Install Stronghold Crusader ((top))

: You can use the GOG Galaxy launcher for a managed installation or download the offline installer directly from your GOG library. Step 2: Minimum System Requirements

—released in 2002 by Firefly Studios—remains the gold standard for real-time strategy (RTS) games focused on medieval siege warfare. Unlike the original Stronghold , Crusader thrusts players into the arid deserts of the Middle East, pitting Richard the Lionheart’s Crusaders against the Saladin’s inventive AI lords. install stronghold crusader

Should the story focus more on or managing the village ? : You can use the GOG Galaxy launcher