Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
- Developer
- Taleworlds
- Publisher
- Taleworlds
- Released
- 30 March 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £42.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , tactical , adventure
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is the eagerly awaited sequel to the acclaimed medieval combat simulator and role-playing game Mount & Blade: Warband. Set 200 years before, it expands both the detailed fighting system and the world of Calradia. Bombard mountain fastnesses with siege engines, establish secret criminal empires in the back alleys of cities, or charge into the thick of chaotic battles in your quest for power.
Best gaming PC for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Taleworlds on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 (64-bit only) | Windows 10 (64-bit only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Snapdragon X Elite | Intel® Core™ i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 2GB / AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 580 |
| Storage | 60 GB | 60 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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