Atmospheric graphics and weather
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The atmosphere is so incredible.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Stronghold 3 Gold
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 32%Mostly Negative · 32%Firefly Studios2012City Builder · Strategy · Simulation
−90%$29.99$2.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, atmospheric but unfinished Stronghold with a decent campaign, tiny maps, buggy pathfinding and walls, and no skirmish vs AI. Skip it at full price.
Great for
Series fans who like campaigns and castle atmosphere and can buy it at a deep discount
Main risk
Buggy, stripped-down game with no skirmish vs AI, unlike Stronghold 2 or Crusader
What players love
Fun campaigns and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The campaigns are fun and each chapter has a distinct vibe to it.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Fine now after patches and when on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“it's rock solid stable so far. The patches have worked”
Steam review · 26.9 h played ↗
Great music and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“that soundtrack is amazing!!!!”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
Free-form building and castle crafting
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“finally, you are not restricted to build in boxes and you can rotate every building as you like”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
No skirmish or AI opponents
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“READ: YOU CANNOT PLAY AGAINST COMPUTER OPPONENTS!!!”
Steam review · 70.2 h played ↗
Stripped down versus Stronghold 2
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This is Stronghold 2, but missing all the good stuff.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Crashes and broken saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“90 minutes playing, 3 force close.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Buggy units and pathfinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game still has issues with unit pathing getting stuck on bridges, gates, walls etc.”
Steam review · 49.5 h played ↗
Unfinished, tiny maps, dark visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“At night it's pitch dark — you can't see ♥♥♥♥, man.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Clunky wall and building placement
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The worst part is how fiddly building can be, particularly with walls”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10/11
ProcessorDual Core CPU – 2.0GHZ
Memory2GB RAM
Graphics256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better
Storage5 GB space free
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10/11
Processor1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory4GB RAM
Graphics512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
Storage5 GB space free
OSWindows 7/8/10/11
ProcessorDual Core CPU – 2.0GHZ
Memory2GB RAM
Graphics256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better
Storage5 GB space free
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