MORDHAU

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 269 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 178 out of 269
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 269
  3. Negative: 43 out of 269

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  1. Dyarkulus
    Apr 30, 2019
    10
    The medieval warfare game we were all waiting for.
    A must buy for 20 euros.
  2. SKULLGUY1313
    Jun 11, 2021
    0
    Played for almost 800 hours, frustrating unfun 99% of the time, high level gameplay is extremely unfun. Do not recommend. Game mechanics are a joke even when mastered don't waste your time on the game, its a spammy mess. Combat is unrewarding, unrealistic video game meta dependent. Unintuitive, tactically pointless. Shows how far away video game of this genre are from something rewardingPlayed for almost 800 hours, frustrating unfun 99% of the time, high level gameplay is extremely unfun. Do not recommend. Game mechanics are a joke even when mastered don't waste your time on the game, its a spammy mess. Combat is unrewarding, unrealistic video game meta dependent. Unintuitive, tactically pointless. Shows how far away video game of this genre are from something rewarding for more serious players that aren't simply looking to speak a video games pointless meta language.

    Devs are also Sh** (basically a meme in the playerbase), I finally uninstalled on Chiv 2's release after being kicked by an official server admin/playtester for messing around. Game also has huge racist playerbase and no black/dark skin options.

    Joke of a game from start to finish.    … Expand
  3. Zidlont
    May 13, 2019
    10
    Very exciting online game with a bunch of cool chips, detailed configuration of characters, weapons. And most importantly, the most interesting fights - there are always unusual situations, memorable for its gaiety.

    In General, highly recommend. There is limitless potential to develop your fighting skills with a bunch of weapons and fighting styles. Often come across interesting    Very exciting online game with a bunch of cool chips, detailed configuration of characters, weapons. And most importantly, the most interesting fights - there are always unusual situations, memorable for its gaiety.

    In General, highly recommend. There is limitless potential to develop your fighting skills with a bunch of weapons and fighting styles. Often come across interesting opponents to fight a pleasure!    … Expand
  4. DirtyDeeds4Free
    Feb 13, 2020
    0
    The game is broken. I've earned money and points and then spend them for gear and guess what, it shows I bought it when I was buying but I don't have it! Neither for my Horde/BR soldier nor the one I've created. And I can't even get e refund for this pile of **** because bought it on G2A and they don't care if you have any issues with the game.
  5. death12123
    May 21, 2019
    9
    Incredibly fun game with many weapons and options to choose from.
    Somewhat grindy but it pays off and you unlock everything in no time.
    From Battle Royale to classic Capture with objectives and Survival mode. Such a basic concept yet anyone can pick it up and still be a competitive game at the same time. Mordhau falls on that line easy to pick up, harder to master. One of the best    Incredibly fun game with many weapons and options to choose from.
    Somewhat grindy but it pays off and you unlock everything in no time.
    From Battle Royale to classic Capture with objectives and Survival mode. Such a basic concept yet anyone can pick it up and still be a competitive game at the same time.
    Mordhau falls on that line easy to pick up, harder to master.
    One of the best games I've played this generation and one I've already sunk plenty of hours into and that's hard to do these days. Not to mention everything in-game you can unlock free of charge and there's lots of options.

    The only real negatives being the servers aren't exactly the best but that normally happens at nighttime when playing on servers not in US.
    Incredibly done game right here and if you haven't picked it up and are looking for another multiplayer fun game to kill time? This is the choice right here. Don't blame me if you get addicted though.    … Expand
  6. f32jk
    Jul 6, 2020
    3
    TL DR: Mordhau is a niche game, with a very specific target audience and criminally inhospitable to new players. Loads of gameplay, network, performance issues, each one individually is enough for me to decide it was a bad purchase.

    I was under the impression this was a casual friendly game. It's the exact opposite. Mordhau has to be the most beginner hostile game ever. That's because    TL DR: Mordhau is a niche game, with a very specific target audience and criminally inhospitable to new players. Loads of gameplay, network, performance issues, each one individually is enough for me to decide it was a bad purchase.

