The Guild II
Medieval life sim about building a dynasty through trade or theft
4HEAD Studios · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Jun 24, 2010
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 845
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 61/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Guild II?
The Guild II is a real-time medieval life simulation and strategy game in which you create a character and build a family dynasty. You move through town, work as a merchant or thief, form relationships, and pass skills to your descendants. Your party can include up to three characters.
For you if...
- +you like managing a family dynasty across generations
- +you want sandbox play with trade and character building
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a guided story over sandbox play
- −you want a game focused entirely on combat
What players say
71% of 845 reviews are positive
Players report technical problems, including crashes and healing or combat actions getting stuck.
Screenshots and trailer
The Guild II system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Guild II?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows® XP, Vista
- Processor
- 2 GHz CPU
- Graphics
- DirectX9 capable graphics adapter with Pixelshader Model 1.1
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® XP, Vista
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz CPU or better
- Graphics
- DirectX9 capable graphics adapter with Pixelshader Model 2
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
Does The Guild II have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Guild II run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.
Does The Guild II use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
