Simulation · September 15, 2016

Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016)

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Lead the siege as fantasy characters throughout history! Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition takes the beloved castle building series and plunges it into myth and legend with three unique factions and new Steam-exclusive content. Play as King Arthur and command his Knights of the Round Table, ally with the demonic Vlad Dracula or relive the heroic saga of Siegfried of Xanten in 24 story missions. Build and destroy castles using powerful spells, mythical beasts and legendary hero units! Key Features Remastered for Steam - Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, achievements, new maps, a digital art book, trading cards and DLC campaigns. Become Legendary Heroes - Unique fantasy setting with campaigns following the exploits of King Arthur, Siegfried and Vlad Dracula. Command Mythical Beasts - Three playable factions with access to frost giants, creepers, werewolves and more! Cast Powerful Spells - Hero units ranging from the wizard Merlin to fire breathing dragons and the Knights of the Round Table. Battle AI Lords - Skirmish multiplayer against computer-controlled opponents and human players. Besiege Players Online - Deathmatch, King of the Hill, Economic War and Capture the Flag game modes. Steam Edition Inspired by medieval folklore and introducing magic to the series for the first time, Stronghold Legends adds new environments, units, challenges and gameplay with each single player campaign and bonus trail. Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops using dragon fire or command mighty ice giants to obliterate enemy defenses! Go online with up to four players in competitive multiplayer over Steam or skirmish offline against computer-controlled opponents. Created exclusively for Steam, Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition comes with full Steam multiplayer, achievements, new maps, a digital art book, trading cards and all DLC campaigns. The Steam edition also updates Legends with full Steam Workshop support! Sculpt an icy tundra to wage war on, a scorched earth battleground using the evil terrain type or conjure up a magical kingdom fit for King Arthur himself.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Real Time Tactics · 211
  • City Builder · 211
  • Colony Sim · 196
  • Sandbox · 192
  • Building · 189
  • Management · 183
  • Economy · 182
  • Medieval · 177
  • War · 168
  • Military · 165
  • Base-Building · 164
  • Real-Time · 153
  • RTS · 153
  • Strategy · 152
  • Isometric · 141

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Simulation releases from 2016

16 Simulation titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.4k Steam reviewsTop 89% in Simulation
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 38%
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 86% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

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  • French volume_up
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  • Polish
  • Russian volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up

Full audio (7)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese

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Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“A thoroughly enjoyable game with a deliciously retro feel.” VideoGamer “More units to build as well as new traps and siege equipment.” The Times “The switch to an attack focus is a very good thing.” PC Zone

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

60

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 2.4k reviews

2.1k positive · 316 negative

Curator recommendations

2.2k

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 15, 2016
DeveloperFirefly Studios
Base price$4.49 -70%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition