Stronghold Crusader 2 Price History and Player Count

Stronghold Crusader 2

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Stronghold Crusader 2

Firefly StudiosFeb 1, 2013Simulation, Strategy

$39.99 Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Strategy
  • Medieval
  • City Builder
  • RTS
  • Multiplayer
  • Simulation
  • Historical
  • Co-op
  • Building
  • Resource Management
Playing now
336
Updated 40 minutes ago
24-hour peak
337
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
5,764
Apr 2, 2016
Avg this month
224
-5.49% vs last month
Steam reviews
72%
Mostly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Stronghold Crusader 2 player count chart

Stronghold Crusader 2 has a small but active player base. 336 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 13% on the month before).

History from Feb 1, 2013

Stronghold Crusader 2 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026224-13-5.49%495
October 2026237+25+11.79%607
September 2026212-86-16.73%428
August 2026n/a-38-6.88%514
July 2026n/a+38+7.39%552
June 2026n/a+66+14.73%514
May 2026n/a-122-21.4%448
April 2026n/a+34+6.34%570
March 2026n/a-118-18.04%536
February 2026n/a+5+0.77%654
January 2026n/a+63+10.75%649
December 2025n/a+88+17.67%586
November 2025n/a-138-21.7%498
October 2025n/a-10-1.55%636
September 2025n/a+4+0.62%646
August 2025n/a-199-23.66%642
July 2025n/a+138+19.63%841
June 2025n/a-246-25.92%703
May 2025n/a+264+38.54%949
April 2025n/a-259-27.44%685
March 2025n/a-121-11.36%944
February 2025n/a-397-27.15%1,065
January 2025n/a+720+97.04%1,462
December 2024n/a+7+0.95%742
November 2024n/a+175+31.25%735
October 2024n/a-168-23.08%560
September 2024n/a+197+37.1%728
August 2024n/a-61-10.3%531
July 2024n/a+35+6.28%592
June 2024n/a-142-20.31%557
May 2024n/a-163-18.91%699
April 2024n/a+11+1.29%862
March 2024n/a-129-13.16%851
February 2024n/a+119+13.82%980
January 2024n/a-41-4.55%861
December 2023n/a-111-10.96%902
November 2023n/a-76-6.98%1,013
October 2023n/a+114+11.69%1,089
September 2023n/a+227+30.35%975
August 2023n/a-213-22.16%748
July 2023n/a+326+51.34%961
June 2023n/a-218-25.56%635
May 2023n/a-237-21.74%853
April 2023n/a+290+36.25%1,090
March 2023n/a+29+3.76%800
February 2023n/a-140-15.37%771
January 2023n/a+39+4.47%911
December 2022n/a-184-17.42%872
November 2022n/a+152+16.81%1,056
October 2022n/a+296+48.68%904
September 2022n/a-108-15.08%608
August 2022n/a+48+7.19%716
July 2022n/a+62+10.23%668
June 2022n/a-227-27.25%606
May 2022n/a+35+4.39%833
April 2022n/a-249-23.78%798
March 2022n/a+177+20.34%1,047
February 2022n/a-214-19.74%870
January 2022n/a+282+35.16%1,084
December 2021n/a-337-29.59%802
November 2021n/a+299+35.6%1,139
October 2021n/a+6+0.72%840
September 2021n/a+332+66.14%834
August 2021n/a-181-26.5%502
July 2021n/a-67-8.93%683
June 2021n/a+73+10.78%750
