Rank 01Why this
Also Real-Time and Colony Sim, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Games like Stronghold Kingdoms
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The closest matches to Stronghold Kingdoms: Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Stronghold HD (2012), Northgard: Definitive Edition, and Kingdom Wars. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Rank 03- $5.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- 2013
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares faction politics with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Why this: Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Stronghold Kingdoms
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- 1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Also Real-Time and Colony Sim, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
- 97% of 6,146 reviews
- 2Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
- 83% of 3,039 reviews
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- 6Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Shares faction politics with Stronghold Kingdoms.
- 95% of 60,009 reviews
- 7Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
- 95% of 7,793 reviews
- 8Diplomacy is Not an Option
Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
- 84% of 4,634 reviews
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Firefly Studios
- Price: Free to play
- 57% of 4,303 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
- Metacritic 75
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Faction alliances protect weaker players
- Free to play with optional premium acceleration
- Medieval castle building depth
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Stressful
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Why this: Also Real-Time and Colony Sim, like Stronghold Kingdoms.
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Why this: Shares village management with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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Why this: Shares faction politics with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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About Stronghold Kingdoms
The closest matches to Stronghold Kingdoms: Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Stronghold HD (2012), Northgard: Definitive Edition, and Kingdom Wars. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Stronghold Kingdoms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Stronghold: Definitive Edition and Stronghold HD (2012) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and stressful, and single out its alliance protection and card based combat. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Firefly Studios' 2012 massively multiplayer strategy game casts players into persistent medieval server wars where they build villages, construct castles, and engage in faction politics across multiple server ages. Players describe it as challenging, competitive, and tense, with faction alliances that protect weaker members while card-based combat and resource scarcity drive strategic depth in castle building. Reviewers highlight medieval-castle-building-depth and persistent-server-wars-across-ages as key hooks, with free-to-play-with-optional-premium-acceleration available for those who want faster progression. The game holds a 57% positive rating from over 4300 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Stronghold Kingdoms: A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!
Is Stronghold Kingdoms worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 57% of 4,303 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 141 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 272 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Faction alliances protect weaker players
- Free to play with optional premium acceleration
- Medieval castle building depth
- Persistent server wars across ages
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“i have a lot of hrs and minimal money into this game. i gave up after 3 yrs of realizing the politics of this game are not fun. unless you can suck up and get into one of the top factions. otherwise you will wake up to your stuff being…”
“Note: I use the standalone client hence why my hour count is so low. I have to be brutally honest with anyone who is thinking about trying this game. I've been playing it for 10-11 years. It started out fun and enjoyable. I like the entire…”
People who play it also play: Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Stronghold HD (2012)
Frequently asked about Stronghold Kingdoms
Can I run it?
Does Stronghold Kingdoms work on Steam Deck?
Stronghold Kingdoms is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Stronghold Kingdoms free to play?
Yes — Stronghold Kingdoms is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Stronghold Kingdoms have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Stronghold Kingdoms supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Stronghold Kingdoms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stronghold Kingdoms are Stronghold Crusader HD (2012), Stronghold: Definitive Edition, Stronghold HD (2012).
Who developed Stronghold Kingdoms?
Stronghold Kingdoms was developed by Firefly Studios.