steamiqhq
★ Watchlist
Stronghold: Definitive Edition

Game overview

Stronghold: Definitive Edition

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

City Builder Strategy Real Time Tactics Medieval Sandbox
Last tracked players
87
Recorded peak
749
24-hour change
Unavailable
Steam reviews
86% positive
8,681 reviews · via SteamSpy

Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated. Recorded peak is the highest player count observed by SteamIQHQ; earlier records may be outside our coverage.

About this game Read the full description

Relive the glory of Stronghold, the original BAFTA-nominated real-time strategy game, with this new definitive edition of the classic 'castle sim'. Witness the game that started it all, carefully rebuilt using the source artwork, remastered music, returning voice talent and veteran developers of the first entry in this legendary series.

Welcome to the fractured, war-torn frontier of medieval England. With the King betrayed by his treacherous lords and a realm on the brink of collapse, take control of scattered forces and reunite your kingdom against the monstrous Rat, Pig, Snake and Wolf!

Strike down each villainous Lord in missions ranging from breaking sieges and capturing enemy castles to building epic fortresses and repelling enemy assaults. Test the limits of your strategic mind with castle assaults and grand banquets in military and economic campaigns.

Dive into classic RTS and city builder gameplay now elevated with remade graphics, community requested features and remastered music from series maestro Robert L. Euvino. Gather resources, construct mighty castles, protect your townsfolk, manage your gold, raise armies and wage all out war!

Building on its 20 year legacy, Stronghold: Definitive Edition features two classic campaigns told across 26 missions, alongside fresh single player content in the form of a new narrative campaign designed by Firefly Studios founders Simon Bradbury and Eric Ouellette.

Exclusive to the definitive edition, this new 14 mission campaign sees players march across the devastated English hinterland in search of Sir Longarm's captured kin, before venturing beyond the story in a challenging new historical 'Castle Trail' of 10 unique scenarios.

With remade artwork, a higher fidelity soundtrack, full Steam multiplayer support for 8 players, Steam Workshop, modernised gameplay and more, Stronghold: Definitive Edition is the ultimate way to experience the game that started it all. Your kingdom awaits!

  • ZOOM INTO NEW VISUALS remade by the original artists with improved animations, textures and lighting.

  • REMATCH CLASSIC VILLAINS as you hunt The Rat and The Snake in a challenging new 14 mission campaign.

  • BATTLE OLD FRIENDS on Steam with 8 player multiplayer support and extra maps on which to wage war!

  • RELIVE HISTORY in a new Castle Trail with 10 challenging siege scenarios and famous historical fortresses.

  • LOSE YOURSELF in a remastered soundtrack, with fresh recordings from some of the game's original voice actors.

  • CREATE, SHARE & ENJOY new Stronghold community content with Steam Workshop support.

Player activity

Concurrent players over the last 48 hours.

Loading player history?

Price history

Last 30 days ? prices in the selected region?s currency.

Loading price history?
Stronghold 4 Q&A - Your Pressing Questions Answered! Stronghold 4 Has Been Announced! Stronghold: Definitive Edition Update - Security Patch & Improved Soundtrack
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10/11 64 Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3220 or equivalent
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics Card with 2GB VRAM (for 1080p) or 3GB VRAM (for 1440p) or 4GB VRAM (for 4k)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Firefly Studios
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
30
Metacritic
80
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Some source data is stale
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

custom volume controls playable without timed input mouse only option adjustable difficulty save anytime
Structured language support (17)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesYesYes
ItalianYesYesYes
GermanYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesYesYes
CzechYesNoYes
HungarianYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
PolishYesYesYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesYesYes
RussianYesYesYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
ThaiYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
TurkishYesNoYes
UkrainianYesNoYes
Steam store page stale · checked 2026-09-04 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
More analysis Activity patterns, updates & developer tools

