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About Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2 is an online role-playing game with fast-paced action combat, a rich and detailed universe of stories, awe-inspiring landscapes to explore, two challenging player vs. player modes, and no subscription fees!
Release Date
Aug 25, 2012
Developer
ArenaNet
Publisher
NCSOFT
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Guild Wars 2 FAQ & buying guide

Is Guild Wars 2 worth buying?

Steam
88.31% positive
'Very Positive', 27,981 reviews
Metacritic
90
Critics (IGDB)
74/100
9 critics

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What is Guild Wars 2 about?

Your story begins the moment you bring your character to life. When you create your character, you’ll choose from a range of biographical options that reflect their personality, history, and how they see the world. This biography will set you down a story path, which offers you choices to make. Your decisions will take the story in different directions. The race you choose for your character determines which of the five massive home cities they’ll begin their story in. Your personal story will guide you through private, instanced chapters that explore your character’s life and adventures as they shape their own destiny. If you need a little help, you can always invite friends along to experience your personal story with you. As “guest stars,” these players can help you, but it’s still your story, and key decisions are yours to make Guild Wars 2 provides players both the social, fully interactive feeling of a multiplayer game as well as the customized, choice-based story of a role-playing game. Whether the stakes are epic or personal, we want players to experience their own story within Tyria. We’ve brought to life a massive world of events, storylines, and characters—all we need is you.

MMORPGAdventureRPGCharacter CustomizationFree to PlayFantasyThird Person3D

Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Quick answers

What is the lowest price Guild Wars 2 has ever been?

The lowest price we've recorded for Guild Wars 2 is $16.61 at YuPlay on June 12, 2026.

Is Guild Wars 2 worth buying?

88% of 27,981 Steam user reviews for Guild Wars 2 are positive ("Very Positive"). It also holds a Metacritic score of 90.

When was Guild Wars 2 released?

Guild Wars 2 released on August 25, 2012, developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSOFT.

What platforms is Guild Wars 2 available on?

Guild Wars 2 is available on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac. It supports multiplayer, co-operative, massively multiplayer online (mmo).