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Expand your medieval empire and construct mighty castles to protect it. Farm peacefully, engage in political mind games, seek vengeance on sworn enemies and lead your faction to glory across a medieval kingdom. Besiege other players, battle AI opponents, research new weaponry, forge alliances and fight for the eternal glory of your House.\n\n..::: FEATURES :::..\n\n*** BUILD an online stronghold and protect it with impenetrable castle defences.\n*** RULE the Middle Ages and wage war across England, Europe and the entire world!\n*** BESIEGE enemies, trade with factions and explore a medieval world filled with thousands of other players.\n*** RESEARCH new technology and become a trader, farmer, crusader, diplomat or warlord.\n*** LEAD your faction to victory and forge alliances, becoming the elected leader in a player-controlled political RTS.\n*** PLAY FOR FREE on iPhone and iPad, with frequent updates and cross-platform multiplayer.\n\n..::: PRESS :::..\n\n“More challenging than Supercell’s megahit” – Touch Arcade\n\n“A world map that’s constantly shifting and adapting” – Pocket Gamer\n\n“Stronghold Kingdoms does boast some interesting features” – 148 Apps\n\n..::: USER REVIEWS :::..\n\n\"Brilliant MMO, I love the castle building and faction warfare\" - 5/5\n\"One of the best online games I've played\" - 5/5\n“It's like the child of Stronghold Crusader and Clash of Clans” - 5/5\n\nStronghold Kingdoms is the MMO successor to the Stronghold castle building series, most famous for the original Stronghold (2001) and Stronghold: Crusader (2002). Unlike the original and Crusader, Kingdoms allows players to relive the Middle Ages in the world’s first castle MMO. A cross-platform strategy game, Kingdoms invites mobile and desktop players to battle together online by thrusting the Middle Ages and famous Stronghold characters into a persistent MMO world. Besiege the castle that’s never been taken, overthrow ruthless tyrants, bankroll your faction’s war effort, pillage your neighbour’s resources, peacefully raise cattle or do it all!\n\nOnly by engaging enemy troops, taking back villages from The Wolf and winning votes in the political arena can players hope to succeed. Stronghold Kingdoms is set in a fast-paced, challenging game world designed for large numbers of players working together in pursuit of a common goal.\n\n..::: COMMUNITY :::..\n\nFacebook – http://www.facebook.com/StrongholdKingdoms \nTwitter – http://www.twitter.com/PlayStronghold \nYouTube – http://www.youtube.com/fireflyworlds \nSupport – http://support.strongholdkingdoms.com \n\n..::: MESSAGE FROM FIREFLY :::..\n\nWe designed Stronghold Kingdoms to be the first fully fledged PvP (player versus player) strategy MMO RTS for mobile devices. As a developer we’re best known for the core Stronghold series, which sees you besiege friends and war against AI opponents like The Wolf. With Kingdoms we’re taking Stronghold online, giving players an immersive medieval game world populated by real players, war and political strife. Firefly is a small independent developer with a lot of respect for our players, so we’d love to hear your thoughts on Kingdoms! Please try the game out for yourself (it’s free to play) and send us a message using one of the community links above.\n\nThanks for playing from everyone at Firefly Studios!\n\n..::: DEVICES :::..\n\n- iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 2 and above\n- iPhone 5S and above\n- Runs on iOS 9 or later\n\nPlease Note: Stronghold Kingdoms is a free to play MMO RTS, however players are able to purchase game items using real money via in-app purchases. If you don’t wish to use this feature you can disable in-app purchases on your iOS device, making the game completely free to play. Stronghold Kingdoms also requires a network connection to play.\n\nLike the game? 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