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Monster Hunter: World vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the more played game right now: 28,755 players on Steam against 16,923 for Monster Hunter: World, about 1.7× more players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been ahead for 104 days straight, and has led on 113 days of the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Monster Hunter: World is currently 74% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 5 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 95.7h in Monster Hunter: World 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.
Monster Hunter: World
95.7h
average of 88 members
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
107h
average of 41 members
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Monster Hunter: World
14,444Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
21,782Daily averages · latest day · Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, 51% ahead of Monster Hunter: World
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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
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has had the higher daily player count for the last 104 days. Monster Hunter: World last led on Jun 26, 2026.
Monster Hunter: World led 18 daysMount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 113 days
- Days tracked
- 131
- Current streak
- 104 days
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Jun 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 131 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 | Monster Hunter: World | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,923 | 28,755 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,754 | 35,237 |
| 7-day average | 15,747 | 24,549 |
| 30-day average | 15,353 | 24,154 |
| 30-day trend | +18% | −16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 50,687 | 49,910 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 88% positive |
| Total reviews | 518,366 | 298,480 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 8, 2018 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Price | $7.79 (−74%) | $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 | Monster Hunter: World | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 19,716 | 19,716 |
| May 2026 | 8,419 | 11,801 | 21,694 | 33,714 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,104 | 50,687 | 20,380 | 39,740 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,152 | 40,029 | 25,953 | 46,280 |
| Aug 2026 | 14,197 | 30,810 | 28,087 | 49,910 |
| Sep 2026 | 14,507 | 34,594 | 24,583 | 46,069 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 15,836 | 29,877 | 24,331 | 41,947 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Monster Hunter: World or Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord currently has more players: 28,755 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,923 for Monster Hunter: World, about 1.7× more players.
Is Monster Hunter: World bigger than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,353 concurrent players and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,154. By that measure Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the bigger game.
Has Monster Hunter: World ever had more players than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Yes. Across the 131 days Coilr has tracked both games, Monster Hunter: World had the higher daily average on 18 days, most recently on Jun 26, 2026. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has led for the last 104 days.
Is Monster Hunter: World better than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
By Steam review score, Monster Hunter: World rates higher: 89% positive across 518,366 reviews vs 88% across 298,480 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has the larger player base right now (28,755 vs 16,923 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,353 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord growing or declining on Steam?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,154 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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