SimulationStrategy
Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 23% of players who started
Started playing 32% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 2,752
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 10h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- At least 23% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 32% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,724 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 21.4h for positive, 8.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (31.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- King of Camelot Awarded for completing the King Arthur campaign. ≥23% −77
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (60)
story milestone ending side
- Greed Award Awarded for collecting 15000 gold through taxes in one game. 100%
- Deathmatch Awarded for winning a 'Deathmatch' in either Single Player Skirmish, or a Multiplayer game. 86%
- Priest's Award Awarded for having a priest bless 150 peasants during one game. 80%
- Feaster's Award Awarded for collecting 3000 honour from feasting. 73%
- King Arthur Awarded for owning all Arthurian units at one time during a game. 57%
- Dragon Summoner Awarded for creating 3 Dragons in a single game. 47%
- Siegeless Awarded for winning a multiplayer or skirmish game while producing no siege equipment. 45%
- Drunk's Award Awarded for having your peasants drink 300 barrels of ale during one game. 42%
- Small Skirmish Streak Awarded for winning 2 skirmish games in a row. 38%
- Defensive Master Awarded for owning 40 types of defensive weapons at one time during a game. 37%
- Unit Lover Awarded for winning a skirmish or multiplayer game without building any castle pieces. 32%
- AI Destroyer Awarded for defeating all 3 AI opponents during a skirmish game. 29%
- Small Multiplayer Streak Awarded for winning 2 multiplayer games in a row. 29%
- The Valley of Flowers Awarded for completing all missions on the Easy Legends Trail. 29%
- The Ultimate Lord Awarded for killing another Lord using your own Lord. 26%
- King of Camelot Awarded for completing the King Arthur campaign. 23%
- Big Skirmish Streak Awarded for winning 5 skirmish games in a row. 18%
- Creeper Award Awarded for converting 150 units during one game. 18%
- Champion of the North Awarded for completing the Ice campaign. 18%
- Dietrich Awarded for owning all Ice units at one time during a game. 16%
- Dragon Slayer Awarded for killing 25 Dragons through the course of your game time. 16%
- The Long March Awarded for completing all missions on the Medium Legends Trail. 16%
- Lord of Darkness Awarded for completing the Evil campaign. 14%
- King of the Hill Awarded for winning a game of 'King of the Hill' in either Single player Skirmish, or a Multiplayer game. 13%
- Melee Hero Awarded for winning a multiplayer or skirmish game while producing only melee units (No ranged units). 13%
- Granary Filler Awarded for having 10000 food in your granary at one time during a game. 12%
- Grand Designer Awarded for using the Stronghold Legend's Map Editor for 10 or more hours. 11%
- Vlad the Impaler Awarded for owning all Evil units at one time during a game. 11%
- Big Multiplayer Streak Awarded for winning 5 multiplayer games in a row. 11%
- Military King Awarded for producing 1500 military units during a game. 11%
- Fanboy's Award Awarded for winning a skirmish or multiplayer game while only using one unit type. 11%
- Arthur's Challenge Awarded for completing all missions on the Bonus Legends Trail. 11%
- Glory Seeker Awarded for placing 30 statues in one game. 11%
- Ranged Hero Awarded for winning a multiplayer or skirmish game while producing only ranged units (No melee units). 10%
- The Ultimate Farmer Awarded for owning 60 or more farms at one time during a game. 9.2%
- Total Destruction Win a skirmish or multiplayer game while killing at least 500 enemy units, but maintaining a 20:1 kill to death ratio. 8.9%
- The Ultimate Worker Awarded for owning 60 or more workshops at one time during a game. 8.6%
- The Road to Hell Awarded for completing all missions on the Hard Legends Trail. 8.3%
- Finance King Awarded for gathering 350,000 gold during a game. 7.9%
- Castle Builder Awarded for owning 50 types of castle pieces at one time during a game. 7.6%
- Huge Skirmish Streak Awarded for winning 15 skirmish games in a row. 7.3%
- Generosity Award Awarded for losing 15000 gold through bribes in one game. 7.0%
- Body Count Awarded for killing 50,000 enemy units during the course of your game time. 6.7%
- Economic King Awarded for winning a multiplayer or skirmish game while collecting 1000 gold or more without buying or selling any goods. 6.3%
- Chivalry Award Awarded for winning a skirmish or multiplayer game while only using knights. 5.7%
- Estate Stealer Awarded for Capturing 300 estates during the entire course of your game time. 5.7%
- Arthur Dedication Awarded for playing 25 skirmish or multiplayer games as King Arthur. 5.1%
- Grand Dragon Summoner Awarded for creating 15 Dragons in a single game. 5.1%
- True Dedication Award for playing Stronghold Legends for 10 or more days. 4.1%
- Skirmish Warlord Awarded for winning 50 Skirmish games against the AI. 4.1%
- Economic War Awarded for winning a game of 'Economic War' in Multiplayer. 3.8%
- Capture the Flag Awarded for winning a game of 'Capture the Flag' in Multiplayer. 3.5%
- Grand Dragon Slayer Awarded for killing 200 Dragons through the course of your game time. 3.5%
- Huge Multiplayer Streak Awarded for winning 15 multiplayer games in a row. 3.5%
- Ice Dedication Awarded for playing 25 skirmish or multiplayer games as Dietrich. 3.5%
- The Ultimate Castle Awarded for owning every single structure at one time during a game. 3.5%
- Evil Dedication Awarded for playing 25 skirmish or multiplayer games as Vlad the Impaler. 3.2%
- Human Destroyer Awarded for defeating all 3 Human opponents during a multiplayer game. 2.5%
- Multiplayer Warlord Awarded for winning 50 Multiplayer games. 2.5%
- Legend Awarded for collecting all of the trophies! You are a true legend! 1.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.