16 Games Like Mount and Blade
The games like Mount and Blade here offer other action, role playing and strategy blends with a focus on medieval themes and realistic medieval combat. Mount & Blade is a popular medieval series with several games in the franchise. The games are predominately focused on the single player experience which takes players through an epic medieval adventure to conquer land through strategy and on the ground combat.
The Mount & Blade titles are all a sandbox experience that give players the freedom to explore and act as they wish within the game world. With minimal or no story elements (depending on the game) players can choose the role that they want to assume, be it a mercenary for hire, an outlaw or siding with one of the available factions.
Players explore and travel the game world on the map screen which uses point and click elements. Once players encounter a foe though the game switches to the battlefield, allowing players to participate in the battle and directly influence the result.
The games like Mount & Blade here focus on providing a similar combat experience to the Mount & Blade series with many of the games here also taking place in a medieval world. The games not in a medieval setting were chosen because of their similar game mechanics (blending strategy with action role playing). This list even includes some free and multiplayer games like Mount & Blade Warband.
Life is Feudal: Your Own
Step into a massive medieval world in Life is Feudal: Your Own that blends combat, crafting, building, sandbox, realistic directional combat and many other mechanics to create an adventure set far into the past. Alternatively explore the much larger world in Life is Feudal: MMO, the MMO variant of the title with different f...[Read Review]
Skyrim
Skyrim is the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls franchise and continues building on the success of the previous games with a large open world, sharp gameplay and plenty of customisation. The storyline of Skyrim has very few links to the previous games and mostly uses game references that won’t take away from the experience if...[Read Review]
Oblivion
Oblivion is part of the Elder Scrolls franchise and is the fourth game in the series. The game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2006 across consoles (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) and computer platforms (Windows). The game has a Game of the Year Edition (highly recommended) which offers the two expansion pa...[Read Review]
Morrowind
Morrowind belongs to the Elder Scrolls series and is the third game in the popular open world fantasy RPG series. The game was released in 2002 and is available on Windows and the Xbox. In this episode of the Elder Scrolls series players will be able to explore the land of Vvardenfell which is a large island within Morrowin...[Read Review]
Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Sid Meier’s Pirates! is an extremely popular game that has players sailing across the seas with plenty of freedom in how you explore the world and the actions you take. The games idea was originally envisioned in 1987 but was remade in 2004 and subsequently released on a wide range of platforms. The game is set in the Carri...[Read Review]
Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War (RTW) is a strategy game that blends turn based strategy with real time elements. It is part of the highly popular and successful Total War series and is available for PC and Mac. The game is the third game in the series and also one of the highest rated among fans and critics. As the name suggests the game ...[Read Review]
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a realistic action based game that lets players battle each other in medieval combat. The game launched in 2012 and has proven to be a very successful multiplayer experience. The game is set in medieval times with each map featuring two warring factions. Your experience in Chivalry: Medieval Wa...[Read Review]
Panzar
Panzar is another one of the MOBA games adopting a third person perspective rather than an isometric one. Like many in the genre it’s a free to play experience and promises plenty of depth. Panzar is set in a game world that simply exists for the lust of war. You’ll join in on this world as four ancient races (orcs, humans,...[Read Review]
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II (PVK) is a free to play action game that uses medieval style combat. The game is actually a modification for Half Life 2 and as such requires a Source game to play (see Steam for the full list of games that meet this requirement). Pirates, Vikings and Knights II focuses on multiplayer gamepla...[Read Review]
Medieval: Total War
Medieval: Total War is the first game in the Total War series to feature a medieval setting and is the second game to be released in the franchise. The game has plenty of improvements over the very first Total War game and offers the same blend of turn based and tactical combat that the series is well known for. For the fan...[Read Review]
Medieval II: Total War
Medieval II: Total War is the second game in the Total War series to take place in a Medieval setting and is the overall fourth game in the highly tactical strategy series. Just like the previous instalments in the series the game combines turn based and real time elements as you make your way across the map through conques...[Read Review]
Knights of Honor
Knights of Honor is a real time strategy game at heart but also offers some large scale empire management as you conquer Europe. With over 100 kingdoms to choose from there are many paths to total conquest on offer. The Europe that you’ll be conquering is split into various provinces which feature cities, farms and even mon...[Read Review]
Conqueror’s Blade
Conquer medieval lands on a grand scale in Conqueror’s Blade a MMO that attempts to bring massive battles (PvE and PvP) into the MMO universe. Your role in this carnage is that of a well trained general which gives a host of unique abilities alongside command of your own upgradeable and customisable troops. Conqueror&...[Read Review]
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc
Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc turns to history for inspiration as players take control of Joan of Arc in her attempt to lead the French in the Hundred Years’ War. With elements of real time strategy and sword swinging action the game has a unique premise. Set in the dark ages of 1337, for those familiar with the time...[Read Review]
Total War: Rome II
Total War: Rome II continues the strategy based Total War series and takes you back to Rome once again with a large number of improvements. The game was released for Windows in late 2013 and takes the Total War series up to 8 games. Total War: Rome II is set during 272 BC with the main campaign spreading 300 years from that...[Read Review]
King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame
King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame blends a number of genres together to create a medieval themed tactical role playing and grand strategy game set in a historical era. Following the exploits of King Arthur and the legends surrounding his life players will step into his shoes and command his army of knights to expand the...[Read Review]