Steam EditionBuilding on the sim gameplay of the original Stronghold, Stronghold 2 allows players to rule as they please and still conquer each skirmish. Besiege Your Friends – Battle up to eight players online in Kingmaker and Deathmatch game modes.Craft Custom Maps – Create and share custom scenarios via Steam Workshop using the in-game map editor.Take the Crown – Gain Honour by title, strategy or force and dominate the new ‘Kingmaker’ skirmish mode.Simulate Castle Life – Duel inside buildings, hold lavish banquets or build a war economy and lay siege to rival lords.

Rule as You Desire – Rehabilitate or simply execute thieving peasants using everything from gibbets to gallows!.Stronghold Reforged – Enjoy Steam multiplayer, Workshop, achievements, visual enhancements, new maps and more!.With powerful barons jostling for power over a disintegrating kingdom, it is up to you to stem the tides of ambition and unite the land under the one true King! With an intricate economy, siege warfare, crime and punishment systems and classic medieval events, this highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Stronghold comes packed with new additions to classic Stronghold gameplay. Entertain your subjects or rule with an iron fist, dispensing medieval justice to overworked and malnourished peasants. Stronghold 2: Steam Edition allows players to experience true ‘castle life’ gameplay.