Stronghold HD (2012)

The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

Stronghold HD (2012) is a real time tactics, city builder and colony sim game developed and published by FireFly Studios.
Released on October 21st 2013 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 9,525 reviews of which 9,106 were positive and 419 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 1.19€ on Steam and has a 70% discount.

The Steam community has classified Stronghold HD (2012) into these genres:

Real Time Tactics City Builder Colony Sim Building Sandbox Medieval Tower Defense Economy Base-Building RTS Strategy 2D Isometric Funny Historical Simulation Open World Atmospheric Resource Management Comedy

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Processor: 1.6GHz equivalent Intel or AMD processor
Memory: 512MB RAM
Video: 64MB video card with hardware Transform & Lighting
Hard Drive: 2.5GB uncompressed free space
Sound: DirectX 7 compatible sound card or higher
Direct X: DirectX 9.0c (included) or higher
Multiplayer: GameRanger software will be installed for mutiplayer matchmaking support

Reviews

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Aug. 2024

Had Stronghold when I was a kid, same as Crusader... Still making it as far as I used to. It just takes longer because I have kids now.

May 2024

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☑ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

April 2024

The game serves as a trailblazer among strategic game series, offering a memorable experience with its enduring elements and a medieval ambiance crafted through fitting environment and music. The narrative and gameplay are commendably tailored to the era of its release, offering a gameplay experience that was well-aligned with the expectations of its time. Despite the presence of some bugs, it is cherished as a nostalgic and quality game that vividly brings to life the player's memories.

Jan. 2024

Another game from my childhood, I highly recommend it. A game that takes you to the Middle Ages. Great game atmosphere. The soundtruck in the game is great and will take you even further to the Middle Ages. The plot is good for such a game, and the graphics are also great.

Dec. 2023

Stronghold HD is the best RTS castle simulator where you have to raise your castle and village, defend it from the attackers and also lay siege onto your enemies! There is a fun 21 mission combat campaign and a shorter 5 mission economic campaign. Also included are a bunch of custom scenarios to challenge your skills. Graphics, game play, sound and music are all top-notch! If you're looking for a medieval castle real-time strategy game then you must play this!

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-70% 3.99€ 1.19€

9.3

9,106

419

Online players

234

Developer

FireFly Studios

Publisher

FireFly Studios

Release 21 Oct 2013

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