Stronghold 3 Gold
Medieval castle-building strategy with combat campaigns and nighttime sieges
Firefly Studios · Released May 25, 2012
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 33% of 4,864
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 12
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Aug 7, 2025
What is Stronghold 3 Gold?
A medieval strategy game where you build and manage castles, oversee a village, and attack or defend during sieges. Combat and economic campaigns take place as the Wolf raids settlements for revenge. Online multiplayer lets you besiege other players’ castles or defend your own.
For you if...
- +you like building medieval castles and managing resources
- +you enjoy separate combat and economic campaigns
- +you want to attack or defend castles online
Not for you if...
- −you want skirmishes against computer-controlled opponents instead of campaign missions
What players say
33% of 4,864 reviews are positive
Players praise the campaigns, story, and graphics. Common complaints include bugs, troops getting stuck, and poor visibility during night battles.
Screenshots and trailer
Stronghold 3 Gold system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU – 2.0GHZ
- Graphics
- 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB space free
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Graphics
- 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
- Memory
- 4GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB space free
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Japanese.
Tags
- Strategy
- City Builder
- Medieval
- Simulation
- RTS
- Resource Management
- Multiplayer
- Historical
- Base Building
- Sandbox
- Singleplayer
- Open World
- Co-op
- Atmospheric
- Classic
- Building
Recent updates
- Aug 7, 2025 · Crusader: DE - Update & DLC 1 Reveals
- Jan 13, 2025 · Stronghold 3 - Windows 11 24H2 Hotfix
- Mar 28, 2024 · Valley of the Wolf & Spring Update - Coming April 30th!
- Jun 22, 2021 · Skirmish Trail Update
- Apr 13, 2021 · Free Warlords Update
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