    I was under the impression this was a casual friendly game. It's the exact opposite. Mordhau has to be the most beginner hostile game ever. That's because the majority of it's player base, are veterans with long experience on this genre, put against first timers. No matchmaking system whatsoever! So if a beginner makes it past that 0.3 k/d ratio streak for days, going from spawn to his death over and over, good for him. Most don't.
    They implemented those awful mechanics, known as dragging and accelerating which manipulate the swing animation making it impossible to read and counter. In addition, manipulated animations look absolutely ridiculous. High end players will twist their spines while facing the ground and somehow still put that blade between your eyes. They will spam the laugh emote while at it.
    In regards of performance, I had to turn everything off and lower every setting, in order to not sink under 60 fps (midrange PC). But I still get some awful stutters during combat. Network issues are present as well, which according to the community, are completely ignored. In my case things are even worse. Even though I live in EU, the closest server is far from close, keeping my ping way above 80ms most of the times.
    Don't get fooled by the no micro transactions, no paid dlcs bait. Most of the beginners/ casuals quit after 40 hours of gameplay.    … Expand
  7. Butlerbandit
    May 10, 2021
    0
    Have > 200 hours in the game. Over a year ago they "reworked" shield mechanics, and they have been pretty terrible ever since. In order to raise held shield block, the player must hold the 'change weapon mode' button (default R) for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, this is also the "throw your weapon button". There is no way to change this.
  8. Alecj
    Jul 2, 2019
    10
    A wonderfully fun time in medieval combat. Definitely worth the money if you enjoy games like Chivalry or fast paced melee combat.

    Support this game!
  9. Valera-belorus
    May 16, 2019
    10
    Берешь экю в левую руку, в правую хватаешься рапиру и отправляешься нагибаться.)
  10. bimjosgravy
    Jan 20, 2020
    1
    Over engineering at its worst. This game tries to take you back in time and put you in these battles but in reality it just feels like you clumsily wave a sword around until someone lands a hit between what feels like hours of trading blocks. Awesome idea, i would love to like this game, but i just can't.
  11. A1ucard
    Jun 17, 2020
    10
    Шикарная и атмосферная игра! есть варианты как просто повеселиться,посмеяться и расслабится в массовых зарубах, так и оттачивать мастерство меча в дуэлях. Этой игры мне очень не хватало, слишком много расплодилось попсовых пустых купленных, распиаренных проектов, типа овервоч "пиу-пиу стайл". Да детишки быстро сгорят в мордхау, но сильные духом добьются успеха и будут получать наслаждение!Шикарная и атмосферная игра! есть варианты как просто повеселиться,посмеяться и расслабится в массовых зарубах, так и оттачивать мастерство меча в дуэлях. Этой игры мне очень не хватало, слишком много расплодилось попсовых пустых купленных, распиаренных проектов, типа овервоч "пиу-пиу стайл". Да детишки быстро сгорят в мордхау, но сильные духом добьются успеха и будут получать наслаждение! ведь сложная победа слаще в разы!… Expand
  12. TiredAlfred
    Dec 29, 2021
    1
    MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will ex
  13. Faegir
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    Cringe update, my suspension of disbelief can only go so far.
    I really expected better of ye devs.
  14. ezay
    May 4, 2019
    10
    By far the best slasher game around. Don't let players that have zero experience on the genre discourage you, all the veterans from Chivalry will tell you this game is the real deal.
  15. Supertester
    May 9, 2019
    10
    Best game I've played in many years. Makes me feel like a child again. Whenever I hit with my sword, I seem to move my whole body. It doesn't happen quite often with video games anymore that you're so in the game
  16. StrikerFIN
    May 2, 2019
    10
    Chivalry spiritual successor. Basically better in every way. They have some server issues, because they didn't prepare to be Steam #12 most played game with 34K peak players. So the servers are severely overloaded. They are in process of getting more server capacity, but you might want to hold off a few days.

    Oh btw, first Unreal 4 indie game that I've seen, that doesn't run like garbage
  17. AcerolaOrion
    Jul 7, 2019
    0
    No skill based matchmaking. The game just throws players together at random.
    No penalty for teamkilling,harass, griefing (e.g. blocking the only base exit of your own team with fire).
    Some settings in the keybindings literally dont work as intended. Literally - you bind it - but it doesnt do what it says in the settings. Lacks all infrastructure youd expect from an online multiplayer    No skill based matchmaking. The game just throws players together at random.
    No penalty for teamkilling,harass, griefing (e.g. blocking the only base exit of your own team with fire).
    Some settings in the keybindings literally dont work as intended. Literally - you bind it - but it doesnt do what it says in the settings.

