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STRONGHOLD CRUSADER HD (2012)

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) has 501 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 773 and its all-time peak is 773. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Firefly Studios2013

The highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Stronghold, Stronghold Crusader HD throws you into historic battles and castle sieges from the Crusades with fiendish AI opponents, new units, 4 historical campaigns and over 100 unique skirmish missions.

Up 62% in the last 24h. Something brought players back.
Currently at 65% of the all-time peak of 773 players.
Last updated 15 months ago: Crusader: DE - Update & DLC 1 Reveals.

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501

24h peak

773

24h change

▲ 62.1%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

501

24h peak

773

All-time

773

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