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The Stronghold Collection
Enjoy the complete medieval experience in The Stronghold Collection, featuring five real-time strategy games. Create and defend your castle stronghold as you expand your lands, survey the castle life in your domain, host great jousting festivals and feasts, or conduct public executions to keep the p
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[h1]Pros:[/h1] ✅ [b]More serious, economy focused gameplay.[/b] ✅ [b]Two decently long campaigns + conquest trail (siege campaign).[/b] ✅ [b]Cool estate system.[/b] ✅ [b]Multiplayer.[/b] ✅ [b]Achievements.[/b] [h1]Cons:[/h1] ❌ [b]Graphics have aged poorly (though it still looks…”
— 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 playedPrice tracking
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | 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 · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 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/reg;: DirectX 9.0c (included) or higher