# Mordhau

> Triternion’s medieval combat game reached a Steam peak of 60,204 simultaneous players.

- Owner: Triternion
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2019-04-29
- Peak date: Week of May 8, 2019
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 56 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Underdog, Controversy

## Summary

Mordhau launched on Steam and appeared in independent gameplay videos and streams. Triternion reported nearly half a million sales in its first week. The audience surge overwhelmed servers; later press covered chat abuse and the studio’s response.

## Timeline

- 2017-03-05 — Triternion / mar0x (Open web) — Triternion announced a March 8 Kickstarter, asked fans to tell friends, and planned trailer, GIF and gameplay promotion.
- 2017-04-07 — Marko Grgurovič / Kickstarter backers (Open web) — Mordhau's Kickstarter closed with 4,375 backers and $298,608 pledged against $80,000, before its 2019 Steam release.
- 2019-04-11 — Triternion / NoFrag (Press) — Triternion told NoFrag it planned to handle PR and marketing during launch week.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/mordhau

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Mordhau.” Case HIS-00303. Spread Score v1.2: 56/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00303