Stronghold vs Stronghold Crusader vs Stronghold Legends vs Stronghold 2

Side-by-side breakdown of reviews, playtime, current prices, and buy/wait/skip verdicts.

Compare	Stronghold	Stronghold Crusader	Stronghold Legends	Stronghold 2
Release year	2001	2002	2006	2005
Genres	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy	Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms	PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac	PC (Microsoft Windows)	PC (Microsoft Windows)	PC (Microsoft Windows)
Metacritic	—	80	53	70
User rating	82%	82%	66%	71%
Avg. playtime	—	—	—	—
Best price	—	$7.51$7.99 PlayerLand	$13.49$14.99 PlayerLand	$24.99 Steam
Discount	—	-6%	-10%	—
Lowest tracked	—	$2.00	$4.50	$24.99
Developer	Firefly Studios	Firefly Studios	Firefly Studios	Firefly Studios
Publisher	Take-Two Interactive	Take-Two Interactive	2K Games	2K Games
Buy / Wait / Skip	BuyStrong reviews	BuyStrong reviews	SkipWeak reviews	WaitGood reviews — wait for a sale