Mount & Blade vs Mount & Blade: Warband vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord vs Hytale

Side-by-side breakdown of reviews, playtime, current prices, and buy/wait/skip verdicts.

Compare	Mount & Blade	Mount & Blade: Warband	Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord	Hytale
Release year	2008	2010	2020	2026
Genres	Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator	Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator	Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy	Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms	PC (Microsoft Windows)	PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac	Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5	Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Metacritic	65	69	80	80
User rating	69%	77%	79%	85%
Avg. playtime	—	—	—	—
Best price	$2.30$9.99 Newegg	$4.60$19.99 Newegg	$25.00$49.99 GreenManGaming	—
Discount	-77%	-77%	-50%	—
Lowest tracked	$8.39	$5.00	—	—
Developer	Taleworlds	Taleworlds	Taleworlds	Hypixel Studios
Publisher	Paradox Interactive	Paradox Interactive	Taleworlds, Prime Matter	Hypixel Studios
Buy / Wait / Skip	WaitMixed reviews — check gameplay first	WaitMixed reviews — check gameplay first	BuyStrong reviews	BuyStrong reviews