Guild Wars 2®

    Players explore a shared open world, team up against world bosses and compete in PvP modes.

    ArenaNet®, ArenaNet · published by ArenaNet®, NCSOFT

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    1 source
    Online versus
    1 source
    Online multiplayer
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Not known yet
    Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 88% positive from 30,149 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 74/100 from 9 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 26598Total negative: 3551Total reviews: 30149{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":26598,"total_negative":3551,"total_reviews":30149}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 1183Name: Guild Wars 2Url: https://www.igdb.com/games/guild-wars-2Created at: 1341669656First release date: 1345852800Total rating: 76.90895314398632Total rating count: 332Aggregated rating: 73.81818181818181Aggregated rating count: 9Release dates: [{"id":47580,"date":1400112000,"human":"May 15, 2014"},{"id":618973,"date":1613606400,"human":"Feb 18, 2021","status":{"id":4,"name":"Offline"}},{"id":618972,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":618974,"date":1345852800,"human":"Aug 25, 2012","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":256,"name":"NCSOFT"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":255,"name":"ArenaNet"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]{"id":1183,"name":"Guild Wars 2","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/guild-wars-2","created_at":1341669656,"first_release_date":1345852800,"total_rating":76.90895314398632,"total_rating_count":332,"aggregated_rating":73.81818181818181,"aggregated_rating_count":9,"release_dates":[{"id":47580,"date":1400112000,"human":"May 15, 2014"},{"id":618973,"date":1613606400,"human":"Feb 18, 2021","status":{"id":4,"name":"Offline"}},{"id":618972,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":618974,"date":1345852800,"human":"Aug 25, 2012","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":256,"name":"NCSOFT"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":255,"name":"ArenaNet"},"developer":true,"publisher":false}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.