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Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — PvP. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a melee combat game released in 2022, 88% positive on Steam (264,391 reviews), with 14,477 playing right now. $49.99 on Steam.

PvPSingle-player tooFighting · Melee combat

How to play Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord with a friend: Bannerlord Together

The single-player campaign for two: each player runs their own party while towns, battles and diplomacy sync. The game's own multiplayer is battles only. The game is multiplayer on its own; this is the community layer people use on top of it.

Players
2
Modes
co-op
Status
Beta — playable, rough edges, expect bugs
You need
Steam Workshop; one host
Price
Free

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A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle…

How Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Partial controller support
Mods
Steam Workshop

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Medieval, Strategy, Open World, RPG, War, Sandbox, Multiplayer, Singleplayer

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Quick answers

Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord co-op?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Single-player too.
Does Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord have PvP?
Yes, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord to play together?
Yes. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
About 14,477 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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