
As of its release, the game is in Early Access, making it a glorified paid beta for anyone who purchases and plays it.

In 2019, it was announced the game would be released sometime in 2020. The game was announced in 2012, with developer TaleWorlds Entertainment remaining relatively tight lipped about the game for most of its production save for the occasional Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord trailer. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord launched on Steam on Maand had a bigger player total than Doom Eternal.


Reddit user u/THEFABLED45 took on a party of Looters in Mount & Blade II: Bannerlordwith a naked character and won.