Build a competitor report

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 42%
Value Ratio Top 26%

Activity Heatmap

UTC+0 (Your Timezone)
390
Peak Activity
204
Avg Activity
7
Active Hours
5%
Sample coverage
Less Active
More Active
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Sun
Sunday 0:00
No samples
Sunday 1:00
No samples
Sunday 2:00
No samples
Sunday 3:00
No samples
Sunday 4:00
No samples
Sunday 5:00
No samples
Sunday 6:00
175 players · 1 samples
Sunday 7:00
No samples
Sunday 8:00
No samples
Sunday 9:00
No samples
Sunday 10:00
No samples
Sunday 11:00
No samples
Sunday 12:00
No samples
Sunday 13:00
No samples
Sunday 14:00
No samples
Sunday 15:00
No samples
Sunday 16:00
No samples
Sunday 17:00
No samples
Sunday 18:00
No samples
Sunday 19:00
No samples
Sunday 20:00
No samples
Sunday 21:00
No samples
Sunday 22:00
No samples
Sunday 23:00
No samples
Mon
Monday 0:00
No samples
Monday 1:00
No samples
Monday 2:00
No samples
Monday 3:00
No samples
Monday 4:00
No samples
Monday 5:00
No samples
Monday 6:00
No samples
Monday 7:00
No samples
Monday 8:00
No samples
Monday 9:00
No samples
Monday 10:00
No samples
Monday 11:00
182 players · 1 samples
Monday 12:00
No samples
Monday 13:00
No samples
Monday 14:00
239 players · 1 samples
Monday 15:00
No samples
Monday 16:00
No samples
Monday 17:00
No samples
Monday 18:00
No samples
Monday 19:00
No samples
Monday 20:00
No samples
Monday 21:00
No samples
Monday 22:00
No samples
Monday 23:00
No samples
Tue
Tuesday 0:00
No samples
Tuesday 1:00
No samples
Tuesday 2:00
No samples
Tuesday 3:00
No samples
Tuesday 4:00
No samples
Tuesday 5:00
No samples
Tuesday 6:00
No samples
Tuesday 7:00
No samples
Tuesday 8:00
No samples
Tuesday 9:00
No samples
Tuesday 10:00
No samples
Tuesday 11:00
No samples
Tuesday 12:00
No samples
Tuesday 13:00
No samples
Tuesday 14:00
No samples
Tuesday 15:00
No samples
Tuesday 16:00
No samples
Tuesday 17:00
390 players · 1 samples
Tuesday 18:00
No samples
Tuesday 19:00
No samples
Tuesday 20:00
No samples
Tuesday 21:00
No samples
Tuesday 22:00
No samples
Tuesday 23:00
No samples
Wed
Wednesday 0:00
No samples
Wednesday 1:00
No samples
Wednesday 2:00
No samples
Wednesday 3:00
No samples
Wednesday 4:00
No samples
Wednesday 5:00
No samples
Wednesday 6:00
No samples
Wednesday 7:00
87 players · 1 samples
Wednesday 8:00
No samples
Wednesday 9:00
No samples
Wednesday 10:00
No samples
Wednesday 11:00
No samples
Wednesday 12:00
No samples
Wednesday 13:00
No samples
Wednesday 14:00
No samples
Wednesday 15:00
No samples
Wednesday 16:00
No samples
Wednesday 17:00
No samples
Wednesday 18:00
No samples
Wednesday 19:00
No samples
Wednesday 20:00
No samples
Wednesday 21:00
No samples
Wednesday 22:00
No samples
Wednesday 23:00
No samples
Thu 📍
Thursday 0:00
No samples
Thursday 1:00
No samples
Thursday 2:00
No samples
Thursday 3:00
No samples
Thursday 4:00
142 players · 1 samples
Thursday 5:00
No samples
Thursday 6:00
No samples
Thursday 7:00
No samples
Thursday 8:00
No samples
Thursday 9:00
No samples
Thursday 10:00
No samples
Thursday 11:00
No samples
Thursday 12:00
No samples
Thursday 13:00
No samples
Thursday 14:00
No samples
Thursday 15:00
No samples
Thursday 16:00
No samples
Thursday 17:00
No samples
Thursday 18:00
No samples
Thursday 19:00
No samples
Thursday 20:00
No samples
Thursday 21:00
No samples
Thursday 22:00
No samples
Thursday 23:00
No samples
Fri
Friday 0:00
No samples
Friday 1:00
No samples
Friday 2:00
No samples
Friday 3:00
No samples
Friday 4:00
No samples
Friday 5:00
No samples
Friday 6:00
100 players · 1 samples
Friday 7:00
No samples
Friday 8:00
No samples
Friday 9:00
No samples
Friday 10:00
No samples
Friday 11:00
No samples
Friday 12:00
No samples
Friday 13:00
No samples
Friday 14:00
No samples
Friday 15:00
No samples
Friday 16:00
262 players · 1 samples
Friday 17:00
No samples
Friday 18:00
No samples
Friday 19:00
No samples
Friday 20:00
No samples
Friday 21:00
267 players · 1 samples
Friday 22:00
No samples
Friday 23:00
No samples
Sat
Saturday 0:00
No samples
Saturday 1:00
No samples
Saturday 2:00
No samples
Saturday 3:00
No samples
Saturday 4:00
No samples
Saturday 5:00
No samples
Saturday 6:00
No samples
Saturday 7:00
No samples
Saturday 8:00
No samples
Saturday 9:00
No samples
Saturday 10:00
No samples
Saturday 11:00
No samples
Saturday 12:00
No samples
Saturday 13:00
No samples
Saturday 14:00
No samples
Saturday 15:00
No samples
Saturday 16:00
No samples
Saturday 17:00
No samples
Saturday 18:00
No samples
Saturday 19:00
No samples
Saturday 20:00
No samples
Saturday 21:00
No samples
Saturday 22:00
No samples
Saturday 23:00
No samples

Developer Analytics

Loading competitors...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the recorded Steam price for Stronghold: Definitive Edition?
The last observed Steam price for Stronghold: Definitive Edition is $14.99. Check Steam for current pricing and availability.
What genre is Stronghold: Definitive Edition?
Stronghold: Definitive Edition is a Simulation, Strategy game.
Who developed Stronghold: Definitive Edition?
Stronghold: Definitive Edition was developed by Firefly Studios and published by Firefly Studios.
What platforms does Stronghold: Definitive Edition support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

Related Games