The Guild Gold Edition

It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.

The Guild Gold Edition is a strategy, simulation and medieval game developed by 4HEAD Studios and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on September 09th 2014 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and German.

It has received 535 reviews of which 393 were positive and 142 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Guild Gold Edition into these genres:

Strategy Simulation Medieval Economy Management Classic RPG Trading

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/7/8
Processor: AMD Athlon/Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
Memory: 128 MB RAM
Graphics: DirectX compatible graphic card with 32 MB
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 1 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible Sound card

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Jan. 2025

Brings back such warm feelings even after all these years... It needs a little bit of modding work as do most games this old to work properly due to newer systems and scales. The first launch option is by itself useless as the lag in game is too much to bear, the second would be the way to go if not the save games getting randomly corrupted mid game and you losing all your progress as a maiden loses her cherry. Hence the modding needed. Luckily it only takes a .dll file and the troubles are away. Community hub dicussions got what youre looking for if you decide this little gem is worth it and I highly think it is. For such an old game, the twists and turns, the history, the setting, overall gameplay, all a breath of fresh air even after all this time.

Nov. 2024

One of the best games I used to play as a child. Lovely winter nights I recall venturing into it, building my name in the economy simulation. From time to time I play it and it hits the same. Oh, i wish for remaster. Make it more polished, even deepends game mechanics. Fix bugs. Ultimate The Guild experience (not that Guild 3 fail where too many bugs and features made it complete mess)

Nov. 2024

Such a charming game! I adore the soundtrack and the atmosphere. The game isn't super complex but it goes so deep. I play this at least once a year in the colder seasons. Too bad these games don't receive much love.

Oct. 2024

Compete against the dynasties of other merchant or scoundrel families. Therefore to ensure continuance woo a partner and have offspring as early as possible by dishing out gifts or platitudes to a partner of the preference. It's possible to play with a goal or without and you can get some initial stats by choosing your parents. Using dirty tricks against your opponents is not only possible but encouraged. When competing for a post, spray deterring perfume on the elector and a rival nominee so they hate each other. If playing as a thief, feel free to kidnap another rival nominee or even the head of another dynasty to keep them from progressing. Your dynasty can own many different businesses so start by learning the ropes of one, then let your successor master another trade. The ultimate goal is to own the whole city and rank only below the emperor and pope. Every turn is one year of your character's life and there's not much you can do with your limited fortune, but eventually you'll have a plethora of things to manage. The easiest and the cheesiest way to start is by being a thief and getting 2 underlings asap, then maxing out their stealth to pickpocket effortlessly, then promoting them and hiring more. This profession let's you unfairly sabotage with the overpowered kidnapping. Don't forget to utilize the artifacts you get from the marketplace. Perfumer and gravedigger are also great professions for the income, but riskier, as your rival dynasty can for example make perfumes illegal. It's not the most balanced game, but it's great fun and unlike anything else.

May 2024

A true gem 10€ is a bit too much for such an ancient game, wait for a sale. The graphics are really outdated, but underneath lies a brillant experience. It's one of my all time favorite games. The feeling of progression is awesome and both micromanaging your little smithy and macromanaging your wide-ranging business-network is fun.

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