May 2021n/a-372-35.46%677
April 2021n/a+101+10.65%1,049
March 2021n/a-193-16.91%948
February 2021n/a-68-5.62%1,141
January 2021n/a+36+3.07%1,209
December 2020n/a-38-3.14%1,173
November 2020n/a+150+14.14%1,211
October 2020n/a+326+44.35%1,061
September 2020n/a-124-14.44%735
August 2020n/a+175+25.58%859
July 2020n/a-16-2.29%684
June 2020n/a-769-52.35%700
May 2020n/a-249-14.49%1,469
April 2020n/a+458+36.35%1,718
March 2020n/a+94+8.06%1,260
February 2020n/a+232+24.84%1,166
January 2020n/a-19-1.99%934
December 2019n/a+182+23.61%953
November 2019n/a-153-16.56%771
October 2019n/a+270+41.28%924
September 2019n/a-170-20.63%654
August 2019n/a+88+11.96%824
July 2019n/a+92+14.29%736
June 2019n/a-10-1.53%644
May 2019n/a-406-38.3%654
April 2019n/a+332+45.6%1,060
March 2019n/a-739-50.37%728
February 2019n/a+525+55.73%1,467
January 2019n/a+22+2.39%942
December 2018n/a+64+7.48%920
November 2018n/a+126+17.26%856
October 2018n/a-177-19.51%730
September 2018n/a+189+26.32%907
August 2018n/a+38+5.59%718
July 2018n/a-35-4.9%680
June 2018n/a-284-28.43%715
May 2018n/a+407+68.75%999
April 2018n/a-79-11.77%592
March 2018n/a-259-27.85%671
February 2018n/a-170-15.45%930
January 2018n/a-84-7.09%1,100
December 2017n/a+232+24.37%1,184
November 2017n/a+186+24.28%952
October 2017n/a-315-29.14%766
September 2017n/a+248+29.77%1,081
August 2017n/a+64+8.32%833
July 2017n/a-16-2.04%769
June 2017n/a-37-4.5%785
May 2017n/a-308-27.26%822
April 2017n/a+313+38.31%1,130
March 2017n/a-292-26.33%817
February 2017n/a-414-27.18%1,109
January 2017n/a-315-17.14%1,523
December 2016n/a+833+82.89%1,838
November 2016n/a+209+26.26%1,005
October 2016n/a-125-13.57%796
September 2016n/a+227+32.71%921
August 2016n/a-220-24.07%694
July 2016n/a-2-0.22%914
June 2016n/a+195+27.05%916
May 2016n/a-5,043-87.49%721
April 2016n/a+5,172+873.65%5,764
March 2016n/a-173-22.61%592
February 2016n/a-560-42.26%765
January 2016n/a+245+22.69%1,325
December 2015n/a+89+8.98%1,080
November 2015n/a+544+121.7%991
October 2015n/a-100-18.28%447
September 2015n/a+6+1.11%547
August 2015n/a+5+0.93%541
July 2015n/a-279-34.23%536
June 2015n/a+213+35.38%815
May 2015n/a+20+3.44%602
April 2015n/a-298-33.86%582
March 2015n/a+189+27.35%880
February 2015n/a-295-29.92%691
January 2015n/a-188-16.01%986
December 2014n/a+57+5.1%1,174
November 2014n/a-1,261-53.03%1,117
October 2014n/a-2,794-54.02%2,378
September 2014n/a+5,157+34380%5,172
August 2014n/a+4+36.36%15
July 2014n/a+4+57.14%11
June 2014n/a-1-12.5%7
May 2014n/a-4-33.33%8
April 2014n/a+2+20%12
March 2014n/a+6+150%10
February 2014n/a-1-20%4
January 2014n/a+0+0%5
December 2013n/a+0+0%5
November 2013n/a+0+0%5
October 2013n/a-6-54.55%5
September 2013n/a+6+120%11
August 2013n/a+0+0%5
July 2013n/a+0+0%5
June 2013n/a+1+25%5
May 2013n/a+1+33.33%4
April 2013n/a+2+200%3
March 2013n/a+0+0%1
February 2013n/an/an/a1

