Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Firefly Studios.

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Travel back in time to the legendary crusades for the holy land, in this expanded definitive edition of the fan-favorite Stronghold Crusader! Engage in historical desert skirmishes reimagined with new gameplay content and upgraded visuals, faithfully reforged using the source artwork, music, returning voice talent, and veteran developers of the original game.

Conquer the Desert

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition expands on the original game with eight new playable units, four fresh AI lords to face off against, and several additional campaigns. Play alone in two new historical campaigns and four “Sands of Time” skirmish trails or team up with a friend in the all-new cooperative trail!

Dive into skirmish mode with the addition of player-requested features including larger map sizes, custom options, and quality of life improvements. Complete with never-before-seen characters, soldiers, campaigns, and more, this definitive edition is designed to test your mettle while offering new graphics, upgraded from their original pre-rendered isometric glory.

Whether you’re flexing your might against 20 challenging AI lords, charging through the new cooperative trail with a friend, or simply marveling at your majestic desert citadel, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition allows veterans and newcomers alike to revisit a real-time strategy classic and play exactly the way they wish to.

Relive Historic Battles

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.

Don your Templar armor and relive wars that have shaped the world for a millennia, with historic campaigns from the First, Second, and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual crusader states. Experience epic battles such as Nicaea, Heraclea, and the sieges of Jerusalem and Antioch, rebuilt with new visual detail and a fully remastered soundtrack courtesy of legendary series composer Robert L. Euvino.

New Features

• Claim your birthright and build a thriving desert city with a full castle economy and vicious defenses!
• Command new units in the form of 8 brave Bedouin warriors with unique attributes, strengths, and abilities.
• Clash against AI lords in skirmish mode, with four all-new adversaries employing unique castles and tactics.
• Prove yourself across two new historical campaigns, before facing the challenge of four “Sands of Time” skirmish trails.
• Share the load in a new cooperative trail, play together against the AI in skirmish, or go head-to-head with eight players online.
• Besiege new battlefields using larger map sizes, new multiplayer maps, and Workshop support for custom scenarios.
• Admire thine kingdom with remastered visuals and music, as well as new recordings from the original game’s actors.