Games

Stronghold

Firefly Studios

2001•Strategy•PEGI 12•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: actionfantasywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping strategy game, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

204 ratings

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About This Game

Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. While the game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, Stronghold does provide space for economic strategy and development: there is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. The game takes place in Medieval Britain around the time of AD 1066, though, since there is sometimes no time limit, scenarios can continue to hundreds of years beyond this date.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionFantasyWarHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

MedievalConstructionDeathManagementMicromanagementEconomyBink videoHuman

Where to play

Steam

Details

Developer: Firefly Studios
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Released: 19 October 2001
Series: Stronghold
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 8h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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