Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Old but gold, very good classic RTS.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Firefly Studios2023City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Strategy
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, nicely upscaled remaster of the 2001 castle-builder/RTS classic with a strong campaign and soundtrack. Skip it if you want AI skirmish or already own the HD edition.
Great for
Nostalgic Stronghold fans and newcomers who enjoy solo campaigns mixing economy and castle defense
Main risk
No skirmish vs AI, so replayability ends after the campaigns, and the price feels high for the changes
What players love
Faithful remaster with crisp visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It’s a "respectful restoration" that looks exactly how you remember the game looking, but crisp and sharp on modern monitors.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Engaging castle building and economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Amazing economic management, living world, and great castle building mechanics.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Lots of solo content and new campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“They added raids to free build that is such a HUGE feature”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Classic, timeless, with a soundtrack that has forever raised the bar.”
Steam review · 67.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
No skirmish or AI bots
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“They left out the classic skirmish mode. So no playing on a map where you and the AI have a castle.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Little changed from HD; overpriced
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The UI and navigation screens are a bit crisper. They fixed a couple of bugs. That's it. Don't waste your money.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Bugs and bad pathfinding AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It's the definitely bugged edition, with brand new exclusive bugs.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Unfair economic missions with fires
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“a random fire breaks out of nowhere every 5 minutes and ruins the entire city in 10 seconds”
Steam review · 67.1 h played ↗
Brutal siege missions and time limits
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“missions 15 and 18 are inexcusably horrible”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Ads for other games at launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“They’re now forcing ads for their other games before you even reach the title screen.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-3220 or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGraphics Card with 2GB VRAM (for 1080p) or 3GB VRAM (for 1440p) or 4GB VRAM (for 4k)
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-3220 or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGraphics Card with 2GB VRAM (for 1080p) or 3GB VRAM (for 1440p) or 4GB VRAM (for 4k)
Storage4 GB available space
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