# Games like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition

> The closest matches to Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition: Stronghold 2: Steam Edition, Stronghold HD (2012), Rise of Nations: Extended Edition, Northgard: Definitive Edition, and Age of Empires® III (2007). Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Stronghold 2: Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/40960/stronghold-2-steam-edition) — Also Real-Time and Colony Sim, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 2,106 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40960/)
2. [Stronghold HD (2012)](https://imho.run/games/40950/stronghold-hd-2012) — Shares campaign progression with Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 2,911 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40950/)
3. [Rise of Nations: Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/287450/rise-of-nations-extended-edition) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 7,793 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287450/)
4. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
5. [Age of Empires® III (2007)](https://imho.run/games/105450/age-of-empires-iii-2007) — A frequent pick in Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition players' libraries, and another Strategy. 11,959 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105450/)
6. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — A frequent pick in Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition players' libraries, and another Indie. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
7. [Pioneers of Pagonia](https://imho.run/games/2155180/pioneers-of-pagonia) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 1,341 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2155180/)
8. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
9. [Supreme Commander 2](https://imho.run/games/40100/supreme-commander-2) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 4,952 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40100/)
10. [Cataclismo](https://imho.run/games/1422440/cataclismo) — A frequent pick in Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition players' libraries, and another Simulation. 2,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/)
11. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
12. [Space Colony: Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/297920/space-colony-steam-edition) — Shares map editor with Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 318 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297920/)
13. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
14. [Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/1036440/kingdom-wars-2-definitive-edition) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 209 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036440/)
15. [Battle Realms: Zen Edition](https://imho.run/games/1025600/battle-realms-zen-edition) — Also Base-Building and RTS, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 2,517 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025600/)
16. [Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition](https://imho.run/games/318020/act-of-aggression-reboot-edition) — Also Real-Time and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 1,431 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318020/)
17. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also Real Time Tactics, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
18. [Land of the Vikings](https://imho.run/games/1981570/land-of-the-vikings) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 1,115 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1981570/)
19. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — A frequent pick in Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition players' libraries, and another Action. 12,323 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
20. [Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim](https://imho.run/games/2461280/lessaria-fantasy-kingdom-sim) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 904 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2461280/)
21. [Kingdoms and Castles](https://imho.run/games/569480/kingdoms-and-castles) — Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 19,354 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/)
22. [Going Medieval](https://imho.run/games/1029780/going-medieval) — A frequent pick in Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,390 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1029780/)
23. [Farthest Frontier](https://imho.run/games/1044720/farthest-frontier) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 10,450 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044720/)
24. [Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders](https://imho.run/games/1121420/kingdom-under-fire-the-crusaders) — Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition. 710 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121420/)

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## About Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition

Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition is a strategy and simulation game developed by Firefly Studios, released in 2016 at a price of 14.99 USD. The game features campaign-progression spanning Fire, Ice, and Arthurian-themed storylines where castle-economy-management intersects with mythical-unit-summoning abilities and traditional siege-tactics. Players engage in multiplayer-skirmishes and can create custom content using the built-in map-editor with workshop integration. Players describe the experience as challenging and epic, noting that the fantasy mythologies feel fresh in an RTS context and that legendary heroes and creatures add unique flavor. Reviewers highlight the grand scope of the campaigns and find the nostalgic Stronghold formula benefits from modern accessibility options. The game currently holds an 88% positive rating from 1046 Steam reviews and supports online co-op play.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 40980
- **Developer:** Firefly Studios
- **Publisher:** Firefly Studios
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 15, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

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