Massively Multiplayer · February 27, 2012
Stronghold Kingdoms (2012)
Cast as a feudal lord or lady, players begin with a single village and keep. They must design and defend their castle before turning their eye to the rest of the country, Europe and the world! Whatever path they choose players will find strength in numbers as they band together, uniting with local Factions and player-led Houses. Key Features 🏰BUILD Your Stronghold - Crush the invading hordes with impenetrable castle defenses. Then launch a counterattack! ⚔️BESIEGE Rival Lords - Attack sworn enemies without warning, cripple their economy or engage in political mind games. 🏹RESEARCH New Technology - Are you a farmer, trader, diplomat or warlord? Explore a vast tech tree to specialize and expand. ⚜️LEAD Your House - Join a faction, attack its enemies, return triumphant and rule over entire countries with your bannermen! 🌍PLAY Anywhere - Wage war with thousands of other Lords playing the full game together on PC and mobile. Besiege the castle that’s never been taken, overthrow ruthless tyrants, bankroll your faction’s war efforts, pillage your neighbor’s resources, peacefully raise cattle or do it all! Factions, elections, liege lords and their vassals come together to form a feudal community of real players with whom to discuss strategies and build allegiances. While an impregnable castle should be at the heart of any kingdom, you can also specialize with a vast research tree. Starting as a humble peasant each promotion provides valuable research points to spend on trading, diplomacy, warfare, farming or religion. Beware as your power grows so does your responsibility. Your vassals will look to you for leadership and you may find yourself fighting for the crown itself!
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Strategy · 662
- Free to Play · 516
- Massively Multiplayer · 321
- Medieval · 321
- City Builder · 277
- Multiplayer · 260
- Building · 249
- Base-Building · 244
- War · 242
- RTS · 241
- Real-Time · 238
- PvP · 234
- Simulation · 227
- Sandbox · 223
- Colony Sim · 222
Position in Massively Multiplayer
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 9.3k Steam reviews | Top 38% in Massively Multiplayer |
| Positive rating | 64% positive | Genre average: 73% — this title sits in top 83% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 78 — top 70% of Massively Multiplayer titles |
| Concurrent peak | 278 players | Top 59% in Massively Multiplayer by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 96 h average | Top 31% for session depth among Massively Multiplayer |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- German
- Italian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Spanish - Spain
- Turkish
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Japanese
Full audio (2)
- English
- Korean
Reception Metrics
Steam community
64%Mixed · 9.3k reviews
6.0k positive · 3.4k negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
269
Peak concurrent players
278
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Press Quotes
“An online version of a classic, complete with massive sieges and politics” GamesRadar “Stronghold Kingdoms is probably one of my favourite MMORTS titles” Engadget “A rich massively multiplayer strategy game” GameWatcher
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- MMO
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Trading Cards
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
96h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
1h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Release & Availability
| Release date | Feb 27, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Firefly Studios |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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