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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2012

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    64*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 3

Localized titles

  • Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Indie*

Game features

  • Multi-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Community tags · historical

  • Medieval*
    Votes · historical
    1,807*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    1,183*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    1,070*
  • Gore*
    Votes · historical
    931*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    876*
  • Swordplay*
    Votes · historical
    666*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    616*
  • PvP*
    Votes · historical
    470*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    377*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    357*
  • Competitive*
    Votes · historical
    340*
  • Team-Based*
    Votes · historical
    325*
  • Hack and Slash*
    Votes · historical
    295*
  • Co-op*
    Votes · historical
    247*
  • Historical*
    Votes · historical
    246*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    243*
  • Class-Based*
    Votes · historical
    237*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    228*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    202*
  • Difficult*
    Votes · historical
    197*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required )*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM. DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    7 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Supported controls: : Keyboard + Mouse, or Xbox 360 controller, Xbox One controller, or compatible XInput controller*
  • macOS · Recommended*
    Operating system
    OS X 10.9.5*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core i7, 2.5 GHz GPU: Nvidia Geforce 750M*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Storage
    7 GB HD space*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Steam OS. (However, other distros with Steam installed should run the game just fine.)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required )*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    ATI Radeon HD 4850, or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT or equivalent. (With respective proprietary drivers). 512MB VRAM.*
    Storage
    7 GB HD space Other Requirements: Steam client + runtime environment. If using open source drivers, S2TC is required to approximate S3TC texture support.*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    22*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Torn Banner Studios

Publishers

  • Torn Banner Studios*

Release history

  • 2012-10-16
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2012-10-16 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2012-10-16*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Oct 16, 2012*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 2 fields
Steam Deck compatibility
Playable*
Steam Deck compatibility
Steam Deck
Compatibility category
Playable*
Specifications 2 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM.*
Windows minimum memory requirement
2* GB
Name
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare*
Release year
2,012*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required)*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM.*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 3 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
beat 'em up
beat 'em up*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
64*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2012-10-16 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2012-10-16*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 4 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
49*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
786* min
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Torn Banner Studios*
DLC count · historical
2*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
5000000 - 10000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
254* min
Metacritic score
79*
Name
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare*
Negative reviews · historical
11,428*
Peak ccu
32*
Positive reviews · historical
54,016*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
4.99*
Publishers
  • Torn Banner Studios*
Recommendations
44,642*
Store release date · historical
Oct 16, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Game website · historical
http://www.tornbanner.com/chivalry*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 16, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
24* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
1,066* min
Ccu
32*
Developer
Torn Banner Studios*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Historical US original list price
2,499* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
24* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
254* min
Name
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare*
Negative reviews · historical
11,428*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
5,000,000 .. 10,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
54,016*
Historical US price
2,499* US cents
Publisher
Torn Banner Studios*
Community tags · historical
  • Medieval*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Action*
  • Gore*
  • First-Person*
  • Swordplay*
  • Violent*
  • PvP*
  • Indie*
  • Third Person*
  • Competitive*
  • Team-Based*
  • Hack and Slash*
  • Co-op*
  • Historical*
  • FPS*
  • Class-Based*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Simulation*
  • Difficult*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Community tags · historical
Medieval
Medieval*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Action
Action*
Gore
Gore*
First-Person
First-Person*
Swordplay
Swordplay*
Violent
Violent*
PvP
PvP*
Indie
Indie*
Third Person
Third Person*
Competitive
Competitive*
Team-Based
Team-Based*
Hack and Slash
Hack and Slash*
Co-op
Co-op*
Historical
Historical*
FPS
FPS*
Class-Based
Class-Based*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Simulation
Simulation*
Difficult
Difficult*
Tags votes
Medieval
Votes · historical
1,807*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
1,183*
Action
Votes · historical
1,070*
Gore
Votes · historical
931*
First-Person
Votes · historical
876*
Swordplay
Votes · historical
666*
Violent
Votes · historical
616*
PvP
Votes · historical
470*
Indie
Votes · historical
377*
Third Person
Votes · historical
357*
Competitive
Votes · historical
340*
Team-Based
Votes · historical
325*
Hack and Slash
Votes · historical
295*
Co-op
Votes · historical
247*
Historical
Votes · historical
246*
FPS
Votes · historical
243*
Class-Based
Votes · historical
237*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
228*
Simulation
Votes · historical
202*
Difficult
Votes · historical
197*
Specifications 6 · 29 fields
Features
  • Multi-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
  • Includes level editor*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Torn Banner Studios*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Indie*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: OS: Steam OS. (However, other distros with Steam installed should run the game just fine.) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850, or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT or equivalent. (With respective proprietary drivers). 512MB VRAM. Hard Drive: 7 GB HD space Other Requirements: Steam client + runtime environment. If using open source drivers, S2TC is required to approximate S3TC texture support. *
macOS requirements
Minimum recommended: OS: OS X 10.9.5 Processor: Intel Core i7, 2.5 GHz GPU: Nvidia Geforce 750M Memory: 4 GB RAM Hard Drive: 7 GB HD space *
Metacritic score
79*
Name
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM. DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 7 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Supported controls:: Keyboard + Mouse, or Xbox 360 controller, Xbox One controller, or compatible XInput controller *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$24.99*
Publishers
  • Torn Banner Studios*
Recommendations total
44,689*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Oct 16, 2012*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese*
Type
game*
Features
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled*
Includes level editor
Includes level editor*
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play on TV*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Operating system
Steam OS. (However, other distros with Steam installed should run the game just fine.)*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required )*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon HD 4850, or Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT or equivalent. (With respective proprietary drivers). 512MB VRAM.*
Storage
7 GB HD space Other Requirements: Steam client + runtime environment. If using open source drivers, S2TC is required to approximate S3TC texture support.*
macOS requirements
macOS · Recommended
Operating system
OS X 10.9.5*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core i7, 2.5 GHz GPU: Nvidia Geforce 750M*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Storage
7 GB HD space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows XP*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz (a dual-core CPU is required )*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher. 512MB VRAM. DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
7 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Supported controls: : Keyboard + Mouse, or Xbox 360 controller, Xbox One controller, or compatible XInput controller*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Oct 16, 2012*
Interface languages
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Specifications 7 · 17 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Action|Indie*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
226*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
22*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,012*
Title
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Indie
Indie*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
22*
Community confidence
good*

* Provisional data