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Stronghold HD

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4.4

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Stronghold HD
Description
Establish your settlement, build your castle, and engage in siege warfare to defend your people in Stronghold, a unique "Castle Sim" combining the best aspects from City Builder and a Real-Time Strategy Game. Set in Medieval Europe, Stronghold challenges you with the daunting task of protecting your...
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Atmospheric, 2D, Classic, Funny, show 11 more... Open World, Sandbox, Historical, Resource Management, Isometric, Building, Medieval, Base Building, City builder, RTS, Tower Defense
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4.4/5

( 351 Reviews )

4.4

351 Reviews

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Product details
2001, FireFly Studios, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8, 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatibl...
Time to beat
19.5 hMain
24 h Main + Sides
29.5 h Completionist
22 h All Styles

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Description
Establish your settlement, build your castle, and engage in siege warfare to defend your people in Stronghold, a unique "Castle Sim" combining the best aspects from City Builder and a Real-Time Strategy Game. Set in Medieval Europe, Stronghold challenges you with the daunting task of protecting your land from invasion, while keeping Lords, ladies, Jesters, Chicken, and much more.

Choose from four separate game modes: play the economic (non-combat) campaign; siege famous historical castles; test your castle building prowess in the "Siege That" challenge mode; or use the freebuilder mode to peacefully design your ideal castle.

Stronghold features single-player campaign consisting of 21 story-based missions. If you want more you can create new missions for you and your friends with full-featured map and scenario editor. Invite up to 8 players via LAN or over the Internet and get prepared for destruction waits outside your safe heaven, as the enemy prepares to storm the castle walls.
  • The new package includes the original Stronghold and Stronghold HD, which supports higher resolutions and the new HD battlefield view, which allows you to view the entire map.
  • The atmosphere of real medieval warfare 21 story-based missions where you can defend against and attack different foes.
  • Many unique game modes where you can besiege famous historical castles
Goodies
manual (67 pages) Super Castle Attack mini game soundtrack Stronghold Excalibur Pack HD wallpaper Classic Stronghold (Windows) Classic Stronghold (Mac)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Recommended system requirements:

Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
19.5 hMain
24 h Main + Sides
29.5 h Completionist
22 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Atmospheric, 2D, Classic, Funny, show 11 more... Open World, Sandbox, Historical, Resource Management, Isometric, Building, Medieval, Base Building, City builder, RTS, Tower Defense
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2001-10-22T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
FireFly Studios / FireFly Studios
Size:
742 MB
Links:
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Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Violence, Blood)
Game features
Cloud saves
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Posted on: April 11, 2025

jury.kristofik_740

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Games: 13 Reviews: 4

Very simpatic game of building theCastle

You have more scenarious than the stronghopld 2 but less to develop of course Very good game

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Posted on: April 14, 2025

Somara9123

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Games: 46 Reviews: 2

Legendary Strategy

One of mine most favourite strategy games ever. If you love strategies you definitely have to play this game.

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Posted on: April 18, 2025

themallett

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Games: 15 Reviews: 1

Great classic.

Fantastic game. Classic. Fun.

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Posted on: April 18, 2025

Jocy1982

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Games: 23 Reviews: 1

Good Old classic

Old game with new graphuc, play for nostaligia

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Posted on: April 25, 2025

moorel5squire

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Games: 34 Reviews: 1

Runs just how I remember

Fun to run through this now that I'm older. Need more wood!

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