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The Guild II Renaissance

Runeforge Game Studio · THQ Nordic · 2010-07-28

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Jul 28, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 28, 2010 (Linux)

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 to transform itself.

62
playing now
84%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
58/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

62 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself. Due to trade and commerce an increasing middle class obtains more and more power and wealth. Entire towns purchase their freedom and more privileges from the nobility. Reading and writing is no longer the domain of the nobility and the clergy and the invention of printing information may eventually be spread everywhere. This is the beginning of the renaissance...(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 62 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 186 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 100% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 168k–336k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,200 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at GameStop PC (2014-11-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 68 of 100 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

163212026-08-06 22:00 — 76 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 88 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 96 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 116 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 123 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 142 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 114 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 122 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 93 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 106 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 98 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 163 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 129 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 47 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 80 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 112 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 41 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 99 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 129 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 41 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 72 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 126 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 62 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.65$1.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-03-19 — best price $9.952015-05-19 — best price $10.492015-08-04 — best price $6.952015-11-23 — best price $1.992016-03-07 — best price $9.992016-06-27 — best price $9.992016-11-25 — best price $2.492017-03-24 — best price $2.492017-08-07 — best price $2.502017-12-25 — best price $2.502018-05-24 — best price $2.492018-09-10 — best price $1.992019-01-29 — best price $2.502019-07-12 — best price $9.992019-11-18 — best price $2.502020-02-06 — best price $9.862020-06-01 — best price $9.992020-12-02 — best price $2.492021-04-26 — best price $8.992021-09-02 — best price $9.992022-01-14 — best price $2.492022-06-13 — best price $9.992022-09-08 — best price $2.192022-12-22 — best price $2.492023-04-04 — best price $9.992023-07-20 — best price $8.392023-11-21 — best price $2.492024-03-07 — best price $2.492024-06-17 — best price $1.972024-11-21 — best price $2.222025-02-13 — best price $2.492025-05-21 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $1.952026-01-23 — best price $1.992026-05-28 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
2.6%
earned "A New Dawn Rises"
0.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2970%137

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGEconomySandboxTradingMedievalPoliticsStrategyColony SimManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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