Guild Wars

In a world torn by conflict, where human kingdoms are all but destroyed and guilds sacrifice all for a chance to control the Hall of Heroes, a champion must rise from the ruins of a once-proud land to lead refugees from the ashes and fulfill an ancient prophecy. Will that hero be you?

Released: 26 April 2005
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure MMORPG Ninja Role-playing Strategy
Developers: ArenaNet
Publishers: NCSOFT The9
Modes: Co-op MMO Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy Historical
Engine: ArenaNet Guild Wars

About

Guild Wars is an online role-playing game franchise developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. The games were critically well received and won many editor's choice awards, as well as awards such as "Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, as well as Best Value, Best Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), and Best Game. Guild Wars was noted for being the "first major MMO to adopt a business model not based on monthly subscription fees", its instanced approach to gameplay, and the quality of the graphics and play for computers with low specifications. In April 2009, NCSoft announced that 6 million units of games in the Guild Wars series had been sold.

The sequel and second major entry into the series, Guild Wars 2, was announced in March 2007 and released on August 28, 2012. It features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics, and continues the original Guild Wars tradition of no subscription fees. 5 million copies by August 2015

›Story

Across Tyria, the human kingdoms are under attack by the vicious Charr. As a young hero caught between the powerful will of King Adelbern and the rebellious Prince Rurik, you are called upon to defend humanity. Will you become an instrument of the ancient prophecy or be crushed beneath it? Rally your strength and the power of your guild to establish your legend.

Keywords

post-apocalyptic
medieval
magic
grinding
guild
summoning support
death
pets
christmas
action-adventure
steam
halloween

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Windows	26 April 2005	North America · Europe 28 April 2005 · Korea 25 May 2005 · China 1 April 2006 · Worldwide 22 April 2009

Editions and related releases

Included in: Guild Wars Trilogy
Downloadable content: Guild Wars: Bonus Mission Pack
Expansions: Guild Wars: Eye of the North
Remastered as: Guild Wars: Reforged
Standalone expansions: Guild Wars: Factions - Collector's EditionGuild Wars: Nightfall - Collector's EditionGuild Wars: Factions Guild Wars: Nightfall