Stronghold 4

A medieval castle strategy game balancing peasant needs and sieges

Firefly Studios · Released Dec 7, 2026 · Early Access

Release: Dec 7, 2026; not released yet
Wishlist rank: #64; most wanted
Followers: 41K; following the game
Demo: 213 playing; Get the demo

What we know: Official announcements confirm a public demo, an October update to the skirmish mode demo, and a planned December 7, 2026 release.

What is Stronghold 4?

Set in medieval England before the original Stronghold, this real-time strategy game follows Penryn of Wethel from shepherd to military leader. Players build and manage castles, balance food and taxes, and lead armies through sieges where weather affects farming and archery.

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Stronghold 4 system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 33 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or 11 (64 Bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 or AMD equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (3 GB)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 33 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD is Recommended

Does Stronghold 4 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Stronghold 4 run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, German, Polish. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Thai.