Stronghold Crusader 2

One of the best strategy games im a settlers Player in the past now the storghold series is better 2x
There you have 3 best strategy series
1. Stronghold
2. Age of History 2&3 (when multi on 3 aveliable)
3. Settlers

Good strategy game, however it's one of the harder rts games out there due to the amount of micromanagement it have which pales other rts games such as warcfract 3 and Generals command & conquer. Still good and most importantly its a CRUSADE.

Game is 11 years old and makes my pc go vrooooo like I've booted up skyrim with 25k graphics mod. This isn't normal. Also the characters are absolutely horrendous (and the animations are stiff as fuck) and gameplay is somewhat worse than the older titles (legends, crusader, 1). Also blue rating on steam is probably due to the fact people loved the original crusader, but this sequel is a 5/10 at best

after a few hours , my system crashed
internet is good and my system is mid

I really want to like this game, really want, but sadly, I had to choose "Not Recommended" Choice for this game, All because this game is so bad optimized even in my rig, not to mention I'm using RTX 3050 laptop series with intel core i5 11400H and 32 GB RAM and samsung 970 Evo plus SSD which I can play Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy and most of AAA games smoothly even at high settings but this one, I am a fan of Stronghold Crusader series, I was played since Stronghold Crusader 1 at my pentium 4 PC back then and I want to get nostalgic by buying this one, but all I had is just unoptimized game like this one, I'm so sad, trully sad, I was hope I could play this game so smoothly because I just love its graphic, its gameplay, but sigh... again, sorry to say, I had to refunded this game because this game is so bad optimized in PC

NOT for multiplayer, its a stalemate ALWAYS and you will get bored or crushed.

im disappointed. nothing new here . bug , lag ,bad npcs and more

The game is quite old and many thing is missing those small detail i love in stronghold / stronghold Crusader but it still the best castle built that you can really use the wall.

The game is a bit boring with those limit of unit and building for me but i can understand may be during it release and limit of engine. But overall game is still fun for me enough i buy it since day one and most of DLC but finish it in 2025 ~ ~ which is took 10 years graphic look quite old already but not bad.

The thing I'm still hate about game is path finding and group unit during assualt but i'm enjoy the fight when assualt the castle overall it great game but many thing is missing here and there but not that bad. I hope warlod will be ok

Used to play Stronghold Crusader 1. Idk why the first series is much better. But this one actually good too, but something feel missing...

Amazing game!!! IF you think you're good at strategic games try this especially challenge strong lords like richards,wolf,saladin with difficulty high and see who's the boss.

This might veyr picky but having a building limit that decreases according to the players (including CPU players) on the match is just ridiculous this kind of game. Even the troop limit, just a deal breaking situation. No thanks!

Grown up playing Stronghold Crusade in my dad laptop that accidently destroy, lol. Playing Stronghold 2 had high expectation to be better. Yeah...just few hour of playing im done for. To sum up my quick review this game Stronghold 2 convince me to believe this massive rip off , uncanny, no budget , rtard knockoff version of it. It was soo bad that the only I play another hour is to give it a chance. Imma stick with stronghold crusade . No Diddy, I be honest here.

while waiting for SC:DE, this game is worth to play.

A strategy in every sense of the word. But I wish we could dig trenches like in the First Crusade game and it would be easier to manage troops on the wall.

Now that the crash bug for Os11 is fixed, yay!

This not the rework of the first part with removed exploits and added quality of life changes. It has it's own specifics and rebalancings, it's worth playing if you played SC1.

as it stands i love the game however it is quite literally crashing, CONSTANTLY. its unplayable YEARS after release and is a disgrace. almost worse than the 3rd game which is saying A LOT. don't waste your money like i did sadly.

great and addicting sometimes

I remember playing this as a kid. Not sure if it was exactly this one, but I kind of remember it having good 3D graphics and models for that time, and your leader / hero standing on the roof of the little square building. That square building was what gave it away for me, and unlocked that memory from the depths of my memory.

