Hilarious chaos, gore and voice lines
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“First thing you'll notice when you start playing is the amazing voice acting. Its not just amazing its hilarious as well.”
Steam review · 78.9 h played ↗
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Torn Banner Studios2012Hack and Slash · FPS · Action
The verdict
Classic, brutal first-person medieval melee with great humor and atmosphere, but official servers are shut down and the few remaining players are veterans. Skip it unless you have friends or want bots and mods.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and friend groups who want chaotic melee on community servers, bots or mods, bought on sale
Main risk
Official servers are offline and almost nobody plays, leaving empty lobbies or only veteran exploiters
What players love
Deep, skill-based melee combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's the best mouse-based melee combat game I've ever played, and it's the best time I've ever had with a multiplayer game.”
Steam review · 1893.8 h played ↗
Great nostalgic memories and community fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“What made Chivalry special wasn’t just the combat — it was the players.”
Steam review · 1565 h played ↗
Fun with friends, bots and mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Just fired it up and wow so much fun with bots. Didn't even know they added mod support over the years.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Preferred over Chivalry 2
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“This game is more atmospheric, and I like it more than Chivalry 2”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Exploits and spinning ballerina meta
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Suddenly you are stuck with servers populated by people who use expoits to insta kill you without you standing any chance to defeat them.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Dead game, official servers shut down
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“AS OF APRIL 8, 2024, OFFICIAL SERVERS FOR CHIVALRY: MEDIEVAL WARFARE WILL BE SHUT DOWN.”
Steam review · 64.7 h played ↗
Cheaters and abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“too haxory now that its not supported officially”
Steam review · 54.6 h played ↗
Toxic community and veterans stomping newcomers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The playerbase is split into two main factions. The super experienced and the blatently unexperienced.”
Steam review · 32.3 h played ↗
Overpriced for a dead game
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Still charging 23 euros from a dead - not officially supported game. Do not buy.”
Steam review · 27.4 h played ↗
Netcode, lag and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Now it crashes EVERY FIRST TIME you join the game, you Alt+F4 and then you have to again load the game.”
Steam review · 744.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM.
Storage7 GB HD space
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM.
Storage7 GB HD space
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