The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas
Medieval life simulation and strategy with naval trade and piracy
4HEAD Studios · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Jun 24, 2010
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 246
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 63/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas?
This life simulation and strategy expansion adds coastal European cities to The Guild II's medieval setting. You equip ships for trading and naval combat, pursue professions such as pirate or physician, and play a single-player campaign.
For you if...
- +you enjoy building a family dynasty through business and politics
Not for you if...
- −you prefer simple systems over detailed economic management
What players say
73% of 246 reviews are positive
Players praise the economic depth and story campaign, but recent reviews still report crashes and save problems. Several recommend The Guild II: Renaissance instead for play outside the campaign.
Screenshots and trailer
The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas?
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- 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 - Pirates of the European Seas have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
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 - Pirates of the European Seas 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
