Stronghold HD (2012)
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.
- Price:$1.79
- Release Date:10/21/2013
- Franchise:Firefly Studios
- Developer:FireFly Studios
- Publisher:FireFly Studios
- Last Updated:3/21/2026
- Steam App Id:40950
Stronghold HD (2012)
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Stronghold HD (2012) has 124 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 83% lower than its previous all-time peak of 733 players achieved on 7/16/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Stronghold HD (2012). It has received a total of 10,245 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 93 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Stronghold HD (2012). Right now, it costs $1.79 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Stronghold HD (2012) and its growth over time. It currently has 19,958 followers on its community page.
About Stronghold HD (2012)
Stronghold 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 HD (2012) as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 10,245 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 9,788 positive reviews and 457 negative reviews — an overall 96% positive review rating. Additionally, Stronghold HD (2012) has earned a metascore of 81 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $1.79 which is a 70% discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Stronghold HD - USA Campaign Map Skin available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Stronghold HD (2012) on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, 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 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 HD (2012) has been tagged with the following user tags:
- 2D
- Building
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Atmospheric
- Isometric
- Sandbox
- Historical
- Medieval
- RTS
- Real Time Tactics
- Comedy
- Tower Defense
- Simulation
- Base Building
- Funny
- Resource Management
- Open World
- Strategy
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Stronghold HD (2012) and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Stronghold HD (2012) is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Stronghold HD - USA Campaign Map Skin | DLC | 7/7/2017 | View |
Related Packages
Stronghold HD (2012) is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Stronghold: Warlords Special Edition | $9.99 | View |
| Stronghold: Warlords Ultimate Edition | $19.79 | View |
| Stronghold HD | $1.79 | View |
Supported Languages
Stronghold HD (2012) is available in 10 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 |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
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Soures & References
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Stronghold HD (2012) data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 21). Stronghold HD (2012) on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/40950
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 21). Stronghold HD (2012). Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/40950
- Metacritic. (2026, March 21). Stronghold HD (2012) for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/stronghold
- FireFly Studios. (2023, July 9). Stronghold HD (2012). Stronghold HD (2012). http://www.strongholdhd.com