Mount&Blade: Warband. Warband expands on the original game by introducing a sixth faction, The Sarranid Sultanate, increasing the political options, allowing players to start their own faction, and incorporating multiplayer modes.
Reviews of the game were generally favourable, with the addition of multiplayer the most highly praised element. This anticipated game won many awards, such as a nomination for the "Best Indie Game of the Year". The game places a focus on being mounted on a horse (as the player) and giving orders to one's warband in the field, such as telling archers to hold a position or infantry to use blunt weapons. Mount & Blade on Steam. Mount&Blade. Paradox Interactive lost the Mount & Blade license on January 31st, 2014.[11] Gameplay[edit] Mount & Blade is a single-player, action-oriented role-playing game without any fantasy elements, which takes place in a medieval land named Calradia.
The game features a sandbox gameplay style, in which there is no storyline present. The player is able to join one of the five battling factions, fight as a mercenary, assume the role of an outlaw, or take a neutral side.[5][6][12]