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Stronghold: Definitive Edition

Firefly Studios · 2023-11-07

Steam

SimulationStrategy

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

Releases: Nov 07, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Stronghold: Definitive Edition is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $4.49, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 10,374 reviews).

326
playing now
87%
positive of 10k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
3.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
78/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (3.1k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.49
steam price (US)

326 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Welcome to the fractured, war-torn frontier of medieval England. With the King betrayed by his treacherous lords and a realm on the brink of collapse, take control of scattered forces and reunite your kingdom against the monstrous Rat, Pig, Snake and Wolf! Strike down each villainous Lord in missions ranging from breaking sieges and capturing enemy castles to building epic fortresses and repelling enemy assaults. Test the limits of your strategic mind with castle assaults and grand banquets in military and economic campaigns.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Stronghold: Definitive Edition trailer thumbnail

Stronghold: Definitive Edition - Launch Trailer (4K)

≈406,517 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 326 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 772 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~97/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,976 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 209k–469k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,431 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$4.34-71%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Steam (2025-09-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 21 of 35 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.3k4.3k20232026Week of 2023-11-01: 4,329 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 647 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

497772026-09-15 12:00 — 200 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 218 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 80 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 289 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 320 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 77 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 164 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 279 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 101 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 243 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 289 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 96 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 116 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 296 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 226 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 152 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 298 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 198 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 117 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 445 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 420 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 155 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 326 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.0k210Nov 2023Aug 2026Nov 2023 — avg 3,048 · peak 9,555Dec 2023 — avg 1,097 · peak 2,831Jan 2024 — avg 655 · peak 1,818Feb 2024 — avg 549 · peak 1,305Mar 2024 — avg 509 · peak 1,118Apr 2024 — avg 403 · peak 1,148May 2024 — avg 418 · peak 946Jun 2024 — avg 301 · peak 847Jul 2024 — avg 405 · peak 969Aug 2024 — avg 360 · peak 1,018Sep 2024 — avg 308 · peak 746Oct 2024 — avg 281 · peak 651Nov 2024 — avg 315 · peak 797Dec 2024 — avg 434 · peak 923Jan 2025 — avg 524 · peak 1,733Feb 2025 — avg 533 · peak 1,472Mar 2025 — avg 789 · peak 2,483Apr 2025 — avg 367 · peak 856May 2025 — avg 401 · peak 1,165Jun 2025 — avg 425 · peak 1,180Jul 2025 — avg 512 · peak 1,287Aug 2025 — avg 342 · peak 921Sep 2025 — avg 297 · peak 871Oct 2025 — avg 319 · peak 738Nov 2025 — avg 216 · peak 503Dec 2025 — avg 328 · peak 756Jan 2026 — avg 287 · peak 760Feb 2026 — avg 315 · peak 839Mar 2026 — avg 228 · peak 542Apr 2026 — avg 271 · peak 694May 2026 — avg 210 · peak 492Jun 2026 — avg 311 · peak 778Jul 2026 — avg 345 · peak 802Aug 2026 — avg 249 · peak 659
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
11112026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 1 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 11 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 4 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 4 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$4.342023-11-072026-10-132023-11-07 — best price $13.492024-01-29 — best price $13.492024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-04-18 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-09-16 — best price $9.892024-10-07 — best price $9.892024-10-28 — best price $9.892024-11-22 — best price $9.892024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-16 — best price $14.992025-01-05 — best price $14.992025-01-20 — best price $7.492025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-03-01 — best price $4.942025-03-13 — best price $4.942025-04-14 — best price $9.892025-05-12 — best price $14.992025-06-20 — best price $9.892025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-08-04 — best price $9.892025-09-29 — best price $4.492025-11-03 — best price $9.892025-12-08 — best price $14.992026-01-26 — best price $9.892026-03-05 — best price $14.992026-04-27 — best price $14.992026-06-08 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-10 — best price $14.992026-10-12 — best price $4.342026-10-13 — best price $4.34
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1002026-10-02 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 3 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
56.6%
earned "Make it Through the Winter"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only Option2 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-02-13, latest 2024-04-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,1773%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DRTSEconomySandboxBuildingMedievalStrategyIsometricColony SimHistorical

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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