Guild Wars 2

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS

Genres

• massively multiplayer online role-playing game

• LGBT-themed video game

• video game with LGBT character
• massively multiplayer online game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• player versus environment

• multiplayer video game

• player versus player

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Localized titles

• Guild Wars 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Massively Multiplayer^*
• RPG^*
• Free To Play^*

Game features

• Multi-player^*
• MMO^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• In-App Purchases^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• MMORPG^*

  Votes · historical

  502^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  408^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  400^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  379^*

• Free to Play^*

  Votes · historical

  370^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  325^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  279^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  273^*

• Massively Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  270^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  265^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  251^*

• Class-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  234^*

• Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  232^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  231^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  227^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  195^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  161^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  138^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  134^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  128^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Mac OS®X 10.9.X or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® Core™ i5 or better^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® 320MATI Radeon™ HD 6630M Intel HD 3000 or better^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  50 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  GUILD WARS 2 (CORE GAME, HEART OF THORNS, PATH OF FIRE)^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 (64-bit)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® i3 3.4 GHz / AMD Athlon x4 3.8 GHz or better^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 / AMD Radeon HD 7970^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  70 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  60 fps^*

  Reports

  2^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  337^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• ArenaNet

• ArenaNet®^*

Publishers

• NC

• ArenaNet®^*
• NCSOFT^*

• 2012-08-28

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-08-28 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-08-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 23, 2022^*

Detailed specifications