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Stronghold HD (2012) cover art

Stronghold HD (2012)

Firefly Studios · 2013-10-21

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

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

Releases: Nov 01, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.

110
playing now
96%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
30h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$1.19
steam price (US)

110 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Stronghold is a 2001 real-time strategy video game developed by Firefly Studios and originally published by Gathering of Developers for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the first instalment of the Stronghold series. The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits but also has prominent economic and infrastructure development elements. There is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. The country depicted in the game is never mentioned, but the geography and nobility of the game strongly resembles Medieval England.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 110 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 291 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 418k–835k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,443 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.98 at GamersGate (2017-06-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 57 of 101 observed days · $5.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18118120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

196362026-09-14 21:00 — 89 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 44 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 109 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 137 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 48 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 99 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 129 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 36 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 75 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 170 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 61 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 84 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 130 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 47 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 93 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 196 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 67 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 62 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 132 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 105 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 60 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 115 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 118 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 110 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
37027Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 44 · peak 86Dec 2012 — avg 74 · peak 385May 2013 — avg 34 · peak 83Oct 2013 — avg 108 · peak 498Mar 2014 — avg 75 · peak 164Aug 2014 — avg 102 · peak 261Jan 2015 — avg 128 · peak 302Jun 2015 — avg 117 · peak 303Nov 2015 — avg 125 · peak 306Apr 2016 — avg 205 · peak 629Sep 2016 — avg 166 · peak 350Feb 2017 — avg 231 · peak 528Jul 2017 — avg 187 · peak 399Dec 2017 — avg 217 · peak 559May 2018 — avg 218 · peak 539Oct 2018 — avg 159 · peak 358Mar 2019 — avg 190 · peak 429Aug 2019 — avg 232 · peak 489Jan 2020 — avg 214 · peak 431Jun 2020 — avg 212 · peak 424Nov 2020 — avg 290 · peak 614Apr 2021 — avg 304 · peak 670Sep 2021 — avg 193 · peak 410Feb 2022 — avg 240 · peak 469Jul 2022 — avg 185 · peak 383Dec 2022 — avg 225 · peak 441May 2023 — avg 194 · peak 442Oct 2023 — avg 235 · peak 515Mar 2024 — avg 138 · peak 279Aug 2024 — avg 117 · peak 233Jan 2025 — avg 175 · peak 475Jun 2025 — avg 123 · peak 248Nov 2025 — avg 117 · peak 245Apr 2026 — avg 108 · peak 224Aug 2026 — avg 113 · peak 223
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$5.99$0.982015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-08-17 — best price $5.992016-03-11 — best price $1.492016-10-10 — best price $5.992017-05-22 — best price $1.442017-12-12 — best price $1.492018-06-11 — best price $1.492018-11-19 — best price $1.492019-05-27 — best price $5.992019-11-21 — best price $1.492020-02-07 — best price $4.372020-04-23 — best price $1.122020-07-14 — best price $5.992020-09-13 — best price $5.282020-10-29 — best price $5.282020-12-31 — best price $5.992021-02-25 — best price $4.992021-04-30 — best price $4.992021-07-19 — best price $5.992021-10-22 — best price $4.482022-01-24 — best price $1.492022-05-09 — best price $1.492022-09-19 — best price $1.792023-01-23 — best price $1.792023-05-24 — best price $5.992023-09-12 — best price $5.992024-02-08 — best price $1.792024-05-15 — best price $5.992024-09-30 — best price $5.992025-01-06 — best price $5.992025-05-05 — best price $1.802025-10-06 — best price $1.802026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-08-31 — best price $1.792026-09-30 — best price $1.792026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

370522026-05-31 — 78 pageviews2026-06-04 — 96 pageviews2026-06-08 — 370 pageviews2026-06-12 — 237 pageviews2026-06-16 — 110 pageviews2026-06-20 — 98 pageviews2026-06-24 — 205 pageviews2026-06-28 — 138 pageviews2026-07-02 — 86 pageviews2026-07-06 — 86 pageviews2026-07-10 — 94 pageviews2026-07-14 — 52 pageviews2026-07-18 — 81 pageviews2026-07-22 — 68 pageviews2026-07-26 — 84 pageviews2026-07-30 — 78 pageviews2026-08-03 — 64 pageviews2026-08-07 — 81 pageviews2026-08-11 — 77 pageviews2026-08-15 — 80 pageviews2026-08-19 — 73 pageviews2026-08-23 — 82 pageviews2026-08-27 — 81 pageviews2026-08-31 — 112 pageviews2026-09-04 — 100 pageviews2026-09-08 — 70 pageviews2026-09-12 — 69 pageviews2026-09-16 — 70 pageviews2026-09-20 — 88 pageviews2026-09-24 — 81 pageviews2026-09-28 — 78 pageviews2026-10-02 — 84 pageviews2026-10-06 — 67 pageviews2026-10-09 — 136 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-07-07 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DRTSFunnyEconomySandboxBuildingMedievalStrategyIsometricColony Sim

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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