Steam app 29720 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 18:05 UTC
Step into Guild Wars Reforged, the award-winning online roleplaying game enjoyed by millions, now re-energized with system enhancements and Steam Deck verified. Experience the complete saga— from the fall of Ascalon to the desperate stand against Nightfall. Your adventure is just getting started!
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
171 months, July 2012 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 438 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Guild Wars® Reforged was released on 3 Dec, 2025.
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38 developer announcements, Apr 2025 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Skill UpdatesMirage Cloak: Adjust additional block chance to 4..10 (so that Earth investment is required) and fixed a bug where damage from enchantment removal was getting improperly multiplied. Focused Shot: Removed errant cast time. Soul…
Patch notesThe Purveyor (Bonus Merchant) can no longer be summoned while enemies are nearby Shatterstone now ends when the hexed target dies Fixed a server disconnect related to pet AI Fixed a client crash on mobile caused by having many different…
Patch notesNew items for sale The Purveyor The Purveyor is a new merchant in Ascalon City, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, Kamadan, and the Great Temple of Balthazar. The Purveyor buys and sells some normal items, but also provides access to new account…
scdubsGame Update, 2026-08-19 Bug fixes Fixed a client crash related to playing certain cinematics. Fixed an issue where some parts of the map just past the edge of mission boundaries were not revealable. Hot fix for bug fix Re-fixed a client…
Patch notesGame Update - 2026-08-13 Fixed an occasional client crash when logging in with an email-based account on PC. Increased the range of the Birds Eye Compass. The extended range will only reveal additional parts of the map that are reachable by…
Patch notesUpdate July 29, 2026 New New miniature and unique items added as rare rewards to Underworld and Fissure of Woe end chests. Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that kept ghostly flatbows from dropping from the Tunnels of the Forsaken chest. Fixed the icon…
Patch notesThe Guild Wars Wiki now contains some performance data about mobile devices. Have a look!
Patch notesUpdate July 21, 2026 We have enabled "Login from Steam" on mobile devices. Woo hoo! 2 new 'beta' consumables that drop during normal play: Stalker’s Ration - Using Stalker’s Ration causes pings to appear at enemy locations close to compass…
Patch notesGuild Wars® Reforged is on sale! Now is the perfect time to dive into the game that launched the Guild Wars franchise. Purchasing Guild Wars Reforged grants you immediate access to all three of the original campaigns: Prophecies™…
Anet RichieUpdate, July 8, 2026 Skill adjustments Paragon Mighty Throw: Split skill into PvE/PvP versions. Mighty Throw (PvP): Changed recharge time from 0 to 2 Unblockable Throw: Changed recharge time from 0 to 1 Dhuum's Rest: Reduced recharge time…
Patch notesUpdate June 30, 2026 Hot fixes Fixed an issue where players who start on mobile and buy Reforged on PC would still see ads on mobile. Fixed an issue that was causing hitching on mobile, particularly in outposts. Fixed a bug that was making…
Patch notesUpdate June 25, 2026 Hot Fixes Fixed pets attacking neutral mobs unprovoked. Fixed pets failing to attack outside of aggro range. Fixed a crash related to Kirin's Wrath. Fixed an issue where a black bar was overlaid on the screen on Android…
Patch notesUpdate June 24, 2026 Bug Fixes Fix mislabeled signposts in the Tunnels of the Forsaken An update to "drunk effects" on mobile: Now you can get drunk in Kamadan "on the go" Fixes for projective texture sampling (fixes water reflections in…
scdubsYesterday was a huge day for ArenaNet® and our community! We revealed that we are developing Guild Wars 3™ at Summer Game Fest with an announcement trailer. We also published an informative blog covering some exciting new sales both in the…
lcardyArenaNet is developing Guild Wars 3™! It's an unbelievable feeling to be able to write those words, but it's true, and we're finally able to talk about it! In Guild Wars 3, you'll explore Orr like you've never been able to before. You'll…
lcardyUpdate May 27, 2026 Reforged Mode updates Reforged Mode is moving out of Alpha and into Beta status. Reforged Mode will be on by default for new characters. There is a new Reforged-only "Getting Started in Guild Wars" quest available from…
scdubsUpdate April 30, 2026 Added localization for most new text Guaranteed final phase of Tunnels of the Forsaken boss fight Althea's armor is appropriate for a caster Fixed dungeon entrance icon on map
Patch notesUpdate April 28, 2026 It's Guild Wars 21st anniversary today. We're celebrating with new content and a balance update! Content New Prophecies dungeon - Another new dungeon for the Prophecies campaign! The post-Searing version of the dungeon…