Not bad as 3 part or "Warlords", but just a simplified version of first Stronghold Crusader.
At least a good visual.

this game cant load or save i try follow guidance from developer to fix this problem but didnt work

I connected more with the first version

That's not bad either

I loved Stronghold Legends when I was a young kid playing on a disk in my laptop. I LOVED reliving that game with new features and maps with Stronghold Crusaders 2! What I loved the most about Stronghold Legends, however, is the different types of kings, creating brand new architecture and overall vibe, something I haven't been able to replicate in this game. Still a fantastic game :)

Aside from the fact that a lot of the mission are far unbalanced, to top it all off I just played one where there are this archers in my base that I click to attack yet my troops dont ever attack them. And yes, you guessed it right, the archers can attack me.

Graphics are god awful, and no, I don't mean old, they are way way worse than the original strongholds, it has no spirit to it.
Spent more time trying to quit the game rather than playing it cuz it was crashing my entire pc.
Idk how this many people gave it a positive review but here we are,

If they'd refund me and give me 5 bucks on top of it, I might consider playing through the campaign.
NO BUY PLS NO GOOD.

I played this games on various platforms since its begininnings. Still my go to if I need simple fun. :)

Actually i really like this game, but currently i felt so lag when i played this game. I use Ryzen 5 7640 HS RTX 4060, Is there any tips to fix this probem? if not i hope FireFly should optimise this game!.

Wish it was like the first one, but it's not, only shallow soulless copy of it...

4/10- ugly downgrade
play stronghold definitiv instead

I bought this game on sale for a few bucks along with a few other older Stronghold games. This one gets a bit of hate from the OG players but lemme tell you. I AM HOOKED.

Hands down my favorite RTS game so far besides R.U.S.E..

The castle defense mechanics are awesome all the while growing your Kingdom, collecting wood, mining resources, growing food, and running your market.

The learning campaign and Skirmish Trails are a blast. I'd almost recommend getting the DLC as I did not, and I'm nearly done with the trails after 30+ hours. I need more so I will be gettting the DLCs soon for sure.

The custom map maker is very intuitive and easy to learn. I've made 2 maps so far for me and my buddy to co-op against AI and it is a blast.

Definately worth the few bucks on sale. Amazing game :D

Great fun with alot of replay.

The content is lacking compared to its predecessor. I don’t understand how this game is supposed to be an improved version. There are animation issues and path bugs. Overall, I still prefer the first version.

Horrible! The AI opponents cheat as they have unlimited resources and no production facilities standing. This isn't like the first Stronghold Crusader in which you can use famine to bleed the AI opponents dry.

Therefore cheat too. I did using cheat engine and cheat tables. Fair is fair as is my review.

nice game to relax and play

Somehow they remembered crusader existed but just made it worse in every aspect

This Game is Awesome!

Good game to play!

One of the best RTS games I've ever played.

really fun classic rts

Seru guys, sebenernya baru pertama kali main ini game dan gapernah main yang pertama, tapi nice guys untuk dimainkan

great game

Literally the best game to buy for sale . It was 3 dollars , but honestly , i would pay 100 for this one . Such a great game , even my friend likes it who never played these kind of games before .

It seemed strange it's asking me to write a review for a game I never recall playing.
But after purchasing it again and playing for 10 mins it dawned on me why I asked for refund first time.

Text is way too small to read, having limited space for certain things is annoying and the game is just worse than the 1st one all-around.

This game has no soul and is only a shadow of its predecessor Stronghold Crusader 1. Don't know what happened here but I cannot recommend it.

i really like this game, but it keeps crashing after 15min

I was expecting it to be somewhat like Stronghold 2 with it's many buildings and all that, also the way the troops moves was disappointing. It uses recycled voice lines and the graphics looked like a bad mobile game. I got it on sale, so I'm not out on money for this but very disappointed in the way the game is. If you're looking for it to be like the previous ones, it's really not.

primitive resolution problem with 2880x1800
why should I fix it myself

It is a shame that the houses and inns are not used as the first crusader, but it is still fun.

Beat all the skirmish trials and campaign. One of the better strategy games I've played, still holds up pretty well today save the AI is pretty linear and easy to gimmick. Managing gigantic horse archer armies is one of the funnest things I've ever done in a game. Creative freedom in castle building also good.

Also beat Princess & Pig and Khan & Jackal DLCs, each had decent campaign and Khan especially a fun opponent, but really wish they had considered adding new units in them. Not worth unless on sale + you just want new missions to trudge through.

All in all, 8.5/10.