Among the chaos, a valiant knight called Sir William is poised to find his master at any cost, with Matthew Steele, a page on his side. In 11th-12th century medieval England, the King mysteriously disappears, leaving the country without rule and descending it into turmoil. The War campaign defines the main storyline of Stronghold 2, which has been greatly simplified in the Peace campaign. On October 5th, 2017, a Steam edition was published, replacing the defunct GameSpy Arcade service. Stronghold 2 allows for multiplayer battles on the Internet against human players.
It features the Kingmaker single-player skirmish mode, fighting missions and the main story campaign, as well as a siege conquest to test a player's fighting skills. The Path of War is the main and backbone mode of the game. It also provides economic missions and a Castle Builder sandbox mode. The Path of Peace is an economy-focused campaign that tests strategy rather than fighting skills. The game features two different campaigns in a different universe from Stronghold, as well as a select few others to provide gameplay diversity. Most notably, it is rendered in 3D, which brings a considerably newfound look and gameplay design, making unit control easier and gives a more realistic feel for the game. Stronghold 2 improves and retains a lot of concepts of Stronghold.
