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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Complex economy and production management” (28 of 76 reviews) and “Hundreds of hours replay entertainment value” (5); the most common complaint is “Unbalanced late-game mission difficulty” (5). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“One of the best RTS games ever made. The core game itself is still just as good as it always was. Stronghold 2 remains one of the most unique and enjoyable castle-building RTS games ever made. But there is one…”
5 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“A great game I keep coming back too”
“i like every thing about this game ....been playing for a long time still i want to play bit more.”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“It is as simple or hard as you make it. It has aged pretty well. Love this game.”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“It's great. Recently updated for free with achievements and bug fixes.”
5 of the 76 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game force you to attack strongholds with a tiny army. And the control is junk, troops get stuck in the stairwells. The rule is, if you don't have absolute advantage, like 1000 against 100, you should NOT attack in…”
“Silly, dated, poor difficulty balancing in the campaign, but very fun.”
“I got stuck on the one not even half way through the game, its almost impossible, so I gave it up. I don't like scenarios that are castle rush and all your guys get killed even on easy? Balance issues aside its still a…”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Used to love the Strongholds series as a kid. But now I see it haven't aged very well. Most of the gameplay itself is fine, but there are two major factors why I give it a negative review and its the AI. It's either…”
“The game force you to attack strongholds with a tiny army. And the control is junk, troops get stuck in the stairwells. The rule is, if you don't have absolute advantage, like 1000 against 100, you should NOT attack in…”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 76 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the best RTS games ever made. The core game itself is still just as good as it always was. Stronghold 2 remains one of the most unique and enjoyable castle-building RTS games ever made. But there is one…”
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Pros: ✅ More serious, economy focused gameplay. ✅ Two decently long campaigns + conquest trail (siege campaign). ✅ Cool estate system. ✅ Multiplayer. ✅ Achievements. Cons: ❌ Graphics have aged poorly (though it still looks better than Stronghold 3). ❌ Gong management simulator.…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“I can't count the hours I spent playing this, growing up. It's still great 21 years later.”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played“I remember being really impressed as a kid when the series transitioned into full 3D. Visually, though, I think the classic 2D style fit the series much better. Despite that, this is probably the strongest entry in the franchise when it comes to the variety of production chains…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New Coop Trailer & Next Fest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXejCnia8tc Good tidings, Sire! Steam Next Fest is now live and with it our second public demo for Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition. Showcasing the latest fixes,
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Medieval · Colony Sim · Sandbox · Building · Management · Economy · War · Military · Strategy · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Official site | http://fireflyworlds.com/stronghold2/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel or AMD Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Video Card DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space