right now: 16,375 players on Steam against 15,857 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, a similar number of players. Crusader Kings III has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 1 day of the 135 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Crusader Kings III also has the better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 88%. Crusader Kings III is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are RPG / Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 191h in Crusader Kings III and 107h 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
191h
average of 47 members
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
107h
average of 41 members
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Crusader Kings III
19,519Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
21,724Daily averages · latest day · Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, 11% ahead of Crusader Kings III
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Crusader Kings III has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord last led on Oct 8, 2026.
Crusader Kings III led 1 dayMount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 134 days
- Days tracked
- 135
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Crusader Kings III
- Lead changes
- 1
- Closest gap
- 3%
- Oct 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 135 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,375 | 15,857 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,272 | 35,237 |
| 7-day average | 22,306 | 24,586 |
| 30-day average | 18,415 | 24,095 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | −16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,940 | 49,910 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 21% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 142,484 | 298,480 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 1, 2020 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Price | $14.99 (−70%) | $24.99 (−50%) |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| 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 | 19,498 | 29,912 | 25,953 | 46,280 |
| Aug 2026 | 20,878 | 33,017 | 28,087 | 49,910 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,538 | 28,486 | 24,583 | 46,069 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 21,934 | 35,940 | 23,916 | 41,947 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Crusader Kings III or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Crusader Kings III currently has more players: 16,375 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,857 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, 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 18,415 concurrent players and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,095. By that measure Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the bigger game.
Has Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord ever had more players than Crusader Kings III?
Yes. Across the 135 days Coilr has tracked both games, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord had the higher daily average on 134 days, most recently on Oct 8, 2026. Crusader Kings III has led for the last 1 day.
Is Crusader Kings III better than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
By Steam review score, Crusader Kings III rates higher: 90% positive across 142,484 reviews vs 88% across 298,480 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Crusader Kings III has the larger player base right now (16,375 vs 15,857 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 18,415 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,940.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord growing or declining on Steam?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,095 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,910.
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