Developer FireFly Studios has taken to Steam to share a look at the future of Stronghold: Definitive Edition. The first substantial game update arrives on February 13th. A simultaneous launch of free content and paid DLC, the Winter Update will be available to all players, while the Swine’s Bay Campaign DLC will retail for $2.99, £2.49 or €2.99.
Check out the video dev diary up above to see what to expect of FireFly Studios in 2024 and beyond. The video is just over 10 minutes long.
The team intends to support the game in terms of both free and paid post-launch content, releasing as two major updates. The DLC will offer fresh missions for layers who want to challenge their two decades of castle sim experience. While the free updates will bring a host of fixes and improvements, alongside extra missions designed to compliment the main story.
- The Swine’s Bay Campaign DLC will follow the events of the main game and is narrated by returning series actor Christopher Kent. Players will be met with seven ruthless military combat scenarios across original maps, as they seek to retrieve the Jewel of the North from the clutches of the infamous slaver Captain Hogsfoot.
- The free Winter Update will add a second economic campaign, voiced by another returning Stronghold actor in Jay Simon.
“Looking forward to the future we are actively engaged in a number of projects, the most prominent of which is the as of yet untitled ‘Stronghold Unreal’ project, built using Unreal Engine 5. Needless to say, witnessing the love for mechanically deep, passionately made strategy games like Stronghold: Definitive Edition has lit a fire under our little studio and the team can’t wait to share more!”
About Stronghold: Definitive Edition:
Experience the glory of the classic castle sim that started it all with a carefully remastered option that uses the source artwork, returning voice actors and veteran developers to remain as close to the original as possible. Players are in for a new single-player campaign featuring 14 missions, 10 mission historical castle trail, remastered audio, returning voice actors, community requested features, gameplay modernizations, Steam multiplayer, Workshop support and more.
