When does Stronghold Kingdoms get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (31%). The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.

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Stronghold Kingdoms

Feb 27, 2012 Steam: Mixed

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Steam reviews 64% positive of 9,598

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (31%).
The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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 9,573 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 43.3h for positive, 44.7h 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

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.