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Stronghold: Warlords

Real-time castle-building strategy with East Asian sieges and recruitable warlords

Firefly Studios · Released Mar 9, 2021

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
65% of 4,674
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 18 in 30 days
Players
24
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 10, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 680
8 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 65/100 (critic reviews)

What is Stronghold: Warlords?

A real-time strategy game set across historical East Asia. You manage castle economies, raise armies, besiege fortifications, and command AI warlords who can provide resources or military support. Campaign missions involve Chinese, Mongol, and Japanese forces, while skirmishes, multiplayer battles, and a Free Build sandbox provide other ways to play.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing resources while building and besieging castles
  • +you want campaign missions, skirmishes, and sandbox building

Not for you if...

  • −you want castle building without military pressure
  • −you need flexible fortification layouts and many defensive options

What players say

65% of 4,674 reviews are positive · 77% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the East Asian setting and the strategic choices involved in commanding warlords. Players complain about crashes and restricted castle-building options; some find it frustrating when AI opponents take warlords through diplomacy.

Players over time

▲ +2% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 56 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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How many players finish Stronghold: Warlords?

38% of Steam players have unlocked «Jungle 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: Warlords system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 680, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10/11
Processor
Intel i5-3330 3.0Ghz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 (2 GB VRAM)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Stronghold: Warlords - Special Edition requires 9 GB of available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10/11 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
nVidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Stronghold: Warlords - Special Edition requires 9 GB of available space

Does Stronghold: Warlords have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Stronghold: Warlords run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
102
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Italian, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Thai, Vietnamese.

Does Stronghold: Warlords 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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