How many people play Stronghold Crusader 2 right now?

336 people are playing Stronghold Crusader 2 on Steam right now. That makes it the #1,472 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 337 players. Today's peak is 12% below its 30-day average daily peak of 383.

Is Stronghold Crusader 2 growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Stronghold Crusader 2 averaged a daily peak of 383 players, up 13% compared with the 30 days before (340). Its highest point this month (607) is 22% above the same period last year (498). In its first month after release (Feb 1, 2013) it peaked at 1 players. Today's player count is 6% of its all-time peak of 5,764, set on Apr 2, 2016.

Best time to play Stronghold Crusader 2

Based on the last 14 days, Stronghold Crusader 2 is busiest around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and quietest around 05:00 UTC (12 AM in New York), when about 67% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Stronghold Crusader 2 players by hour and weekday

When Stronghold Crusader 2 has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 17:00 UTCabout 483 players on average
QuietestThursday at 04:00 UTCabout 103 players on average
Busy vs quiet4.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Stronghold Crusader 2

Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.

Developer
Firefly Studios
Released
Feb 1, 2013
Genre
Simulation, Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
10 languages, 7 with full audio

Screenshots

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Stronghold Crusader 2 price history

$39.99
price now (US)
$3.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Oct 21, 2026
-90%
typical sale discount · 8 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Stronghold Crusader 2 is at its full price of $39.99. It usually goes on sale for about 90% off (around $4.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Stronghold Crusader 2 price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$39.99$39.9935.82 EURbase
Euro area29,99€$33.4829.99 EUR-16%
United Kingdom£24.99$33.4529.96 EUR-16%
CanadaC$ 44.99$31.9828.65 EUR-20%
AustraliaA$ 54.99$37.7833.84 EUR-6%
New ZealandNZ$ 49.99$27.7124.82 EUR-31%
BrazilR$75,49$13.7212.28 EUR-66%
MexicoMex$ 367.99$19.6717.62 EUR-51%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$18.99$18.9917.01 EUR-53%
Poland99,99 zł$25.4222.76 EUR-36%
SwitzerlandCHF 39.50$48.2443.20 EUR+21%
Norway279,00 kr$29.5926.51 EUR-26%
Turkey (MENA USD)$18.99$18.9917.01 EUR-53%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$18.49$18.4916.56 EUR-54%
South AfricaR 219.00$13.2411.86 EUR-67%
India₹899.00$9.578.57 EUR-76%
Indonesia cheapestRp 169 999$9.398.41 EUR-77%
China¥116.00$17.3915.57 EUR-57%
Japan¥4,100$25.9023.19 EUR-35%
South Korea₩ 41,000$30.1827.03 EUR-25%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Stronghold Crusader 2 reviews over time

72% Mostly Positive72% of 17,082 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Stronghold Crusader 2 on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Stronghold Crusader II", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Stronghold Crusader 2 achievements

Stronghold Crusader 2 has 81 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 7.0% of them; the rarest, Your Own Worst Enemy, is held by 0.9% of players.

