Single-player games like Stronghold HD (2012)
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Stronghold HD (2012), ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.
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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.
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Stronghold: Warlords
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
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Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
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Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.
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Stronghold 4
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
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Kingdom Wars 4
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
It's 1347, the time of the Hundred Years' War. In this historical grand strategy and RTS hybrid you play as one of 200 minor lords across medieval Europe, Africa or Middle East. Rise up to take over your Kingdom and be crowned, then fight to preserve your empire as Black Death descends on Europe.
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SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
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Stronghold Crusader 2
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
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Stronghold 3 Gold
Single-player alternative to Stronghold HD (2012) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stronghold HD (2012).
Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!