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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the more played game: 19,253 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,380 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, a similar number of players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been ahead for 15 days straight, and has led on 18 days of the 91 days Coilr has tracked both games. Red Dead Redemption 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 5 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 116h in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and 73.2h in Red Dead Redemption 2. 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.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
116h
average of 22 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
73.2h
average of 60 members
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Player count history
Mount & Blade II: BannerlordRed Dead Redemption 2
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 15 days. Red Dead Redemption 2 last led on Aug 10, 2026.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 18 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 73 days
Days tracked
91
Current streak
15 days
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Lead changes
3
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 91 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,380 | 19,253 |
| 24-hour peak | 42,483 | 32,855 |
| 7-day average | 29,320 | 23,994 |
| 30-day average | 26,983 | 26,100 |
| 30-day trend | +3% | −21% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,222 | 52,234 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 296,140 | 908,957 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 25, 2022 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $49.99 | $59.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | Red Dead Redemption 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 21,711 | 28,989 |
| May 2026 | 21,694 | 33,714 | 25,794 | 44,913 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,380 | 39,740 | 24,911 | 45,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,955 | 46,280 | 32,761 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,567 | 49,222 | 25,522 | 43,037 |
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, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 19,253 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,380 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, a similar number of players.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 26,983 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 26,100. By that measure Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the bigger game.
Has Red Dead Redemption 2 ever had more players than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Yes. Across the 91 days Coilr has tracked both games, Red Dead Redemption 2 had the higher daily average on 73 days, most recently on Aug 10, 2026. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has led for the last 15 days.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 92% positive across 908,957 reviews vs 88% across 296,140 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (19,253 vs 18,380 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord growing or declining on Steam?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 26,983 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,222.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 26,100 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 21% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,234.
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