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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
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “continued updates and patches” (40 of 104 reviews) and “deep medieval simulation systems” (24); the most common complaint is “persistent bugs and instability” (25). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 104 reviews raise this.
24 of the 104 reviews raise this.
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“better than the newest one (guild 3) but im looking forward to the one currently being made, its not the same team that made 3 thankfully so hopefully it will be more like this! Had no problems with crashing as others…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It runs smoothly sure there's some bugs but nothing that would make you want to hate the game. So overall i would give it a 9/10 (if it had no bugs then I would give it a 10/10)”
25 of the 104 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Go with your gut, and you'll stumble. To survive, you have to challenge the rules.”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“- 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“My favourite sim game out there! I still regularly listen to the soundtrack to relax”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Simulation · Strategy · Colony Sim · Economy · Medieval · RPG · Trading · City Builder · Multiplayer · Politics · Singleplayer · Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | https://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