Choose Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Choose Stronghold 2: Steam Edition if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90% positive across 2,106 reviews.
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition vs Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition and Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition both land in Strategy, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam. Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016) is 1 year older than Stronghold 2: Steam Edition (2017). Stronghold 2: Steam Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (87.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Choose Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition if you want the Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 1,046 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Stronghold 2: Steam Edition and Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Stronghold 2: Steam Edition |  Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (2,106 reviews) | 87.6% positive (1,046 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | Firefly Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016) is 1 year older than Stronghold 2: Steam Edition (2017).
- Stronghold 2: Steam Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (87.6% positive).
- Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Stronghold 2: Steam Edition (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition has co-op; Stronghold 2: Steam Edition does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition vs Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold 2: Steam Edition or Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition?
- On Steam reviews Stronghold 2: Steam Edition scores higher (90% positive) than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (87.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Stronghold 2: Steam Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Stronghold 2: Steam Edition or Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016) came out before Stronghold 2: Steam Edition (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Stronghold 2: Steam Edition and Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.