Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is a military, city builder and real time tactics game developed and published by FireFly Studios.
Released on October 21st 2013 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 19,811 reviews of which 19,346 were positive and 465 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 2.39€ on Steam with a 70% discount.

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

Military City Builder Real Time Tactics Medieval Colony Sim Building War Base-Building Strategy Sandbox Management Real-Time Resource Management Isometric RTS Economy Historical 2D Tower Defense Simulation

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System requirements

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

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 with latest service packs
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.6Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 64MB DirectX 8.1 Compatible
  • DirectX: Version 8.1
  • Storage: 850 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 8.1 Compatible
  • Additional Notes: GameRanger software will be installed for mutiplayer matchmaking support

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May 2025
This game means a lot to me because me and my dad would play it all the time together when I was a child. Thank you Dad for playing this great game with me.
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March 2025
Well well well, what else to say about this other than it being one of the absolute best and fun games ever made. It was part of my childhood and I started playing it back then when I was a noob and even struggled with the 1st missions. Now after so many years and with the help of the community and a team which created the UPC and so much fixes and quality of life improvements, this game truly passed the test of time and is still fun. Especially the aggressive AI mode is what I recommend for people who want a good challenge for completing the skirmish mode. The vanilla version of the AI on some maps is sadly bad. With the UPC 3.0.7 this game becomes even better and can still be highly enjoyed nowadays!
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March 2025
I have probably put several thousand hours into this game if you count all of the hours I spent on it off and on through all 4 years of high school. This was one of my favorite games of all time. My wife still makes jokes about "wood needed" because I think I drove her insane with it. LOL Definitely recommend 110%. This was a blast from the past. Fantastic.
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Dec. 2024
My favorite RTS game ever! Such good memories are tied into this game, we had lots of LAN parties back in the days. North vs South is best map for 4 v 4 gameplay. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful β˜‘ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Donβ€˜t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- β˜‘ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- β˜‘ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- β˜‘ Kids β˜‘ Teens β˜‘ Adults β˜‘ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- β˜‘ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk β˜‘ 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 β˜‘ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- β˜‘ 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 β˜‘ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long β˜‘ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! β˜‘ 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 β˜‘ 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 β˜‘ 10 ---{ Author }--- β˜‘ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template
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Dec. 2024
Best castle simulator game I've played. I had the original game on CD-ROM when it came out. I've played an outrageous number of hours both on and off Steam.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is currently priced at 2.39€ on Steam.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 2.39€ on Steam.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) received 19,346 positive votes out of a total of 19,811 achieving an impressive rating of 9.52.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) was developed and published by FireFly Studios.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is not playable on MacOS.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is not playable on Linux.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) does not currently offer any DLC.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) does not support Steam Remote Play.

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) PEGI 12
-70% 7.99€ 2.39€
9.5
19,346
465
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
780
Developer
FireFly Studios
Publisher
FireFly Studios
Release 21 Oct 2013
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