Stronghold: Definitive Edition — patch notes and updates
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| Stronghold: Definitive Edition Update - Security Patch & Improved Soundtrack | 2026-03-17 | Version Number: v1.34 Date: 17 Mar 2026 Update Size: 504.4 MB UPDATES Patched Unity Engine security vulnerability Added improved remastered soundtrack - Following the successful audio overhaul for Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, we are pleased to announce a further enhancement to Stronghold: Definitive Edition. Players can now enjoy a newly remastered soundtrack that elevates the original game’s iconic score to our highest production standards yet. |
| Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition - Winter Update & DLC Reveal! | 2025-12-19 | Behold and rejoice Sire! Celebrate the festivities and cap off this productive year with the reveal of the second major content update for Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition!From co-op trails and map packs, to new Lords and custom editors, the power is in your hands to play how you want and with whomever you want!There’s no better way or time to play this revamped desert hot strategy classic!Wishlist now on Steam! |
| Stronghold Crusader: DE - First Major Update Details! | 2025-08-07 | Well met, Sire! Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has charged into the breach and emerged from its launch victorious! The response of fans and critics to Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition has been nothing short of stellar. While we're still working hard to add the updates, fixes and tweaks that players have been requesting (see our extensive v1.03 Patch Notes for the latest changes), Firefly Studios is keeping this momentum going by revealing some of the details of new gameplay content that players can look forward toThe first major ‘Autumn’ update will arrive in two parts - a free content update as well as an optional paid DLC. T |
| Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition - Out Now! | 2025-07-16 | The time is NOW, Sire! The long march is finally over and your forces have finally arrived at our divine destination - Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is out now with a 10% launch discount!--> Behold this glorious love-letter to the golden age of strategy games with a freshly-forged launch trailer |
| Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Roadmap Reveal | 2025-07-03 | Good Day Sire! Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is just under two weeks away from its launch, so what better time than now to share all there is to know about its post-launch plans!Following the positive reception of the two public demos and in keeping with Stronghold DE’s post-launch, we're announcing two major post-launch content updates for Stronghold Crusader DE. These will take the form of an Autumn and a Winter Update, both releasing this year alongside two paid DLCs.The free initial Autumn Update will feature a series-first economic campaign as well as a brand new CPU commander. Five missions will challenge players to complete a |
| New Coop Trailer & Next Fest | 2025-06-09 | Good tidings, Sire! Steam Next Fest is now live and with it our second public demo for Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition. Showcasing the latest fixes, a full Sands of Time mission, Historical Campaign challenge and allowing you to freely try out Custom Skirmish mode before the game’s July 15th launch, this is our most content rich demo yet! So if you haven’t yet given it a try or think you can rise even higher on the leaderboards, now is the chance to prove your mettle…Crusader: DE was designed with your feedback in mind and at the very top of that list were features like a proper coop mode. In past games we have offered coop in the for |
| New Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Demo Now Live! | 2025-05-28 | Great tidings Sire! The brand new demo for Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is now available for all! Play the new demo and see some of the gameplay improvements and upgrades that truly bring this classic RTS into 2025 - including larger-than-ever maps, massive unit counts, leaderboards and more! Stronghold Crusader: DE is being constantly improved with many player-requested changes including larger-than-ever maps, 10 thousand units in-game and more! All additional feedback from this demo will help make the final game the best version it can be. So get conquering! Play the demo today! |
| Stronghold Crusader DE Feature Spotlight: 10k Unit Cap, Mosques & More! | 2025-05-23 | Good morrow, my liege! After 150,000 demo downloads, three times as many as Stronghold: Definitive Edition... We have channelled thousands of your Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition feedback forms into new player-requested enhancements! Ahead of the game's July 15th launch, today we dive into some of these community-requested features, confirming key information on maximum unit counts and more in our final ‘Feature Spotlight’ development diary. As some of Crusader’s most knowledgeable and experienced players, your feedback on our upcoming Definitive Edition has been invaluable. So naturally suggestions and ideas discussed online were stu |
| Feature Spotlight: New Units In Stronghold Crusader DE! | 2025-04-30 | Good day, my liege! After a few eagle-eyed players infiltrated the help files, Assassin style, in our Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition reveal demo, we thought it was time to pull back the curtain on our 8 new units. Today’s Feature Spotlight video brings with it new footage and juicy gameplay details for our Bedouin soldiers, expanding the original roster with fresh tactical options at launch on July 15th. Inspired by the roaming Bedouin tribes of the Middle Eastern deserts, these eight new troops open up a whole new world of siege tactics (and hurt!) on your rival lords. Be they friends you played the OG Crusader with way back in the |
| Feature Spotlight: New AI Lords | 2025-04-04 | Greetings My Liege! As the warmth and green of spring finally begins to break through (At least... Here in the UK!) we are marching ever closer to our July 15th release date for this long awaited expanded remaster of your favourite Stronghold. We know July feels like a million miles away right now, but rest assured we are working hard to implement your feedback and suggestions before launch. This is thanks in no small part to the more than 6,000 of you who filled out our demo feedback form and the 150,000 potential future players who have wishlisted Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition! With today's new video we thought... What better way |