    Lacks all infrastructure youd expect from an online multiplayer game in 2019.
    The only people who enjoy it are the ones who bought at release and have been playing every day since --> ez noobfarming simulator.    … Expand
  18. ArkAngel_97
    May 13, 2019
    10
    Most fun I've had in online games in years. I love the modes and classes you can make. Pick this up and try it if you are on the fence.
  19. Jorvan
    May 1, 2019
    10
    Mordhau, is currently the best medieval fighin game at market, despite major bugs sometimes like progress block or connection issues, but both are fixed by now. All the negative revievs are just ppl who got beaten by bugs, which are getting constantly repaired.
  20. LightofJudgment
    May 1, 2019
    10
    Mordhau stands at the pinnacle of its genre. It's complex combat system is unlike anything I've ever seen. The controls are tight and intuitive, the feeling of getting a kill grants a deep visceral satisfaction. Losing a fight never feels cheap, mistakes are punished and if you were paying attention you can probably pinpoint what those mistakes are.
  21. CPooks
    May 11, 2019
    10
    If you enjoy carnage, memes and getting gud then this is the game for you. Mordhau is extremely fine-tuned and polished, and with mods coming in the future you will have endless hours of enjoyment.
  22. nurii29
    Sep 27, 2020
    0
    1-get the "game" for 50 bucks
    2-ınstall the "game"
    3-try to play
    4-get oneshot™ in 3 seconds
    5-try again
    6-get oneshot™ by your teammate
    7-uninstall the "game"
  23. Zaker
    May 11, 2019
    10
    excellent, perfect combat system, best horse riding since mount and blade, must have
  24. ConjuredCounter
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    This is my favorite game of 2019 so far, i love the combat and the customization of this game.
  25. DasBaum
    Dec 21, 2020
    0
    ****

    Lags and bugs, bad combat and boring maps.
    If you want to buy it, dont do it, buy chiv or wait for chiv 2, but dont play this **** game.
  26. muzmuz
    May 2, 2019
    9
    An equally frustrating and immersive multiplayer slasher, Mordhau scratches that realistic medieval war itch, and does a great job at that. Not to mention its amazing character creation that lets you create multiple kinds of mercenaries to suit your play style, there's no way you won't feel engaged. While the game somehow launched at a rocky start in the technical department, I wouldAn equally frustrating and immersive multiplayer slasher, Mordhau scratches that realistic medieval war itch, and does a great job at that. Not to mention its amazing character creation that lets you create multiple kinds of mercenaries to suit your play style, there's no way you won't feel engaged. While the game somehow launched at a rocky start in the technical department, I would definitely say this game is a must buy especially for its price.… Expand
  27. ksi2018
    Sep 5, 2020
    0
    This game needs more inclusivity. Making an option to change skin color should take a day to implement. The setting is in a fantastical country and medieval Europe wasn't all white. There really is no excuse for this and it has made the game attract a number of racist. Overall the game is like an improved version of chiv. The lack of inclusivity really holds this game back.
  28. Kekkerinekkeri
    May 26, 2019
    10
    Its great fun and succeeds at what it does. Easy to get into and very hard to master.
  29. Black-Templar
    May 13, 2019
    10
    This is the best 25 bucks spent in a video-game so far in this year!

    *Rest in peace Robert*
  30. woodscoop
    May 12, 2019
    8
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#59 Best PC Game of 2019
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#51 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#51 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 2, 2019
    72
    Mordhau is basically two games in one: on one hand, it has a complex fighting system with feints, ripostes and so on. On the other – you can forget about all that fancy dueling stuff and just charge in with your halberd, hoping to chop off a few heads before losing your own. [Issue#239, p.62]
  2. Game Informer
    Jun 28, 2019
    85
    Mordhau is not for those who want a multiplayer experience that’s easy to drop into and utterly destroy foes. However, the joy of mastering its challenging system as well as memorable moments of violent ballet make these engrossing battles unique.
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  3. GameSpot
    Jun 18, 2019
    80
    Mordhau is tough, violent, beautiful, and doesn't pull its punches. Despite an intense learning curve that could be better alleviated with more tutorials or better practice tools, its supreme swordplay and combat mechanics eventually outshine any initial frustration. The scale of battle is overwhelming and chaotic, but there's a definite sense to all the nonsense that, once you uncover it, gives you an incredible rush every time you go toe-to-toe with the enemy--even if you don't come out the other side intact.
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