Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition is a remastered version of the 2002 building/RTS game Stronghold Crusader, along with its Extreme and HD edition content. The changes include:

• remastered and redone visuals, with existing widescreen support extended to 4K Ultra HD, as well as a zooming function
• 2 new historical campaigns and 4 "Sands of Time" skirmish trails
• co-op trails
• 8 new Bedouin units, and a building which trains them
• 4 new AI lords - The Kahin, The Sentinel, The Nomad, The Jewel
• additional visual appearances for certain Crusader and Arab units (e.g. black monk / temple guard) and buildings (e.g. church / mosque), tied to the lord choice
• toggles in skirmish/multiplayer for Extreme features
• larger map size limits
• an optional new control scheme
• added individual rally points for different unit types
• remastered soundtrack
• Steamworks-based multiplayer and Steam Workshop support
• Castle and CPU Editor (separate tool, as of the 2.5 patch from 3 February 2026)