Stronghold: Warlords

Wait65%

Mixed · 5k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Firefly Studios · City Builder · Mar 9, 2021

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Price
$3.99−90%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
102
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio9 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy Stronghold: Warlords?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The expansion in faction roster is a fun addition allowing more replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The siege warfare, long a highlight of the franchise, benefits from improved graphics and effects.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat has improved a lot due to units now having proper collision.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As of now the only plus side of this game is the Soundtrack, the making of videos and the Artbook.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Campaign missions will also be replayable (and replayed) thanks to the high difficulty of some of them, similarly, again, to the previous titles of the Stronghold series.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Doesn’t matter if you play campaing or multiplayer you will enjoy the game and have a lot of fun with friends.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Combat20 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
48% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
26% still recommend
Bugs
31% still recommend
Multiplayer
24% still recommend
Interface
45% still recommend
Performance
13% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$3.99$39.99−90%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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