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Mordhau

Mordhau is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

82 29 April 2019

Mordhau is a fighting developed by Triternion, released 29 April 2019 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Mordhau is

Mordhau is a fighting game developed by Triternion and released in 2019. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mordhau is a multiplayer medieval hack and slash fighting game developed by the independent Slovenian studio Triternion, with a prominent aspect of skill-based competitive play and customization. It features a combat system emphasizing hand-to-hand combat, loosely based on historical techniques such as feints, redirection, and alternative use of weapons. Other features include ranged weapons, siege engines and mounted combat. The game was released on 29 April 2019 for Windows via Steam. Versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S were released on 12 July 2023.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Mordhau holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 66 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 - 4670 or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 40GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Mordhau launched on 29 April 2019, within three weeks of Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Anno 1800 and Katana Zero. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Days Gone, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Anno 1800, Katana Zero.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Mordhau — frequently asked questions

When did Mordhau come out?
Mordhau was released on 29 April 2019 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Mordhau?
At minimum, Mordhau needs Intel Core i5 - 4670 or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD equivalent graphics, 40 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Mordhau?
The PC version needs about 40 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("40 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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