Choose Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Choose Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,046 Steam reviews back the pick.
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition vs Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition and Rise of Nations: Extended 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. Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) is 2 years older than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016). Rise of Nations: Extended Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% 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 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Choose Rise of Nations: Extended Edition if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.8% positive across 7,793 reviews.
Both Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition and Rise of Nations: Extended Edition sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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 Legends: Steam Edition |  Rise of Nations: Extended Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2014 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.6% positive (1,046 reviews) | 94.8% positive (7,793 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | SkyBox Labs, Big Huge Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) is 2 years older than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016).
- Rise of Nations: Extended Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (87.6% positive).
- Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition vs Rise of Nations: Extended Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition or Rise of Nations: Extended Edition?
- On Steam reviews Rise of Nations: Extended Edition scores higher (94.8% positive) than Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (87.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Rise of Nations: Extended 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 Legends: Steam Edition or Rise of Nations: Extended Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2014) came out before Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition (2016). 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 Legends: Steam Edition and Rise of Nations: Extended 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.
- Do both Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition and Rise of Nations: Extended Edition have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition ships Co-op; Rise of Nations: Extended Edition ships Co-op.