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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the more played game: 31,542 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 20,732 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 1.5× more players. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been ahead for 64 days straight, and has led on 89 days of the 91 days Coilr has tracked both games. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord leads 6 of 10.
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 134h in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and 46.7h 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
134h
average of 24 members
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
46.7h
average of 81 members
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Player count history
Mount & Blade II: BannerlordThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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 64 days. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt last led on Jun 25, 2026.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord led 89 daysThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt led 2 days
Days tracked
91
Current streak
64 days
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
<1%
Jun 25, 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 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 31,542 | 20,732 |
| 24-hour peak | 42,533 | 23,085 |
| 7-day average | 29,943 | 14,708 |
| 30-day average | 27,377 | 14,853 |
| 30-day trend | +5% | −15% |
| Peak (tracked) | 49,222 | 36,660 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 296,140 | 882,211 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 25, 2022 | May 18, 2015 |
| Price | $49.99 | $49.99 |
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Players by month
| 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 | 25,951 | 46,280 | 17,228 | 36,660 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 27,649 | 49,222 | 14,903 | 27,696 |
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 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord currently has more players: 31,542 concurrent players on Steam vs 20,732 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, about 1.5× 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 27,377 concurrent players and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,853. By that measure Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is currently the bigger game.
Has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ever had more players than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Yes. Across the 91 days Coilr has tracked both games, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jun 25, 2026. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has led for the last 64 days.
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord better than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
By Steam review score, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rates higher: 97% positive across 882,211 reviews vs 88% across 296,140 for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has the larger player base right now (31,542 vs 20,732 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 27,377 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,222.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt growing or declining on Steam?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt averaged 14,853 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 15% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 36,660.
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