

Stronghold 2001
Developed by Firefly Studios
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Action
Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy game developed by Firefly Studios. While the game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, Stronghold does provide space for economic strategy and development: there is both an economic and a military campaign to be played and both are discussed in the game manual. The game takes place in Medieval Britain around the time of AD 1066, though, since there is sometimes no time limit, scenarios can continue to hundreds of years beyond this date.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyActionFantasyHistoricalWarfaremedievalconstructiondeathmanagementmicromanagementeconomybink videohumanbow and arrownon-player charactermeleePC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Firefly Studios
- Publisher
- Take-Two Interactive
- Released
- October 19, 2001
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 7.5 h main story
IGDB rating 8.2/10 from 204 ratings.
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