Games like Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
by Firefly Studios
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.
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$5.99Stronghold HD (2012)
Oct 21 · Firefly Studios
Both: Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Colony Sim
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.
Real Time TacticsCity BuilderColony SimMedievalBuildingSandboxEconomyTower DefenseBase BuildingRTS👍 8,652
$14.99Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Nov 7 · Firefly Studios
Both: City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Medieval
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
City BuilderStrategyReal Time TacticsMedievalRTSBuildingSandboxEconomyColony SimBase Building👍 9,788
$14.99Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
Oct 5 · Firefly Studios
Both: City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Medieval
Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.
City BuilderReal Time TacticsMedievalColony SimSandboxBuildingWarEconomyManagementMilitary👍 4,882
$39.99Stronghold: Warlords
Mar 9 · Firefly Studios
Both: City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Colony Sim
Besiege Great Khans, Imperial warlords and Shōgun commanders in Stronghold: Warlords, the latest 'castle sim' from Firefly Studios. Command AI warlords across the battlefield as you build a castle economy and new gunpowder-fuelled siege engines!
City BuilderReal Time TacticsColony SimBuildingMedievalSandboxMilitaryWarEconomyManagement👍 4,450
$14.99Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
Sep 15 · Firefly Studios
Both: City Builder · Real Time Tactics · Colony Sim
Catapult werewolves over castle walls, incinerate troops with dragon fire and command the Knights of the Round Table! This remaster of the mythical ‘castle sim’ features Steam multiplayer, Workshop support, new maps, achievements and DLC campaigns.
City BuilderReal Time TacticsColony SimSandboxBuildingManagementEconomyMedievalWarMilitary👍 2,299
$39.99Stronghold Crusader 2
Sep 22 · Firefly Studios
Both: Medieval · City Builder · Building
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
StrategyMedievalCity BuilderRTSMultiplayerSimulationHistoricalCo-opBuildingResource Management👍 12,621
$29.99Stronghold 3 Gold
May 25 · Firefly Studios
Both: City Builder · Medieval · Base Building
Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!
StrategyCity BuilderMedievalSimulationRTSResource ManagementMultiplayerHistoricalBase BuildingSandbox👍 3,009
FreeStronghold Kingdoms
Feb 27 · Firefly Studios
Both: Medieval · City Builder · Building
A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!
StrategyFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerMedievalCity BuilderMultiplayerBuildingBase BuildingRTSWar👍 278
$19.99Becastled
Oct 22 · Mana Potion Studios
Both: Base Building · City Builder · Medieval
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Base BuildingStrategyCity BuilderMedievalBuildingRTSColony SimWarMilitarySingleplayer👍 5,352
$34.99Northgard: Definitive Edition
Mar 7 · Shiro Games
Both: City Builder · Base Building · Colony Sim
Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!
StrategyCity BuilderRTSSimulationBase BuildingMultiplayerColony SimBuildingEconomyTactical👍 54,478
$19.99Kingdom Two Crowns
Dec 11 · Fury Studios, Coatsink
Both: City Builder · Building · Base Building
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Tower DefenseMinimalistCity BuilderBuildingSingleplayerBase BuildingMedievalStrategyFantasyAtmospheric👍 31,274
$29.99Diplomacy is Not an Option
Oct 4 · Door 407
Both: Medieval · Base Building · Colony Sim
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Resource ManagementMedievalHistoricalZombiesBase BuildingColony SimRTSDifficultAction RTSSurvival👍 10,910
$9.99Knights and Merchants
Oct 14 · Topware Interactive
Both: Colony Sim · Medieval · City Builder
KNIGHTS and MERCHANTS recreates the era of the Middle Ages. Apart from the purely fictitious geography of our world, all game elements and scenes are based on the Anglo-Saxon period, 1200 A.D. And we haven't used imaginary elements like fabled creatures, either. The player takes on the role of an ordinary captain in the Palace Guard.
StrategyColony SimMedievalCity BuilderRTSSimulationClassicSingleplayerHistoricalMultiplayer👍 2,792
$14.99Medieval Kingdom Wars
Jan 3 · Reverie World Studios
Both: Medieval · Base Building · City Builder
Rewrite medieval history through bloody siege combat in a fusion of RTS and Grand Strategy genres. Rule, build, and serve your King as a minor lord in medieval Europe. Experience siege, field and naval combat with an unseen degree of brutality. Rogue-like progression, epic towns and battles await…
Grand StrategyRTSMedievalBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategyDiplomacyEconomyAction RTSWargame👍 2,233
$15.99Explorers of Esmar
Apr 14 · Tipri Games
Both: Real Time Tactics · City Builder · Building
Welcome to Explorers of Esmar! Build your settlement, master complex production chains. Claim the riches to explore and conquer the new island continent of Esmar!
Early AccessReal Time TacticsCity BuilderBuildingEconomyManagementMedievalMilitaryBase BuildingPvP
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