Firefly Studio Head Nick is here to provide a general breakdown of this new expanded remaster of the classic Stronghold title!
Middle East & Crusader History in RTS-City Builder – Stronghold: Crusader HD
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel because, a full quarter century since the studio’s inception, Firefly is ecstatic to announce Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition! Following Stronghold: DE in 2023, which has sold over half a million copies, Firefly can now reveal their best-selling Crusader title will return with a new definitive edition releasing this year on July 15th 2025!
Stronghold: Crusader Definitive Edition – Reveal Trailer!
Wishlist Now and Play the Demo! – https://store.steampowered.com/app/30…
Gird your loins, sharpen your steel and travel back in time to the legendary crusades for the holy land, in this expanded definitive edition of the fan-favourite Stronghold Crusader! Engage in historical desert skirmishes reimagined with new missions, units, AI opponents, larger maps and upgraded visuals, all faithfully reforged using the source artwork, music, returning voice talent and veteran developers of the original game.
In Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, players dominate the greatest frontier of the medieval age, waging brutal war across timeless battlefronts and sieging epic fortresses, to relive the glorious clashes that have shaped human history. Journey across the heart of the medieval world and take part in the legendary Crusades for the holy land with enhanced visual fidelity and a fully remastered soundtrack courtesy of legendary series composer Robert L. Euvino.
Catapulting from its towering 23 year history, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition expands on the original RTS city builder. Four new AI opponents, eight Bedouin warrior units, two historical campaigns to learn how to command these soldiers and four ‘Sands of Time’ skirmish trails to test your skill means there is plenty to look forward to.
Skirmish mode lovers meanwhile will also be rewarded with larger map sizes and new maps to battle across, along with a new co-op skirmish trail, custom options and other player-requested changes.
Wishlist Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition now on Steam ahead of the game’s full release on July 15th 2025 and play the Crusader DE demo today from 5pm UTC during the Steam RTS Fest!
The desert is a cruel place to fight. Are you sure you have the heart for it?
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