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Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Battle Brothers is a strategy, rpg and medieval game developed by Overhype Studios and published by Overhype Studios and Hooded Horse.
Released on March 24th 2017 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 24,329 reviews of which 21,455 were positive and 2,874 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.49€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Battle Brothers into these genres:

Strategy RPG Medieval Open World Turn-Based Tactics Turn-Based Strategy Character Customization War Sandbox Tactical Simulation Action Tactical RPG Turn-Based Combat Replay Value Moddable Turn-Based Singleplayer Historical Adventure

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Processor: 1.2 Ghz
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card with 512 MB
Storage: 1500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Make sure your video drivers are up-to-date!

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2026

Best game ever made. I have over 1000 hours in Battle Brothers, and I still keep coming back. Very few games manage to stay interesting for that long, but Battle Brothers does it effortlessly. No matter how many campaigns I start, there is always another company to build, another disaster to survive, and another story to create. What makes it so special is how perfectly all of its systems come together. The combat is brutal, tactical, and incredibly rewarding. Every battle matters, every mistake can cost you a beloved brother, and every victory feels earned. The game constantly forces you to make difficult decisions, and that tension is what makes it unforgettable. But what truly makes Battle Brothers stand above everything else is the atmosphere. It has personality, grit, and a world that feels alive without needing flashy presentation. The soundtrack, the writing, the events, the backgrounds of your men, the injuries, the permanent losses — it all creates stories that feel personal. You do not just play a campaign, you remember it. It is also one of the rare games where failure makes it better. Losing a veteran brother hurts. Watching a campaign collapse because of one bad fight hurts. And yet that is exactly why the highs feel so good. The game respects your intelligence, does not hold your hand, and rewards patience, planning, and adaptation. After more than 1000 hours, I can honestly say this is the best game ever made. Not because it is the biggest or the flashiest, but because it delivers something almost no other game can: endless replayability, meaningful challenge, and unforgettable emergent stories. Masterpiece.

Feb. 2026

People think this is a Strategy RPG. They are wrong. This is a Crisis Management Simulator. You start with hope and gold. Five days later, you are managing PMC 'The Bums' - a corporate entity where a hired peasant costs less than the bandage used to save him. This game taught me that heroism is a liability. I developed a doctrine: "Lucrum ex Nihilo" (Profit from Nothing). Don't buy armor. Loot it from dead enemies. Don't save soldiers. Amortize them. If a recruit survives three battles, he earns a name. If not, he was just a 'walking shield'. 10/10 Asset Management. (Based on my Ironman run/story on Royal Road: Lucrum ex Nihilo:The Corporate Grimdark) https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/144454/lucrum-ex-nihilo-the-corporate-grimdark https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3650942719

Jan. 2026

Liking this game is like learning to like a cat. It doesn't want to be interacted with and it will hurt you if you get too close. Once you begin to understand it however and change the way you approach it; a whole new world gets opened to you. A world where your best merc will be one shotted by a 10% because you remember its still a cat at the end of the day. That's Battle Brothers BABY!!

Dec. 2025

This is a wonderfully difficult and brutally consequence-filled game that will keep you loving it for years. It has strategy, the ability for your characters to improve (and die ignomiously), and never gets old from a challenge standpoint. Every game really is different, even though there are, of course, always similarities between them. Further, the developers are STILL improving it, with a new beta coming out just this week! I cannot recommend Battle Brothers highly enough.

Sept. 2025

this is the best game i have ever played. i have put in 1429 hours into this game at the time of writing and i still turn to it when other games get old. battle brothers is my rock. when everything else goes wrong in life, i know that i can at least rely on battle brothers to distract me from my struggles.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Battle Brothers is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Battle Brothers is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Battle Brothers received 21,455 positive votes out of a total of 24,329 achieving a rating of 8.64.

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Battle Brothers was developed by Overhype Studios and published by Overhype Studios and Hooded Horse.

Battle Brothers is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Battle Brothers is not playable on MacOS.

Battle Brothers is not playable on Linux.

Battle Brothers is a single-player game.

There are 9 DLCs available for Battle Brothers. Explore additional content available for Battle Brothers on Steam.

Battle Brothers does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Battle Brothers supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Battle Brothers is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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