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Stronghold HD

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App ID 40950
App Type Game
Store Name Stronghold HD (2012)
Developer
Publisher FireFly Studios
Franchise Firefly Studios' Stronghold
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 30077245
Last Record Update 15 July 2025 – 21:13:49 UTC ()
Release Date 19 October 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😍 92.70%
9k reviews
91
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer FireFly Studios
gamedir Stronghold
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NoServers Yes
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GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/40950/
InstallScript 40950_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
g4w_Type 2
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Publisher FireFly Studios
eulas {}
Store Release Date 19 October 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/strongholdofficial
https://www.facebook.com/PlayStronghold/
https://www.tiktok.com/@fireflystudios
https://x.com/fireflyworlds
https://www.youtube.com/fireflyworlds/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Original Release Date 19 October 2001 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1003474800)
Store Asset Modification Time 20 March 2025 – 14:14:01 UTC () (1742480041)
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Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 26 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7882786
  • configuration:
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First seen on SteamDB 12 February 2013 – 11:07:14 UTC (), in changelist #179881

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

▶️ Real Time Tactics 🏙️ City Builder 🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Building 🧱 Sandbox 🏰 Medieval 🏰 Tower Defense 🏦 Economy 🏠 Base Building 🌐 RTS 💡 Strategy 🏽 2D 🌆 Isometric 😃 Funny 📜 Historical 🖥️ Simulation 🌍 Open World 🌫 Atmospheric 📊 Resource Management 🤡 Comedy

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) PvP

Assets

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timestamp20 March 2025 – 14:15:24 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 91 players right now
  • 201 24-hour peak
  • 755 all-time peak 5 April 2020
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Store data

  • 19,846 followers
  • #5725 in top sellers
  • 9,520 positive reviews
  • 443 negative reviews
  • 95.55% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 10,553 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 92.70% SteamDB Rating
  • 9,520 95.6% positive reviews
  • 443 4.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
14 February 2017 – 16:57 ⇄ Fanatical: All Stars 8 Bundle -
7 April 2017 – 16:30 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 4 -
23 June 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix Dollar Dash -
15 February 2019 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Stronghold Bundle -

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How many players are playing Stronghold HD right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 91 players live playing Stronghold HD on Steam.

Stronghold HD had an all-time peak of 755 concurrent players on 5 April 2020.

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