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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!

Release DateFeb 27, 2012
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.1% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 64.3%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61.4% Bottom 35% / 63.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)248  Top 25% / 9.1K  Top 3%
Curators47 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time103.2 hours  Top 1%
Followers14.1K  Top 10%
Owners± 1.4M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 950.9K  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Stronghold Kingdoms steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Stronghold Kingdoms's Steam rating and reviews from February 2012 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 64.3% (December 2023) to 87.9% (December 2012).

The 9.1K reviews Top 3% suggest that Stronghold Kingdoms is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Stronghold Kingdoms and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Stronghold Kingdoms's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (45%), followed by Russian (19%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Stronghold Kingdoms percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Stronghold Kingdoms, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 839 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 7.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (499 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Stronghold Kingdoms's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • innovative gameplay
  • MMO-style with cooperation and diplomacy
  • customization options for building
  • freedom to train and deploy troops
  • constantly evolving player-made politics and economies
  • room for innovation
  • potential for a paid version
  • interesting idea of meta-map managing multiple castles
  • originality
  • potential for sieges with control
  • excessive pay-to-win system
  • requires constant check-ins or payment to progress
  • very small village spots and hard to expand
  • barebones gameplay
  • limited production chains
  • unbalanced game progression
  • minimal castle management
  • slow pacing
  • tedious progression
  • difficult to win without paying

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 64.1% rating  Bottom 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Stronghold Kingdoms's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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