Stronghold 2: Steam Edition overview

Overview

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition comes from Firefly Studios and is published by Firefly Studios. It arrived on Steam on Oct 5, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 227 players at 6 October 2026 - 16:40:45 UTC, with a tracked peak near 866. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 5,613 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition is available in 8 languages including:

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, dejus, usk, and oflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition has sold up to 185,000 units and has 4,896 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition overview details

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition allows players to experience true ‘castle life’ gameplay. Entertain your subjects or rule with an iron fist, dispensing medieval justice to overworked and malnourished peasants. With powerful barons jostling for power over a disintegrating kingdom, it is up to you to stem the tides of ambition and unite the land under the one true King! With an intricate economy, siege warfare, crime and punishment systems and classic medieval events, this highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Stronghold comes packed with new additions to classic Stronghold gameplay. Key Features Stronghold Reforged – Enjoy Steam multiplayer, Workshop, achievements, visual enhancements, new maps and more! Rule as You Desire – Rehabilitate or simply execute thieving peasants using everything from gibbets to gallows! Simulate Castle Life – Duel inside buildings, hold lavish banquets or build a war economy and lay siege to rival lords. Take the Crown – Gain Honour by title, strategy or force and dominate the new ‘Kingmaker’ skirmish mode. Craft Custom Maps – Create and share custom scenarios via Steam Workshop using the in-game map editor. Besiege Your Friends – Battle up to eight players online in Kingmaker and Deathmatch game modes. Steam Edition Building on the sim gameplay of the original Stronghold , Stronghold 2 allows players to rule as they please and still conquer each skirmish. Unhappy peasants turn to crime and must be punished, rival lords can raise entire armies on their title alone and sieges must be fought tooth and nail, with close combat taking place…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Stronghold 2: Steam Edition is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 227 players at 6 October 2026 - 16:40:45 UTC, a tracked peak of 866, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview tags

City BuilderReal Time TacticsMedievalColony SimSandboxBuildingManagementEconomyWarMilitaryStrategyBase-BuildingRTSReal-TimeIsometric

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