Stronghold: Definitive Edition
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Stronghold HD (2012) on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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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 9,897 reviews of which 9,459 were positive and 438 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
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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
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A classic, RTS, castle management game. I've played it so long ago that almost the only thing I was able to remember was that the back/next buttons in the menu were basically wrists - idk why but I remembered only this detail from the times I played the game in childhood. Playing the military campaign allows to get to know basically everything about mechanics and is not boring at all. Which cannot be said about the economic campaign (that I couldn't get through) - those constant wolves/bears/bandits' attacks are just frustrating and there's no lore to it, just random missions. There's also a map editing tool in the game - you can basically create your own map, which is cool. So all in all, the game (particularly this hd edition) is playable even today and I could recommend it even if you've never played before.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Stronghold HD (2012) is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
No, Stronghold HD (2012) is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Stronghold HD (2012) received 9,459 positive votes out of a total of 9,897 achieving an impressive rating of 9.27.
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Stronghold HD (2012) was developed and published by Firefly Studios.
Yes, Stronghold HD (2012) is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Stronghold HD (2012) is not playable on MacOS.
No, Stronghold HD (2012) is not playable on Linux.
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No, Stronghold HD (2012) does not support VR.
Stronghold HD (2012) offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Stronghold HD (2012) offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Stronghold HD (2012). Explore additional content available for Stronghold HD (2012) on Steam.
No, Stronghold HD (2012) does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Stronghold HD (2012) does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Stronghold 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Stronghold HD (2012).
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106
Developer
Firefly Studios
Publisher
Firefly Studios
Release
21 Oct 2013
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