The Game Census
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Guild Wars 2®

ArenaNet® · 2022-08-23

Steam

AdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: May 15, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 18, 2021 (Mac)

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!

5,070
playing now
88%
positive of 29k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
696
twitch viewers (latest)
74/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (320 ratings)
91h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

5,070 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

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 t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5,070 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,445 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~556/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 11,252 Adventure games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $17.26 at Nuuvem (2015-08-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20222026Week of 2022-08-01: 1,719 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 280 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,535 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,465 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 980 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,739 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 51 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6.5k2.7k2026-08-06 21:00 — 4,889 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,851 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4,228 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 5,208 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 3,489 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,848 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 5,926 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,664 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 5,494 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 5,882 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,907 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 4,182 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 4,845 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,661 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 4,128 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 4,826 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 3,042 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 4,685 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 6,467 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 3,175 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,319 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 5,440 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 4,293 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 4,247 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 5,429 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 4,545 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 3,131 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 5,292 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 5,070 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$53.00$0.002015-01-012024-11-122015-01-01 — best price $35.992015-01-07 — best price $40.742015-01-16 — best price $53.002015-01-31 — best price $40.972015-02-12 — best price $38.332015-03-07 — best price $35.922015-03-24 — best price $35.122015-04-03 — best price $35.172015-04-09 — best price $36.072015-04-21 — best price $41.492015-05-05 — best price $19.462015-05-12 — best price $35.992015-05-21 — best price $19.742015-05-25 — best price $19.182015-06-02 — best price $19.182015-06-26 — best price $38.362015-07-08 — best price $18.552015-07-13 — best price $19.142015-07-24 — best price $18.052015-07-29 — best price $47.592015-08-08 — best price $34.202015-11-30 — best price $0.002016-02-25 — best price $37.992018-01-09 — best price $0.002024-11-12 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1.4k2412026-08-26 19:15 — 954 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 911 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 797 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 628 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 241 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 304 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 463 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 692 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 884 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 642 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 698 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 373 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 375 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 382 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 654 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 571 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 794 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 922 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 626 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 591 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 642 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 587 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 1,388 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 825 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 1,316 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 673 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 516 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 374 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 494 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 500 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 861 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 696 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing7 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvPRPGCombatMMORPGFantasyStrategyAdventureAtmosphericClass-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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