# Stronghold Castles

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fireflystudios.shcastles](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fireflystudios.shcastles)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.fireflystudios.shcastles`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefly Studios
- **Category:** GAME\_STRATEGY
- **Downloads:** 153,022
- **Rating:** 2.86 / 5 (1,207 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.11.590
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-01
- **First published:** 2024-10-11
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 328 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fireflystudios.shcastles)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://fireflyworlds.com/privacy-policy/](https://fireflyworlds.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #181,704 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

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

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