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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the more played game right now: 35,283 players on Steam against 29,752 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, about 19% more players. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been ahead for 43 days straight, and has led on 116 days of the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Red Dead Redemption 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 88%. Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Red Dead Redemption 2 leads 9 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is read every 10 minutes, Red Dead Redemption 2 every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 107h in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and 63.7h 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
107h
average of 41 members
Red Dead Redemption 2
63.7h
average of 119 members
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
22,894Red Dead Redemption 2
28,487Daily averages · latest day · Red Dead Redemption 2, 24% ahead of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is read every 10 minutes, Red Dead Redemption 2 every 5 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
Red Dead Redemption 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 43 days. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord last led on Aug 27, 2026.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 20 daysRed Dead Redemption 2 led 116 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 43 days
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 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 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 29,752 | 35,283 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,807 | 43,451 |
| 7-day average | 24,557 | 30,772 |
| 30-day average | 24,007 | 29,992 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,910 | 61,163 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 298,480 | 923,692 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 25, 2022 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $14.99 (−75%) |
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 | 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 | 25,953 | 46,280 | 32,758 | 52,234 |
| Aug 2026 | 28,087 | 49,910 | 27,059 | 59,095 |
| Sep 2026 | 24,583 | 46,069 | 31,628 | 61,163 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 24,143 | 41,947 | 29,127 | 50,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord or Red Dead Redemption 2?
Red Dead Redemption 2 currently has more players: 35,283 concurrent players on Steam vs 29,752 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, about 19% more players.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,007 concurrent players and Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 29,992. By that measure Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord ever had more players than Red Dead Redemption 2?
Yes. Across the 136 days Coilr has tracked both games, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord had the higher daily average on 20 days, most recently on Aug 27, 2026. Red Dead Redemption 2 has led for the last 43 days.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord better than Red Dead Redemption 2?
By Steam review score, Red Dead Redemption 2 rates higher: 93% positive across 923,692 reviews vs 88% across 298,480 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Red Dead Redemption 2 has the larger player base right now (35,283 vs 29,752 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 24,007 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,910.
Is Red Dead Redemption 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Red Dead Redemption 2 averaged 29,992 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 61,163.
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