Guild Wars 2 2012

About

Guild Wars 2 came out on August 25, 2012 for PC, then for Mac on September 18, 2012. On Steam, 88% of 30,144 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 2,605 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 5,593 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 91 hours.

Guild Wars 2 is an online role-playing game with fast-paced action combat, a rich and detailed universe of stories, awe-inspiring landscapes to explore, two challenging player vs. player modes, and no subscription fees!

Story

Your story begins the moment you bring your character to life. When you create your character, you’ll choose from a range of biographical options that reflect their personality, history, and how they see the world. This biography will set you down a story path, which offers you choices to make. Your decisions will take the story in different directions. The race you choose for your character determines which of the five massive home cities they’ll begin their story in. Your personal story will guide you through private, instanced chapters that explore your character’s life and adventures as they shape their own destiny. If you need a little help, you can always invite friends along to experience your personal story with you. As “guest stars,” these players can help you, but it’s still your story, and key decisions are yours to make Guild Wars 2 provides players both the social, fully interactive feeling of a multiplayer game as well as the customized, choice-based story of a role-playing game. Whether the stakes are epic or personal, we want players to experience their own story within Tyria. We’ve brought to life a massive world of events, storylines, and characters—all we need is you.

What is happening now

Guild Wars 2 is a long-running MMO RPG that launched in 2012 and continues to receive regular updates across both PvE and PvP content. The game recently celebrated its 14th anniversary, marked by expansion discounts on Steam and birthday gifts for veteran players whose characters are now old enough to claim their own anniversary rewards. Recent activity shows ArenaNet maintaining momentum with a new raid and convergence encounter tied to the Visions of Eternity storyline, while the PvP Rush event has returned for its seventh iteration. The studio has also added Jimothy the raccoon as a new pet available to all classes, drawing from developer lore. Meanwhile, the community continues exploring endgame content and seasonal activities - from battling the elder dragon Kralkatorrik to chasing cosmetic collectibles like a sought-after pet rock. Notably, ArenaNet opted not to host a PAX West community event this year, keeping the anniversary celebrations focused on in-game offerings.