Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
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.
- Price:$2.99
- Release Date:10/21/2013
- Franchise:Firefly Studios
- Developer:FireFly Studios
- Publisher:FireFly Studios
- Last Updated:3/21/2026
- Steam App Id:40970
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) has 849 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 71% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2,942 players achieved on 2/2/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Stronghold Crusader HD (2012). It has received a total of 20,714 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 95 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Stronghold Crusader HD (2012). Right now, it costs $2.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) and its growth over time. It currently has 19,637 followers on its community page.
About Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is a Simulation, and Strategy game developed by FireFly Studios. On 10/21/2013, it was released on the Steam Store by FireFly Studios.
Players have rated Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 20,714 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 20,206 positive reviews and 508 negative reviews — an overall 98% positive review rating. Additionally, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) has earned a metascore of 78 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $2.99 which is a 70% discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Includes level editor
- PvP
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) has been tagged with the following user tags:
- 2D
- Building
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Management
- Isometric
- Real-Time
- Sandbox
- War
- Historical
- Medieval
- RTS
- Real Time Tactics
- Tower Defense
- Simulation
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Open World
- Strategy
- Military
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Stronghold Crusader 2 Ultimate Edition | $15.99 | View |
| Stronghold Crusader HD | $1.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 21). Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/40970
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 21). Stronghold Crusader HD (2012). Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/40970
- Metacritic. (2026, March 21). Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) for PC Reviews. Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/stronghold-crusader
- FireFly Studios. (2023, July 9). Stronghold Crusader HD (2012). Stronghold Crusader HD (2012). http://www.strongholdcrusaderhd.com