Stronghold Castles

Name: Stronghold Castles
Rating: 2.819149 (1184 reviews)
Author: Firefly Studios

By: Firefly Studios

Build a powerful medieval kingdom and rule it all from your own epic castle!

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Features & Capabilities

Stronghold Castles is a captivating medieval strategy MMO developed by Firefly Studios, creators of the legendary Stronghold series. As the ruler of your own realm, you will manage farming, weapon and gold production, and build an unbeatable castle to protect your kingdom. Engage in tactical real-time combat by training knights, archers, and men-at-arms to wage war against enemy lords and their fortresses.

Key features include resource management, castle design using wood, stone, and traps, and intense online PvP battles. Customize your economic strategy, defend your domain, pillage rival players' castles, and restore your Manor Hall to glory. With intuitive controls and vibrant graphics, Stronghold Castles offers a challenging yet accessible strategy experience on mobile devices.

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Version:

1.11.590 Last updated: 2026-06-01

Version code:

590

Creation date:

2024-10-11

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Permissions:

com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe

Size:

327.61MB

Email:

su*****@firefly-studios.mail.helpshift.com

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-13

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Ranking

# 183,562 ▲ 549

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Developed by:

Firefly Studios

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fireflystudios.shcastles

Email:

su*****@firefly-studios.mail.helpshift.com

User Reviews

Several reviews praise the game’s visuals and its Stronghold vibe, plus the ability to progress without spending or ads. However, many items converge on critical flaws: frequent save/resume regressions, widespread bugs and instability, slow upgrade progression, and poor tutorials/UI on phones. A subset also notes that the mobile take diverges from the PC Stronghold experience. Improvements in save reliability, bug fixes, better onboarding, and a balance update could shift opinions positively.

Pros

No pay-to-win and no ads, allowing progression without spending money
Visually appealing graphics and presentation
Stronghold IP feel on mobile; concept appeals to fans of the series

Cons

Frequent progress loss or resets / save data reverting to earlier points
Recurring bugs, crashes, and overall instability
Grindy progression with long upgrade times
Poor onboarding and mobile UI/controls (difficult to place/build)
Not faithful to the PC Stronghold experience; feels like a base-builder clone

Recent reviews

Not really a good look when you lose the tutorial keep map because your peasants just keep bouncing off each other in front of the keep door. Unfortunately unable to fully test the game because it kept happening for 10 attempts before I just uninstalled. Little surprised a) that there is unit collision like that and b) that it kept happening no matter where I dropped the squad on the starting assault points.