TaleWorlds Entertainment

TaleWorlds Entertainment is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Ankara, Türkiye. Founded in 2005, the studio is best known for the Mount & Blade series, which combines medieval combat, open-ended role-playing and strategic kingdom management. Its work spans PC and consoles, with capabilities covering game development, publishing, engine engineering and ongoing content support.

The company's games bring together individual battlefield action and broader political and military systems. Players participate directly in melee combat while navigating faction relationships, commanding forces and developing their position within a sandbox world. Large-scale real-time battles, combat simulation and support for player-created modifications are central elements of the studio's work.

Building the Mount & Blade series

The original Mount & Blade reached commercial release in September 2008 through a publishing partnership with Paradox Interactive. Mount & Blade: Warband followed in March 2010 as a standalone expansion, adding multiplayer battles, expanded faction politics and refinements to the combat system. Its modding community continued to support the game for more than a decade.

The series subsequently expanded through With Fire & Sword, developed with Sich Studio, and the Napoleonic Wars and Viking Conquest releases, made with Flying Squirrel Entertainment and the Brytenwalda team respectively. These collaborations extended the series into additional historical settings and forms of combat.

Development and publishing

TaleWorlds later moved into self-publishing. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord entered early access in March 2020 before its full release in October 2022 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The Viking-inspired War Sails expansion followed in late 2025, introducing naval combat to the game's medieval setting.

Alongside developing its games, the studio maintains content expansions, community support and modding tools. Its technical capabilities include battlefield artificial intelligence, graphics engineering, console adaptation and optimization, supporting the combination of large battles and open-ended campaign systems that defines its portfolio.