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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the more played game right now: 40,369 players on Steam against 13,941 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, about 3× more players. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been ahead for 11 days straight, and has led on 13 days of the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also has the better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 88%. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt every 5 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 107h in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and 48.1h in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. 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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
48.1h
average of 143 members
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
21,724The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
57,355Daily averages · latest day · The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 2.6× the players of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is read every 10 minutes, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has had the higher daily player count for the last 11 days. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord last led on Sep 28, 2026.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 120 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 13 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 11 days
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jun 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 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 Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,941 | 40,369 |
| 24-hour peak | 35,237 | 84,376 |
| 7-day average | 24,603 | 73,050 |
| 30-day average | 24,107 | 42,510 |
| 30-day trend | −16% | +115% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,910 | 137,724 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 96% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 298,480 | 898,930 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 25, 2022 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | $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 | Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 6,695 | 9,456 |
| May 2026 | 21,694 | 33,714 | 8,795 | 22,192 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,380 | 39,740 | 16,364 | 35,175 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,953 | 46,280 | 17,230 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 | 28,087 | 49,910 | 15,324 | 31,921 |
| Sep 2026 | 24,583 | 46,069 | 16,703 | 120,975 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 24,031 | 41,947 | 72,647 | 137,724 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt currently has more players: 40,369 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,941 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, about 3× more players.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord bigger than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord averaged 24,107 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 42,510. By that measure The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is currently the bigger game.
Has Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord ever had more players than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Yes. Across the 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord had the higher daily average on 120 days, most recently on Sep 28, 2026. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has led for the last 11 days.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 96% positive across 898,930 reviews vs 88% across 298,480 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has the larger player base right now (40,369 vs 13,941 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 24,107 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,910.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 42,510 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 115% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 137,724.
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