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Firefly Studios showed a playable Stronghold 4 demo at gamescom 2026. The game is positioned as the spiritual successor to the first Stronghold and Stronghold 2, bringing back the Honour system and expanding castle customization. It uses Unreal Engine 5 for the first time in the series, with maps up to 1 square kilometer. The story is a prequel set in medieval England, following a shepherd named Penryn. The demo is available on Steam, and the game will appear at TGS 2026.
Jun 7
FireFly Studios announced Stronghold 4 during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8. The game is a new numbered entry in the castle-building RTS series, set several years before the first Stronghold. It returns to medieval England, the setting of the original game. The story follows Penryn of Wessex, a shepherd who becomes a leader. The campaign includes 22 missions. The game features large-scale siege battles on vast maps, with weather effects such as snow slowing crop growth and rain reducing bow range. A skirmish mode against up to eight CPU lords will be available at launch. Stronghold 4 is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in 2026. A demo is planned for June 23. This is the first numbered Stronghold title since Stronghold 3 in 2011. The most recent series release was Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition in 2025.