| Crusader: Definitive Edition - Reveal Round-Up! | 2025-03-20 | Since revealing Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition in January's Real-Time Strategy Fest, you have responded to our rally war cry in full force! With over 150,000 wishlists, 130,000 demo downloads and more than 6,000 helpful responses to our in-game player survey... Let's just say the granary is full, my Lord. While you wait for our July 15th release, we hope this collection of updates from the team here at Firefly helps bring you up to speed about what you can expect from the final game, before we march back to the desert fortresses and arid plains of the past. Please enjoy these updates and subscribe to Firefly Studios on YouTube for mo |
| Play Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Demo Today! | 2025-01-20 | Greetings Sire! Gird your loins and sharpen your steel because 23 years after it first launched, we’re incredibly excited to announce Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition! Travel back in time to the legendary crusades for the holy land in this new expanded definitive edition, releasing this year on July 15th 2025 with brand new content, elevated graphics and extensive player-requested features all rebuilt by game’s original developers! This title is many people’s favourite old-school 2D RTS, so taking this cult favourite and elevating it for the modern player has been an endeavour of passion for us – one that is only possible because of th |
| Vote for Stronghold: DE for Labor of Love in the Steam Awards! | 2024-11-27 | Greetings Sire! The Steam Awards is now taking nominations, so we kindly ask for your vote in the Labor of Love category! From new DLC content to Winter/Spring Updates to technical improvements and fixes, turning Stronghold: Definitive Edition into the ultimate way to play the BAFTA-nominated original has been an endeavour of passion through and through. With so many of you having returned to save the kingdom from the Rat, Snake, Pig and Wolf already, every bit of lordly support in this moment would mean everything to us. We thank you deeply, Sire! |
| New "Valley of the Wolf" DLC Campaign + Free New Castle Trail + v1.31 Hotfix | 2024-04-30 | Today we released both version v1.3 of Stronghold: Definitive Edition and our second DLC campaign, "Valley of the Wolf". Now available at 10% off during launch week, Stronghold: Definitive Edition's second DLC adds seven new missions concluding the story of your attempts to rescue the Jewel, this time from the legendary Wolf. A New Story - Rescue the Jewel in this new campaign featuring the greatest foe in the Stronghold series, the villainous Wolf! 7 Epic Missions - Prove yourself as a Stronghold veteran and strategist, with some of our most challenging military scenarios yet. Fresh Gameplay - Tackle each mission with 20 years of Stronghold |
| Valley of the Wolf DLC & Spring Update | 2024-03-28 | Snarls Soon you will see what it means to wage real warfare! That is... In our final instalment of the Stronghold: Definitive Edition 'Jewel' campaign! Valley of the Wolf extends the base game with seven new missions and extra achievements. Under the tutelage of the wise Sergeant, finish the fight by rescuing Sir Longarm's captured kin once and for all, when this new DLC releases for $2.99, €2.99 and £2.49 on April 30th. This final chapter of 'The Jewel' campaign pits players against the greatest rogue of them all... The vicious Wolf! To safely retrieve the Jewel of the North and put an end to The Wolf's insidious scourge, players must plunge |
| Get Stronghold: Definitive Edition for 20% off! | 2024-03-14 | As part of the Steam Spring Sale, Stronghold: Definitive Edition is 20% off for a limited period. The Swine's Bay DLC, released as part of the Winter Update, is also on discount for 10% during this time. Take advantage of these discounts while they last! |
| New "Swine's Bay" DLC Campaign + Free New Economic Campaign | 2024-02-13 | Today we released both version v1.2 of Stronghold: Definitive Edition and our first DLC campaign, "Swine's Bay". Now available at 10% off during launch week, Stronghold: Definitive Edition's first DLC adds seven new missions continuing the story of your attempts to rescue the Jewel, this time from the notorious Slaver Captain Hogsfoot. A New Story - Rescue the Jewel from the scurvy-ridden clutches of the wretched Slaver Captain Hogsfoot in a new campaign. 7 Epic Missions - Prove yourself as a Stronghold veteran and strategist, with some of our most challenging military scenarios yet. Fresh Gameplay - Tackle each mission with 20 years of Stron |
| The Future of Stronghold | 2024-02-01 | Happy New Year! After a launch that quite frankly exceeded all our expectations... We are pleased to announce that the first substantial gameplay update for Stronghold: Definitive Edition releases on Steam on February 13th! A simultaneous launch of free content and paid DLC, the Winter Update will be available to all players, while the Swine's Bay Campaign DLC will retail for $2.99, £2.49 or €2.99. Feeling lucky? You could even win this DLC through a giveaway being run in the above development diary! Check it out to learn more and get the inside track on what to expect of Firefly in 2024 and beyond. As announced before launch, we intend to su |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition v1.11 Update - Black Video Fix | 2023-12-13 | Version Number: v1.11 Date: 13 Dec 2023 Update Size: 500 MB KNOWN ISSUES Multiplayer: We have implemented fixes to stop multiplayer games failing so often but are working on further fixes. These include fixes for joining blank lobbies, available games not being listed correctly, and regular resync issues. - Players can show pings of all players in-game using ALT+T - We’re looking into adding pings to multiplayer lobbies For support, please contact us through our support site: https://firefly-studios.helpshift.com/hc/en/15-stronghold-definitive-edition/ UPDATES Re-encoded all videos: - This should fix players getting stuck on a black screen di |
| Stronghold: Definitive Edition v1.1 Update | 2023-11-29 | Version Number: v1.1 Date: 29 Nov 2023 Update Size: 40 MB KNOWN ISSUES We’re aware of an issue affecting some users where they get a black screen after entering their Player Name - Please first try the following possible workarounds: https://firefly-studios.helpshift.com/hc/faq/558-black-screen-on-startup-stuck-on-firefly-logo/ - For Windows N version users, a possible workaround is here: https://firefly-studios.helpshift.com/hc/en/15-stronghold-definitive-edition/faq/559-black-sreen-and-using-window-10-11-n/ - If these do not work, we are still working on a solution and will release it ASAP. Sorry for the inconvenience. We’re aware that some |