The Guild II Renaissance on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

The Guild II Renaissance is a simulation, strategy and colony sim game developed by Runeforge Game Studio and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on July 28th 2010 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 3,882 reviews of which 3,214 were positive and 668 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows® XP, Vista, 7, 10
  • Processor: 2 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9 capable graphics adapter with Pixelshader Model 1.1
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card

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Jan. 2025
Fun game but it crashes a lot. In fairness I am running one Mod. Still It crashes about every third turn.
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Dec. 2024
It is cheap and devalued because of how long ago it was released, but it is worth every penny you throw at it. Mind the bugs and crashes and I recommend you install Fajeets mod that tries to fix up some of the problems. I have played it online several times with my gf, eventually the save will cause CTDs and become unplayable but it is still fun to spend a couple hours on a weekend's afternoon.
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Dec. 2024
Great game but it is kind of dated, I would really like if they made a new The Guild game today.
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Nov. 2024
The Guild 2 is one of my all time favorite games. I played it back in 2006, when it was first released, for days and weeks. Many many hundreds of hours of joy and... yes pure hatred. Because The Guild 2 was, is and will always be very buggy. But then Renaissance came along! It's The Guild 2 but better. Yes, it has some bugs too but it's manageable and I've never encountered really game breaking bugs. The gameplay basically stays the same but with some good and entertaining additions. More items to make and trade, more workplaces, more maps, more politics, more of everything. I especially like the addition of the matchlock pistol for use in combat. Somehow it gives you such a "badass" feeling when your opponent wields a sword around and you just take out your gun and shoot that idiot. I have all the games on disc and played them for countless hours in the last decade or almost two now. And now I am at 90 hours on the steam version. So that's that. Don't let you scare away from a few bugs. It's really a lot of fun. If you have some spare money, are interested in this (niche) genre and aren't frustrated too easily about some bugs, give it a shot. You'll not regret it. The Guild 2 & Renaissance will always have a special place in my heart and game list.
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July 2024
Ever wanted to topple the medieval 1%? This game lets you stick it to the nobles and the church—all from your mom's basement. 10/10 would rebel again.
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The Guild II Renaissance
8.0
3,214
668
Online players
43
Developer
Runeforge Game Studio
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Release 28 Jul 2010
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