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Stronghold: Warlords

Stronghold: Warlords

Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!

Released Mar 9, 2021 Developer Firefly Studios Platforms Windows City BuilderReal Time TacticsColony SimBuildingSandbox
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (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.

65.0%positive5,005 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Stronghold: Warlords is an interesting attempt to push the series in a new direction without abandoning what made it appealing in the first place. At its core, it still delivers the familiar satisfaction of building up a fortress, securing resources, and preparing for war, but…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Folks, this is on sale for 3.99 right now. You'd be crazy to pass over it. This solid entry in the franchise takes you to Asia where you will have new buildings and supply chains such as making silk clothes for your populace, and new units such as blow-darts and fireworks…”

— a player, Steam review · 72 hrs played
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“[h1]You know what killed the Stronghold game? Optimization.[/h1][hr][/hr] After Stronghold 2 and then 3, we meet Stronghold: Crusader 2. That's where the fall of Firefly Studio began. Year after year, we met Warlords. The end of an era where Stronghold fans started crumbling…”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:43 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

38playing at last check
8324-hour peak
4,122all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1.1k avg · Mar 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

102achievements
2.5%median completion
0.4%rarest: Statistics
84.3% of players 51.9% of players 51.0% of players 47.3% of players 38.4% of players 38.4% of players 35.4% of players 34.1% of players 28.0% of players 27.8% of players 24.7% of players 22.2% of players 21.9% of players 19.7% of players 19.2% of players 16.6% of players 15.5% of players 14.3% of players 14.2% of players 13.0% of players 12.7% of players 12.5% of players 12.2% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 11.0% of players 10.3% of players 10.1% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.2% of players 5.4% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 84.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.3%Occupation — Conquer a Warlord Militarily
51.9%Trusted General — Upgrade a Warlord to level 6
51.0%Tragedy — Kill 1000 units
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Statistics — Kill 1,000,000 units
0.5%Expendables — Defeat a team of Sun Tzu, Fu Hao, Kublai Khan and Yoritomo, all on Extreme, in a match.
0.5%Smells Like Green Spirit — Achieve a +15 Spirit popularity bonus with 250 or more active buildings

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.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-13
US39.99 USD
EU34.99 EUR
UK29.99 GBP
Australia54.99 AUD
Canada44.99 CAD
Japan3,980 JPY
Brazil79.99 BRL
China139.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$16 China Japan Canada Australia EU UK US≈$40

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 tagsCity Builder · Real Time Tactics · Colony Sim · Building · Sandbox · Medieval · Military · Economy · War · Management · Strategy · Base-Building (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean, Polish * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese * , Thai, Vietnamese *
Achievements102
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.strongholdwarlords.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 Processor: Intel i5-3330 3.0Ghz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 (2 GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Stronghold: Warlords - Special Edition requires 9 GB of available space