[2] Work on the game began with a small team of developers in 2007, the early alpha phase was started at the beginning of 2009, after which testers were able to play in a closed setting for the first time.

[3] From November 2010, an open beta ran for almost two years until the game was officially released on 17 October 2012 when it achieved gold status.

[4] Stronghold Kingdoms has achieved a Metacritic score of 75, indicating generally favorable reviews.

[5] Strategy Informer gave a score of 85/100, with reviewer Emmanuel Brown describing it as "mission accomplished" and saying that "for the most part, they get it absolutely right.

"[6] Gaming XP's review praised how the classic Stronghold format was "implemented very well for this MMO".