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Stronghold 3 Gold cover art

Stronghold 3 Gold

Firefly Studios · 2012-05-25

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 25, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 25, 2011 (Mac), Oct 25, 2011 (Linux)

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!

Stronghold 3 Gold is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2012, priced at $2.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Negative sentiment (33% of 4864 reviews).

7
playing now
33%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
52/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
47/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Stronghold 3 is a 2011 real-time strategy video game developed by Firefly Studios and published by 7Sixty for Windows. The game is the seventh in the series after several spin-offs, including a remake, Stronghold: Crusader Extreme, and Stronghold Kingdoms. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, and Stronghold 2 released in 2005. Unlike previous games in the series which were published by divisions of Take-Two Interactive the game has been published by SouthPeak Games, the new parent company of Gamecock Media Group, publisher of Stronghold Crusader Extreme.

Trailer

Stronghold 3 Gold trailer thumbnail

Stronghold 3 Gold - Gameplay (PC/UHD)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 91 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 16,804 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 195k–389k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,864 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Fanatical (2016-12-19) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 22 of 35 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3742026-09-15 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 20 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 21 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 9 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 22 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 22 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 20 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 16 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 20 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 22 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
32111Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 321 · peak 1,028Dec 2012 — avg 308 · peak 1,403May 2013 — avg 117 · peak 263Oct 2013 — avg 107 · peak 265Mar 2014 — avg 96 · peak 242Aug 2014 — avg 130 · peak 437Jan 2015 — avg 105 · peak 325Jun 2015 — avg 70 · peak 157Nov 2015 — avg 65 · peak 159Apr 2016 — avg 73 · peak 193Sep 2016 — avg 58 · peak 159Feb 2017 — avg 60 · peak 161Jul 2017 — avg 54 · peak 147Dec 2017 — avg 63 · peak 188May 2018 — avg 41 · peak 106Oct 2018 — avg 37 · peak 105Mar 2019 — avg 41 · peak 100Aug 2019 — avg 37 · peak 85Jan 2020 — avg 37 · peak 97Jun 2020 — avg 32 · peak 74Nov 2020 — avg 37 · peak 99Apr 2021 — avg 31 · peak 71Sep 2021 — avg 21 · peak 50Feb 2022 — avg 24 · peak 60Jul 2022 — avg 22 · peak 59Dec 2022 — avg 24 · peak 61May 2023 — avg 16 · peak 42Oct 2023 — avg 21 · peak 63Mar 2024 — avg 17 · peak 47Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 38Jan 2025 — avg 21 · peak 66Jun 2025 — avg 13 · peak 38Nov 2025 — avg 13 · peak 33Apr 2026 — avg 14 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 49
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.58$2.702015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-18 — best price $39.582015-12-22 — best price $4.492016-07-11 — best price $29.992017-05-15 — best price $29.992017-12-15 — best price $29.992018-06-19 — best price $29.992018-09-16 — best price $26.992019-02-04 — best price $29.992019-07-30 — best price $5.992020-01-06 — best price $29.992020-03-17 — best price $29.992020-05-31 — best price $29.992020-07-15 — best price $25.082020-09-03 — best price $29.992020-10-12 — best price $29.992020-11-30 — best price $29.752021-01-23 — best price $25.382021-03-20 — best price $29.992021-05-09 — best price $25.382021-07-28 — best price $25.382021-10-28 — best price $7.492022-01-21 — best price $7.492022-05-01 — best price $6.542022-09-26 — best price $29.992023-03-16 — best price $2.992023-07-21 — best price $6.962023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-04-08 — best price $7.492024-09-16 — best price $2.992025-02-03 — best price $29.992025-07-11 — best price $29.992026-03-05 — best price $29.992026-08-24 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

348222026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-02 — 45 pageviews2026-06-06 — 46 pageviews2026-06-10 — 107 pageviews2026-06-14 — 95 pageviews2026-06-18 — 58 pageviews2026-06-22 — 57 pageviews2026-06-26 — 78 pageviews2026-06-30 — 53 pageviews2026-07-04 — 46 pageviews2026-07-08 — 42 pageviews2026-07-12 — 48 pageviews2026-07-16 — 29 pageviews2026-07-20 — 30 pageviews2026-07-24 — 34 pageviews2026-07-28 — 41 pageviews2026-08-01 — 33 pageviews2026-08-05 — 40 pageviews2026-08-09 — 32 pageviews2026-08-13 — 35 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-25 — 51 pageviews2026-08-29 — 35 pageviews2026-09-02 — 39 pageviews2026-09-06 — 43 pageviews2026-09-10 — 29 pageviews2026-09-14 — 26 pageviews2026-09-18 — 40 pageviews2026-09-22 — 42 pageviews2026-09-26 — 39 pageviews2026-09-30 — 38 pageviews2026-10-04 — 25 pageviews2026-10-08 — 49 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam Trading CardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSCo-opClassicSandboxMedievalStrategyHistoricalOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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