Posted on: October 14, 2025
Michaueek
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good game indeed
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Stronghold Crusader HD
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Journey to distant Arabian lands renowned for brave warriors and fearsome weaponry in Stronghold Crusader HD. The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Crusader throws you into historic battles from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
Relive the historic Crusades as Richard the Lionheart and the Saladin, Sultan of Syria. Lead a determined group of Crusaders, forged by centuries of barbaric warfare, amidst the haze of the desert heat then fight for your freedom as the mighty Saladin.
Stronghold Crusader HD features several campaigns documenting the First, Second and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual Crusader states. Battles such as Nicea, Heraclea, siege of Antioch, Krak des Chevaliers and the Siege of Jerusalem all feature, as do the Crusader Trails from the Stronghold Warchest and Stronghold Crusader Extreme.
With new high resolution graphics you have more control over your soldiers than ever before. The new HD battlefield view allows you to zoom out and play in real-time, with the whole map on one screen. Advance on the castle gates while flanking the enemy from behind, feign retreat and lead your foe into a deadly trap or just sit back and watch the destruction unfold.
Both Stronghold Crusader and Stronghold Crusader Extreme are included in Stronghold Crusader HD. Extreme plays exactly like the original Stronghold Crusader, only with a few additions. The unit cap has been increased from 1000 to a staggering 10,000 troops, special Tactical Powers such as the Arrow Volley can be used and new buildings make their appearance alongside the Crusader Extreme skirmish trail.
Relive the historic Crusades as Richard the Lionheart and the Saladin, Sultan of Syria. Lead a determined group of Crusaders, forged by centuries of barbaric warfare, amidst the haze of the desert heat then fight for your freedom as the mighty Saladin.
Stronghold Crusader HD features several campaigns documenting the First, Second and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual Crusader states. Battles such as Nicea, Heraclea, siege of Antioch, Krak des Chevaliers and the Siege of Jerusalem all feature, as do the Crusader Trails from the Stronghold Warchest and Stronghold Crusader Extreme.
With new high resolution graphics you have more control over your soldiers than ever before. The new HD battlefield view allows you to zoom out and play in real-time, with the whole map on one screen. Advance on the castle gates while flanking the enemy from behind, feign retreat and lead your foe into a deadly trap or just sit back and watch the destruction unfold.
Both Stronghold Crusader and Stronghold Crusader Extreme are included in Stronghold Crusader HD. Extreme plays exactly like the original Stronghold Crusader, only with a few additions. The unit cap has been increased from 1000 to a staggering 10,000 troops, special Tactical Powers such as the Arrow Volley can be used and new buildings make their appearance alongside the Crusader Extreme skirmish trail.
- Join the Crusaders or the Saladin’s forces in four historical campaigns.
- Design and build your desert fortress complete with new siege engines and castle defenses.
- Fight through 100 unique skirmish missions, each more challenging than the last.
- Command new units with unique abilities, such as the stealthy Assassin and nimble Horse Archer.
- View the entire battlefield on a single screen with support for new HD resolutions.
- Play the original game on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 with added compatibility.
Classic Stronghold Crusader (Windows & Mac) is included as bonus goodie.
Goodies
manual (79 pages)
mini game
bonus characters
soundtrack
HD wallpaper
Classic Stronghold Crusader (Windows)
Classic Stronghold Crusader (Mac)
System requirements
Minimum 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.
Time to beat
15.5 hMain
43.5 h Main + Sides
102 h Completionist
43 h All Styles
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User reviews
Posted on: October 25, 2025
ernestaspetraviciu
Verified ownerGames: 1 Reviews: 1
Great game
Gametime is increasing my lord
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Posted on: October 27, 2025
popey1989
Verified ownerGames: 19 Reviews: 2
No Campaign Trail
Bought this expecting it to be the original Crusader game in HD but its "Crusader Extreme" with only the 20 skirmish missions and random maps
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Posted on: October 30, 2025
n0tomuch
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I love this game
I love music and character voice lines in this game, especialy Lionhearth
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Posted on: March 1, 2012
theo3eye
Games: 94 Reviews: 1
Simply Brilliant
I love the graphics and the ease to create nice castles whether its peaceful or not. The different scenarios are great fun to play although the story mode is very hard. You can play singple player or Multi player and set up matches any way you want, dividing players into different alliances. The game shares the same graphics as the first game which I loved alot aswell. There are different modes, peaceful and warring allowing you to use your playstyle at will. It's one of my favourite castle sim games out there and I beleive it was my first aswell. I love pretty much the whole series and recently picked up the collection pack. I seriously reccomend this game to anybody who likes PC games at all as it is a great experience.
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