  • The Killing JokeHidden achievement55.4%
  • Warrior 3rd ClassKill 1,000 troops47.2%
  • Welcome to the FamilySign up to the mailing list29.1%
  • "Preparations" CampaignComplete "Preparations" campaign26.7%
  • No Hanging AroundKill an AI lord in a skirmish match before the end of day 523.5%
  • Industry BaronDeliver 100,000 resources to the stockpile21.8%
  • Farmer KingDeliver 100,000 food to the granary19.4%
  • Skirmish YeomanComplete "Baptism" skirmish trail18.2%
  • Warrior 2nd ClassKill 10,000 troops17.5%
  • Loyal CompanionComplete "Alliance" within the "Breath of the Infidel" skirmish trail without your ally dying16.5%
  • Slam Dunk (Da Funk)Win 5 skirmish matches in a row15.3%
  • Revelation 16:21Hidden achievement15.0%
  • Animal AnticsHidden achievement14.4%
  • Four PlayAn achievement for owning all 4 Stronghold Crusader 2 DLC. Thank you from everyone at Firefly Studios.13.7%
  • Assassin's DeedHidden achievement11.8%
  • Skirmish KnightComplete "Breath of the Infidel" skirmish trail10.2%
  • EmbargoWin a skirmish match without buying or selling any goods10.1%
  • Atlas SubbedSubscribe to a map using the Steam Workshop9.6%
  • Forge LordDeliver 10,000 weapons to the armoury9.0%
  • Animal Air StrikeHidden achievement8.4%
  • Release the HoundsOpen 5 war dog cages in the space of 30 seconds8.3%
  • "Lionheart" CampaignComplete "Lionheart" campaign8.1%
  • Conqueror5 multiplayer wins8.0%
  • Let None Stand in my WayKill 50 enemy lords6.6%
  • Skirmish BaronComplete "Desert Heat" skirmish trail6.4%
  • You Win or You DieHidden achievement6.4%
  • All Knight LongHave 100 mounted knights at your command6.4%
  • Trebuchet vs TrebuchetDestroy an enemy trebuchet using a trebuchet6.3%
  • Site your granary, sireDestroy a granary containing more than 500 food6.3%
  • Warrior 1st ClassKill 50,000 troops6.0%
  • Demolition ManDestroy 1,000 buildings6.0%
  • Skirmish DukeComplete "Way of the Warrior" skirmish trail5.5%
  • Medic!Heal your lord to half health from the brink of death5.5%
  • MillionaireGenerate 1,000,000 gold5.4%
  • "Saladin" CampaignComplete "Saladin" campaign5.0%
  • Iron WillWin a skirmish trail mission only recruiting melee troops4.5%
  • Skirmish PrinceComplete "A Trail of Tears" skirmish trail4.3%
  • SacrosanctDefeat The Hermit without destroying any of his Mosques3.6%
  • Space InvaderCapture all the village estates in the "Conquerors" mission before any players are defeated3.2%
  • UsurperDefeat The Princess and Richard in a single skirmish match3.2%
  • Cannon FodderKill 500 Conscripts in a skirmish match against The Emperor3.1%
  • Ghost RidersKill 100 Horse Archers in a skirmish match against The Khan3.1%
  • Say My Name, Say My NameTrigger a custom greeting3.0%
  • Skirmish KingComplete "Hell's Teeth" skirmish trail2.8%
  • Arms DealerSend 500 weapons to allies2.6%
  • Listed BuildingsDefeat The Emperor on "Uprising" in "The Emperor & The Hermit" skirmish trail without destroying any of his towers2.4%
  • Fortification MasterDefeat the "Lords of the Desert" invasion in a sandbox game (Difficulty: Hard)2.1%
  • Skirmish HeroComplete "The Princess & The Pig" skirmish trail1.9%
  • Khan you do the Khan Khan?Win a skirmish match against a team of 3 or more Khans1.9%
  • Divine RetributionComplete the "The Emperor & The Hermit" skirmish trail1.8%
  • Skirmish EnforcerComplete "The Templar & The Duke" skirmish trail1.8%
  • Protector of the InnocentComplete "Surrounded" within "The Princess & The Pig" skirmish trail without losing any hovels1.6%
  • Skirmish LegendComplete the "The Jackal & The Khan" skirmish trail1.6%
  • That's no MoonHidden achievement1.4%
  • Content CompleteComplete all 4 DLC skirmish trails1.4%
  • Fetchez la Vache!Hidden achievement1.3%
  • I'll Huff and I'll PuffDefeat The Pig 1 vs 1 without destroying any of his walls in a skirmish match1.3%
  • Men OnlyComplete "Factions of War" within "The Templar & The Duke" skirmish trail without building any siege equipment1.3%
  • TacticianComplete "The Lion's Den" within the "Preparations" campaign on hard without training any units1.2%
  • Lion TamerKill 5 lions with a slave driver1.2%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 81 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Stronghold Crusader 2 news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Stronghold Crusader 2 FAQ

Is Stronghold Crusader 2 dead?

Stronghold Crusader 2 has a small but active player base. 336 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 13% on the month before).

How many people play Stronghold Crusader 2?

336 people are playing Stronghold Crusader 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 337 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Stronghold Crusader 2?

Stronghold Crusader 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 5,764 concurrent players on Apr 2, 2016.

Is Stronghold Crusader 2 growing or declining?

Stronghold Crusader 2 is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 383, up 13% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Stronghold Crusader 2 most active?

Stronghold Crusader 2 usually has the most players around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and the fewest around 05:00 UTC (12 AM in New York).

How much does Stronghold Crusader 2 cost?

Stronghold Crusader 2 costs $39.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Stronghold Crusader 2 has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Stronghold Crusader 2 on Steam is $3.99 (90% off), on Oct 21, 2026. It costs $39.99 right now.

Is Stronghold Crusader 2 on sale right now?

No, Stronghold Crusader 2 is at its full price of $39.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 90%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Where is Stronghold Crusader 2 cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Stronghold Crusader 2 is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 169 999, about $9.39 or 77% below the US price of $39.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Stronghold Crusader 2 good?

Steam players rate Stronghold Crusader 2 Mostly Positive: 72% of 17,082 reviews are positive.

When did Stronghold Crusader 2 come out?

Stronghold Crusader 2 was released on Steam on Feb 1, 2013.

Who made Stronghold Crusader 2?

Stronghold Crusader 2 was developed by Firefly Studios.

Is Stronghold Crusader 2 still worth playing?

Stronghold Crusader 2 has a smaller but active community on Steam today (336 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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