Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
A classic medieval sandbox where you build an army and conquer Calradia, with dated graphics and clunky combat. Most reviewers say to buy Warband instead; skip this unless you want nostalgia or its exclusive mods.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and mod hunters who want open-ended medieval army-building and don't mind dated visuals
Main risk
Warband is a strictly better version, so buying this one first feels like a wasted purchase
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“You start off broke, alone, and getting bullied by bandits — and before you know it, you're leading a massive army, taking castles, and deciding the fate of entire kingdoms.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I love taking on new people in my army, training them, seeing them grow.”
Steam review · 172.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the gameplay holds up waaaaay better than expected.”
Steam review · 17.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The only reason you should buy or play this version of the game is for the mods that were built for this and not Warband.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the combat is very satisfying and rewarding, and everything makes sense.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Also it’s $10 and runs on anything.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“it improves upon the original in every single aspect while offering tons of mods to boot”
Steam review · 54.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It is hard to overstate just how janky, this dinky old game is. Weird bugs, weak graphics, hilariously bad animations”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Unplayable, crashes in battles all the time.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you get the same 6 quests over and over. They get dull and predictable.”
Steam review · 22.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Awful controls and camera, I fail and die a lot because of them.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Its a never ending cycle of hire some people, get robbed, be left by yourself to wander around, be robbed again”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
Minimum
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+ Strong nostalgia and charm
− Many bugs and softlocks
analyzed 9 d ago
+ Huge variety of minigames and activities
− Toxic community and NSFW condos
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Great potential and forgiving early-access view
− Overpriced and too rough for early access
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Immense, seamless, realistic universe
− Crashes, bugs and failure to launch
analyzed 4 d ago
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