Stronghold 2 Will Be Released on the Sega Dreamcast Next Year

Written by Brandon Hofer on April 01, 2018

News: A popular castle sim will be making its way to Sega’s iconic system next year with online features and the ability to use peripherals.

Firefly Studios has just revealed that popular castle sim Stronghold 2 will be coming to the Sega Dreamcast. A fully realized demake of the original title, Stronghold 2 for Dreamcast will run at a crisp 640x480 retaining all the game’s original features and online play:

The original castle sim will soon join a rich and varied heritage of games only found on this unforgettable console. Already up and running, powered by the platform’s rare Windows CE operating system, Stronghold 2 for Dreamcast is the first of Firefly’s castle building games to arrive on the console.

“The decision to bring our favorite Stronghold to the Dreamcast was an easy one,” said Maxwell Chuggerton, a man of many hats at Firefly Studios. “I want to be able to finish a siege and immediately ridicule my defeated opponent with a scathing quip over email. What other console allows you to do this while holding a fishing rod?”

Sir William and other fan favorite Stronghold characters will be joining the system’s colorful world of blue hedgehogs, stoic martial artists, rhythmic monkeys, and rollerblading graffiti artists in 2019. Today’s reveal will be the first of many videos spotlighting why and how Firefly Studios has decided to develop for the Dreamcast in 2018. While graphical changes between the recent PC and upcoming console versions are clear to see, fans can expect much more detail on the game’s unique control schemes in the coming months.

A Stronghold for all gamers, Stronghold 2 for Dreamcast will support both the fishing rod and light gun peripherals at launch. Peaceful farmers can relax and fish for food to feed their hungry peasants, while warmongering Lords can fire catapults and trebuchets at their enemy’s castle walls with the pull of a trigger.

Stronghold 2 for the Sega Dreamcast is currently slated to be released on April 1, 2019. Take a look at the gameplay reveal below and tell us what you think. Are you excited that another game is coming to Sega’s popular platform?