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Stronghold 3 Gold

Stronghold 3 Gold

Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!

Released May 25, 2012 Developer Firefly Studios Platforms Windows StrategyCity BuilderMedievalSimulationRTS
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

32.5%positive4,653 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“good”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 32 found this helpful

“[h1]Pros:[/h1] ✅ [b]Trading cards and a points shop.[/b] [h1]Cons:[/h1] ❌ [b]Feels rushed and worse than previous installments in almost every aspect.[/b] ❌ [b]Due to the color palette and overall look, it appears worse than Stronghold 2.[/b] ❌ [b]Weak AI that can be easily…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“No Custom game mode/Skirmish mode with ai bots. its all crappy single player story mode missions. not worth the price DO NOT BUY.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

14playing at last check
4724-hour peak
1,403all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 321 avg · Jul 2012

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US29.99 USD
EU27.99 EUR
UK22.99 GBP
Australia39.99 AUD
Canada32.99 CAD
Japan2,980 JPY
Brazil55.99 BRL
China88.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$11 China Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$32

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 07, 2025
Crusader: DE - Update & DLC 1 Reveals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn98HHTPl4k With your help Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has charged into the breach and emerged from its launch victorious! The response from fans has been n

Jul 16, 2025
Stronghold Crusader: DE - Out Now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZanPPwupPz4 The time is NOW, Sire! The long march is finally over and your forces have finally arrived at our divine destination - Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Editi

Jul 03, 2025
Stronghold Crusader: DE - Roadmap Reveal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71UzpnLOH7U Updates and DLC To Add New Lords, Customisation and More! Good Day, Sire! Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is now less than two weeks from launch, so

Jun 09, 2025
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

May 23, 2025
Feature Spotlight: 10k Unit Cap, Mosques & More!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6TBaUA8QQ Good morrow, my liege! After 150,000 demo downloads, three times as many as Stronghold: Definitive Edition... We have channelled thousands of your Stronghol

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · City Builder · Medieval · Simulation · RTS · Resource Management · Multiplayer · Historical · Base-Building · Singleplayer · Sandbox · Open World (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish * , Russian * *
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.fireflyworlds.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 Processor: Dual Core CPU – 2.0GHZ Memory: 2GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB space free Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card