Choose Stronghold Kingdoms
Choose Stronghold Kingdoms if you want a Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play game with MMO. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,303 Steam reviews back the pick.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Stronghold: Warlords
Stronghold Kingdoms and Stronghold: Warlords both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 9 years older than Stronghold: Warlords (2021). Stronghold: Warlords scores higher on Steam reviews (63.9% positive) than Stronghold Kingdoms (56.7% 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: Warlords
Choose Stronghold: Warlords if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 63.9% positive across 1,895 reviews.
Both Stronghold Kingdoms and Stronghold: Warlords sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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 Kingdoms |  Stronghold: Warlords | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.7% positive (4,303 reviews) | 63.9% positive (1,895 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Firefly Studios | Firefly Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) is 9 years older than Stronghold: Warlords (2021).
- Stronghold: Warlords scores higher on Steam reviews (63.9% positive) than Stronghold Kingdoms (56.7% positive).
- Stronghold Kingdoms is free; Stronghold: Warlords is paid (39.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Stronghold Kingdoms is Deck Unsupported, Stronghold: Warlords is Deck Playable.
Stronghold Kingdoms vs Stronghold: Warlords — FAQ
- Which is better, Stronghold Kingdoms or Stronghold: Warlords?
- On Steam reviews Stronghold: Warlords scores higher (63.9% positive) than Stronghold Kingdoms (56.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Stronghold: Warlords 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 Kingdoms or Stronghold: Warlords first?
- If you want chronology, Stronghold Kingdoms (2012) came out before Stronghold: Warlords (2021). 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 Kingdoms and Stronghold: Warlords similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Kingdoms and Stronghold: Warlords have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Stronghold Kingdoms ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Stronghold: Warlords ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Stronghold Kingdoms free?
- Yes — Stronghold Kingdoms is a free-to-play Steam title. Stronghold: Warlords is paid (39.99 USD).