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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord vs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the more played game right now: 28,410 players on Steam against 26,195 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, a similar number of players. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has been ahead for 9 days straight, and has led on 82 days of the 137 days Coilr has tracked both games.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 88%. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition leads 6 of 10.
Playing on Steam right now
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 105h in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and 104h in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. 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
105h
average of 42 members
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
104h
average of 139 members
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
24,291The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
29,862Daily averages · latest day · The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, 23% ahead of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
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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
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord last led on Oct 1, 2026.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 55 daysThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition led 82 days
- Days tracked
- 137
- Current streak
- 9 days
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Lead changes
- 10
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 137 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 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 28,410 | 26,195 |
| 24-hour peak | 36,807 | 37,032 |
| 7-day average | 24,437 | 30,563 |
| 30-day average | 24,021 | 25,596 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,910 | 45,985 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 298,480 | 378,753 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 25, 2022 | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $39.99 |
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 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 19,849 | 22,953 |
| May 2026 | 21,694 | 33,714 | 24,034 | 39,633 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,380 | 39,740 | 25,109 | 40,937 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,953 | 46,280 | 25,556 | 41,652 |
| Aug 2026 | 28,087 | 49,910 | 26,815 | 44,607 |
| Sep 2026 | 24,583 | 46,069 | 23,380 | 38,961 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 23,905 | 41,947 | 27,804 | 45,985 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord currently has more players: 28,410 concurrent players on Steam vs 26,195 for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, a similar number of players.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord bigger than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,021 concurrent players and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,596. By that measure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord ever had more players than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
Yes. Across the 137 days Coilr has tracked both games, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord had the higher daily average on 55 days, most recently on Oct 1, 2026. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition has led for the last 9 days.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord better than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition?
By Steam review score, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition rates higher: 92% positive across 378,753 reviews vs 88% across 298,480 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has the larger player base right now (28,410 vs 26,195 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 24,021 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,910.
Is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition growing or declining on Steam?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition averaged 25,596 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 45,985.
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