Stronghold Crusader HD

Game Info

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. Stronghold Crusader HD features several campaigns documenting the First, Second and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual Crusader states. Battles such as Nicea, Heraclea, siege of Antioch, Krak des Chevaliers and the Siege of Jerusalem all feature, as do the Crusader Trails from the Stronghold Warchest and Stronghold Crusader Extreme.

Name

Companies

Firefly Studios

Released

10/21/2013

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Type

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy

Social Networks

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Reviews

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 9:53:43 PM

4 Steam users votes up

AlekshaLive

Steam user

9/10 Stronghold Crusader HD is an iconic castle simulator with real time tactics and over one hundred missions to play and siege your opponents. A little outdated but plenty nostalgic.
My takeaway: Stronghold Crusader HD is one of those games you can spend many hours in and does a great job and both slow and fast paced playing styles. The surprisingly active community is testament to how iconic and great this title is considering it came out several decades ago. The music, UI, visuals, and gameplay all run smoothly and work together to create the atmosphere of a distant Arabic land. It’s fascinating finding new ways to lay siege on opponents, both real and AI, and think of new and innovative ways to play. Coupled with the level editor; the game really encourages the player to think outside the box and come up with elaborate ways to win. Missions and campaigns provide an entertaining and challenging component to the gameplay which is sure to leave someone playing for hours if they enjoy sandbox strategy resource management games and don’t mind the outdated artstyle. There are no achievements and I ultimately played nearly 70 hours before growing tired of the game.
If aesthetics are super important to you- the outdated artstyle can definitely prove to be difficult to get past. It’s ugly; and even with the high resolution HD graphics it obviously falls way behind newer games of this genre. Some voice lines are also repeated constantly and can get annoying when you very well know that wood is needed.
Stronghold Crusader HD is worth it at full price and a no-brainer on sale.
Pros

Can definitely be a time sink.
Surprisingly active community.
PVP, Missions, Campaigns, and AI are all balanced.
Music suits the game.
Great atmosphere.
Plenty of options for creative and innovative tactics.
Level editor for further creative and innovative tactics.
Nostalgia.
Steam trading cards.

Cons

Ugly.
A bit of a learning curb.
Some annoying repeated voice lines.
No achievements.

WOOD NEEDED.
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