scdubsUpdate April 22, 2026 Today, Guild Wars begins our celebration of 21 years of skill exploration, collection, and camaraderie in the lands of Tyria, Cantha and Elona. What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell…
scdubsGuild Wars® was released 21 years ago this month, and we're celebrating with a sale. Save during the Anniversary Sale, now through April 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (UTC-7), when you buy or gift Guild Wars® Reforged, Guild Wars Eye of the…
Anet RichieUpdate April 1, 2026 Today we are releasing a significant build on April 1st and in many places around the world today is celebrated as April Fools' Day. There are no fake release notes today, although there are some April Fools' Day…
scdubsSave during the Spring Sale—now through March 26 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific (UTC-7)—when you buy or gift Guild Wars® Reforged, Guild Wars Eye of the North™, or the Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack. · Guild Wars Reforged—40% Off· Guild Wars Eye of…
Anet RichieUpdate March 2, 2026 Guild Wars will now always run from the executable directory it was started in rather than trying to run from the "installed" directory as specified in the registry. This helps players keep their first-party ArenaNet…
Patch notesUpdate February 25, 2026 We continue to exercise the content tool chain. Today we're proud to show you our latest experiment. New Content Bastion in the North Quest — A new quest is available in pre-Searing for Reforged Mode players. Talk…
scdubsUpdate February 12, 2026 Steam/In-Game Store Grand Opening Today we are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Steam/In-Game store with a 20% sale on upgrade items! If you login via Steam, the store button will take you directly to…
scdubsA bug in the PvP Equipment panel allowed for non-PvP items to be customized, and in some cases would apply item upgrades that were incompatible with the customized item. This resulted in items being created that couldn't be obtained through…
Patch notesSkill refinements: Spirit changesFixed issue with spirit range increase. Winnowing - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s, range increased to 3500 Primal Echoes - Cast time 3s, duration upper bounds increased to 30-240s…
Patch notesUpdate, February 5, 2026 We have two updates today. One is a skill update and the other is that we are going to start rolling out the Steam-based in-game store. The first is a special surprise. As some of you know, as a studio we've avoided…
scdubsUpdate - January 28, 2026 Today we're introducing another game mode for those of you looking for further challenges in Guild Wars. Melandru's Accord - A new mode that requires you to earn all the skills and items for your character without…
scdubsFixed a bug where the status of "dialog pinning" and "start menu dragging" options were reset every time a person re-logged.
Patch notesFixed an issue where the title badges for Dhuum's Covenant and Reforged Mode were sometimes missing (or applied too early, before the first title rank was earned) Fixed a bug where getting drunk (in game!) caused an internal rendering…
Patch notesHotfix #1Fixed an issue where a player could move the camera in some character select scenes that would leave the camera in an awkward position when switching back to the Prophecies pregame sceneFixed a bug where players would sometimes get…
Patch notesUpdate -- December 18, 2025 Features Our partners at 2weeks.games have been hard at work understanding our tool chains. We present to you their first experiments! Reforged Mode (Alpha) Activate Reforged Mode (Alpha) during character…
stephenFixed a server crash in the Bonus Mission Pack "Rise of the White Mantle" story.Fixed an issue where players whose account had only PVP content were not properly upgraded.
Patch notesHello! We will begin posting our update notes here as well as on the official Guild Wars Wiki.Update, December 15, 2025Fixed an issue where some players failed to have the correct number of character slots available. Server side change only…
Patch notesGuild Wars® Reforged is now available to buy and play! We're excited to be making new improvements to the adventure that started it all for us. This update makes entering the original Guild Wars story better than ever and extends new…
ArenaNetJoie//d3b4yo2b5lbfy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/b336cgw1-reforged-trailer-thumbnail-1920x1080-590x332.jpg This year we've been grateful to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of Guild Wars® Prophecies™ and the start of…
ArenaNetJoieTwenty years ago this month, ArenaNet launched the first Guild Wars® campaign, which would eventually be called Prophecies™. Since then, it's been our real joy to welcome many millions of players from all over the world to Tyria—first in…
ArenaNetJoieEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Guild Wars® Bonus Mission Pack | Windows | 03 Dec 2025 |
| Guild Wars® Eye of the North™ | Windows | 03 Dec 2025 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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