Single-player games like Stronghold Kingdoms
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Stronghold Kingdoms, 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 Crusader HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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 HD (2012)
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
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Northgard: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
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Kingdom Wars
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Stronghold Kingdoms.
Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
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Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
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Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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 Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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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Total War: WARHAMMER II
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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 3 Gold
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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!
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Stronghold Crusader 2
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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 Crusader: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Stronghold Kingdoms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stronghold Kingdoms.
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.