July 15, 2025 PC

Stronghold: Crusader - Definitive Edition

Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, AI opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.

Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Simulator

Strategy

Single player

Multiplayer

Co-operative

Screenshots

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Top Critics Average

67%

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Storyline

Witness the struggle of wills between Richard the Lionheart, King of England, and Sultan Saladin, spearhead of the Islamic domain and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Command war-honed crusader warriors as they brave the merciless Arabian sands, then as Saladin lead a mighty army drawn from every corner of the Middle East to repel the invading zealots.

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Artworks

Stronghold: Crusader - Definitive Edition artwork