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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition

Medieval castle-building strategy focused on economies, management, and sieges

Firefly Studios · Released Oct 5, 2017

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 5,218
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 46 in 30 days
Players
103
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
5 days ago
Nov 2, 2026
Minimum PC
256 MB
0.5 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Stronghold 2: Steam Edition?

A medieval real-time strategy and castle management game built around production chains, public order, and siege warfare. Across campaigns and skirmish matches, you construct and run a castle, manage peasants and crime, raise armies, and attack rival lords as barons compete over a fractured kingdom.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy complex production chains and hands-on castle management
  • +you want both economic simulation and medieval siege warfare
  • +you like campaigns, skirmishes, and competitive online matches

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer strategy with fewer overlapping management systems
  • −you dislike demanding campaigns that punish inefficient choices

What players say

88% of 5,218 reviews are positive · 89% of 46 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the range of production chains, buildings, and day-to-day castle management. Common complaints cite punishing or poorly balanced siege scenarios, weak computer-controlled behavior, awkward unit controls, and technical problems on some modern systems.

Players over time

▼ -12% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 164 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026103
Nov 6, 202678
Nov 5, 202688
Nov 4, 202693
Nov 3, 202690
Nov 2, 202686
Nov 1, 2026108
Oct 31, 2026113
Oct 30, 202684
Oct 29, 202694
Oct 28, 202693
Oct 27, 2026118
Oct 26, 2026117
Oct 25, 2026131
Oct 24, 2026115
Oct 23, 202688
Oct 22, 202688
Oct 21, 202685
Oct 20, 202674
Oct 19, 2026116
Oct 18, 2026110
Oct 17, 202687
Oct 16, 202694
Oct 15, 202697
Oct 14, 2026100
Oct 13, 2026117
Oct 12, 2026122
Oct 11, 2026128
Oct 10, 2026112
Oct 9, 2026103
Oct 8, 202689
Oct 7, 202680
Oct 6, 202693
Oct 5, 2026108
Oct 4, 2026150
Oct 3, 2026120
Oct 2, 202675
Oct 1, 202698
Sep 30, 202679
Sep 29, 202685
Sep 28, 202688
Sep 27, 2026134
Sep 26, 202678
Sep 25, 202672
Sep 24, 202694
Sep 23, 202695
Sep 23, 202697
Sep 22, 202674
Sep 21, 2026164

How many players finish Stronghold 2: Steam Edition?

5.8% of Steam players have unlocked «Good Lord!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition system requirements

Minimum: 256 MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Processor
1.6 GHz Intel or AMD Processor
Graphics
256 MB Video Card
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10/11
Processor
2.3 GHz Intel or AMD Processor
Graphics
512 MB Video Card
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Stronghold 2: Steam Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Stronghold 2: Steam Edition run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
33
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian. Text only: Simplified Chinese.

Does Stronghold 2: Steam Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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