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The Guild II Renaissance

The Guild II Renaissance

For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning t

Released Jul 28, 2010 Developer Runeforge Game Studio Publisher THQ Nordic Platforms Windows SimulationStrategyColony SimEconomyMedieval
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

83.5%positive4,206 reviews
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“Go with your gut, and you'll stumble. To survive, you have to challenge the rules.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“- Start a small poοr family. - Begin your first humble shop with 0 experience. - Become an expert in your field. - Create a big family. - Get into politics. - Become somewhat rich but not rich enough. - Realize you can't reach the top of the political pyramid with lawful…”

— a player, Steam review · 108 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“My favourite sim game out there! I still regularly listen to the soundtrack to relax”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

1,244all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 293 avg · Oct 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

137achievements
0.1%median completion
0.0%rarest: Against the Clock
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Almost everyone has
2.7%A New Dawn Rises — Launch into a new era of The Guild 2: Renaissance.
2.3%The Foundation — Lay the cornerstone of your first workshop.
2.0%Fortune I — Amass a fortune of 5,000 coins.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Against the Clock — Triumph in a Time Limit game by amassing the most win points before time expires.
0.0%City Hall — Win the medium Climb the Ladder mission by becoming mayor of a city.
0.0%Prosperous Merchant — Win the medium Get Rich mission by amassing 100,000 gold.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-07
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.3 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$12

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-21 08-01 08-13 08-24 09-05

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 20, 2026
Europa 1410’s EA Release Date and Clarifying Our Vision

Dear Friends of The Guild, We are excited to announce that The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 will launch into Early Access in exactly four weeks, on the 17th of September . We will also update the demo

Aug 13, 2026
4.727 (Beta) - Workshops hotfix

Back again! We're finalising the work on the AI Labor logic for automatic production in workshops. It is a complex system, that was changed with the recent introduction of Priorities- but we believe i

Aug 12, 2026
4.724-726 (Beta) - Bugfixes impacting AI Production & More

Here we meet yet again! Another round of fixes, this time we're looking into more fixes for the production of items but also movement tasks, music, character affairs and updated localization. If you a

Aug 11, 2026
4.722-723 (Beta) - Building Management & Medical Treatment hotfix

Awo again! We are now releasing the fixes for the following features. If you are using Reforged, please make sure to update your mod to reflect the bug fixes. Building Management - Production Fixed th

Aug 10, 2026
4.721 (Beta) - Savefiles compatibility & Bugfixes

Hello again! We've implemented some changes to make the following happen. Reforged has also been updated, so please SYNC your mods if you are a Reforged user. Older Savefiles Compatibility Made older

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Strategy · Colony Sim · Economy · Medieval · RPG · Trading · City Builder · Multiplayer · Politics · Singleplayer · Management (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain
Official sitehttps://theguild.thqnordic.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP, Vista, 7, 10 Processor: 2 GHz Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 capable graphics adapter with Pixelshader Model 1.1 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card