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Stronghold Kingdoms

Medieval MMO strategy about building castles and ruling through factions

Firefly Studios · Released Feb 27, 2012

Massively MultiplayerStrategyFree To Play

Reviews
Mixed
63% of 10K
Recent reviews
Mixed
40% of 20 in 30 days
Players
228
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 18, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Stronghold Kingdoms?

A free-to-play medieval MMO strategy game where you begin with one village and keep. You build and defend a castle, research specializations, trade, farm, and wage war against other players. Factions, player-led Houses, elections, and vassalage organize the shared world.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy persistent medieval city building and PvP warfare
  • +you want faction politics and long-term social strategy

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer solo play over persistent multiplayer politics
  • −you want short, self-contained strategy matches
  • −you dislike slow progression and regular long-term commitment

What players say

63% of 10,422 reviews are positive · 40% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the long-term strategy and social side of joining factions. Their main complaints concern paid advantages, botting and cheating, and weak enforcement. Some also report crashes and an outdated, click-heavy interface.

Players over time

▼ -10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 426 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Stronghold Kingdoms system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10/11 (Windows Update Recommended)
Processor
1GHz or Faster
Graphics
DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card
Memory
512Mb RAM for Windows XP (1GB for Windows Vista & 7/8/10)
Storage
500 Mb of Hard Drive Space

Does Stronghold Kingdoms have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online; MMO. There is no single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Stronghold Kingdoms 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
Steam features
Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Does Stronghold Kingdoms 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 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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