Guild Wars 2® — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Guild Wars 2® is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 3,406 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC on 2026-10-15. Latest official patch in our feed: Get Ready—The Guild Wars 2 Community Homestead Contest Launches Next Week! (Jul 23, 2026).
Latest official update
Living World Seasons Are Now Included with Guild Wars 2 Expansions
Over the past fourteen years, the story of Guild Wars 2® has been told across six expansions and five Living World™ seasons. While we're proud of this extensive content library, we're always looking for ways to improve how new and returning players access our adventures in…
See update details ↓Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 15, 2026 · Refreshed daily
- Tracking
- Daily official updates
- Players when sampled
- 3,406
- Sample date (UTC)
- 2026-10-15
This game stays in our update tracker even outside the most-played chart. Player counts are a timestamped Steam sample.
Latest updates & patch notes
11 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.
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Event Steam · Official
Living World Seasons Are Now Included with Guild Wars 2 Expansions
Over the past fourteen years, the story of Guild Wars 2® has been told across six expansions and five Living World™ seasons. While we're proud of this extensive content library, we're always looking for ways to improve how new and returning players access our adventures in…
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Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-15 UTC
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News Steam · Official
Shadow of the Mad King 2026 Is Now Live!
Once again, the air grows chill, the veil between the Mad Realm and Tyria grows thin, and the Shadow of the Mad King falls over Lion’s Arch and beyond. Log in now for the spooky celebrations, fiendish fun, and mountains of candy! The haunting lasts until November 3, so check out…
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Support Team ArenaNet for Extra Life 2026
Join Us to Make Big Change for All KidsTeam ArenaNet is preparing for our annual Extra Life event and you're invited to join us! Extra Life is a fundraising program in support of Children's Miracle Network: a network of 170 nonprofit children's hospitals throughout the United…
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Play the New World vs. World Borderlands Map Beta on November 10
Greetings Gamers! Back in June, we announced that the Guild Wars 2® team was developing the first new borderlands map for World vs. World in over a decade and we're building it alongside the players who live and breathe it. Our first beta test for the new map begins on November…
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Get Four Weeks of Loot with the Code of Creation Supply Drop!
The last episode of Guild Wars 2®: Visions of Eternity™ has arrived with a magical twist! Follow the commander's adventure into an all-new update, and see how this riveting story ends. Code of Creation Supply Drop RequisitionGet ready for the final showdown in Leyspring Hollows…
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Play the Finale of Visions of Eternity Today with "Code of Creation"
Guild Wars 2®: Visions of Eternity™ wraps up its dramatic story arc today with the release of "Code of Creation." Today's update is brimming with new content and rewards to pursue, so strap in as we give you the full rundown. To kick things off, watch the "Code of Creation"…
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"Code of Creation" Concludes Visions of Eternity on September 15
Greetings, Tyrians! The final chapter of Guild Wars 2®: Visions of Eternity ™ drops September 15. Next week, "Code of Creation" will send players into the depths of Castora as they seek to stop Vloxx from achieving his goals throughout six climactic new story chapters. All eyes…
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Celebrate 14 Years of Guild Wars 2 with up to 40% off Our Past Expansions
The 14th anniversary of Guild Wars 2® is here, and one of the ways we're celebrating is by offering savings on past expansions and digital deluxe upgrades, available until September 1 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7)! Expansion 5—Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds™ Standard…
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The Festival of the Four Winds Is Live Now!
The Festival of the Four Winds, one of Tyria's beloved summer traditions, is upon us again. Hot-air balloons in each nation's capital stand ready to whisk visitors away to the Labyrinthine Cliffs to visit the Zephyrites and the Crown Pavilion in Divinity's Reach, which has flung…
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WvW War Score: Beta 2 Results and What's Next
Hello, Tyrians! Throughout this year, the Competitive team has been running beta tests to improve how scoring works in World vs. World (WvW). The focus of the betas has been to shift score generation toward tangible player actions like sieging, capturing objectives, and killing…
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Get Ready—The Guild Wars 2 Community Homestead Contest Launches Next Week!
Join us next week for a celebration of our Guild Wars 2® homesteads! Ever since Homesteads were released with Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds™, we've been in awe of the community's creative constructions. To celebrate that creativity and encourage new designs, we're holding the…
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News Steam · Official
Play Your Way in Guild Wars 2
With Guild Wars 2® rapidly approaching its 14th anniversary, it’s abundantly clear that there are numerous ways to enjoy the game. For some, the draw is immersing themselves into the lore of Tyria and getting engrossed in the stories of its inhabitants. For others, it’s tackling…
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Guild Wars 2's Code of Creation update is now live, bringing an end to Visions of Eternity
The final chapter of Guild Wars 2's Visions of Eternity expansion, Code of Creation, has opened up the gates to Leyspring Hollows. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Guild Wars 2's Code of Creation update is now live, bringing an end to Visions of Eternity
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Game overview
Guild Wars 2 is an award-winning online roleplaying game with fast-paced action combat, deep character customization, and no subscription fee required. Choose from an arsenal of professions and weapons, explore a vast open world, compete in PVP modes and more. Join over 16 million players now!
- Genre
- Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Developer
- ArenaNet®
- Released
- Aug 23, 2022
- Price
- Free to Play
- Metacritic
- 90
- Recommendations
- 517
Steam sources & verification dates
- Steam store data · verified
- Official Steam announcement feed · verified
- Steam player count · verified
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About Guild Wars 2®
Guild Wars 2's open world is all about discovery and exploration. Check your content guide for suggestions when you set out on your adventures, consult your compass to find interesting landmarks…or just pick your favorite direction to travel in and let adventure find you. Tyria is full of characters with their own stories and goals, and you'll be rewarded for helping them out—or thwarting their plans—by completing renown hearts and dynamic events. Read our new player guide for more tips! When you meet other players in the open world, you don't need to join their party to lend a helping hand, investigate a secret jumping puzzle, or team up…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® i3 3.4 GHz / AMD Athlon x4 3.8 GHz or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 / AMD Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 70 GB available space
- Languages
- English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * languages with full audio support
- DLC
- 6 available on Steam
- Official site
- www.guildwars2.com/en/
Frequently asked questions
- Is Guild Wars 2® free to play?
- Yes — Guild Wars 2® is free to play on Steam.
- What is the latest Guild Wars 2® update?
- The most recent official update in our feed is "Living World Seasons Are Now Included with Guild Wars 2 Expansions" (Oct 13, 2026), categorized as Event. Over the past fourteen years, the story of Guild Wars 2® has been told across six expansions and five Living World™ seasons. While we're proud of this extensive content library, we're always looking for ways to improve how new and returning players access our adventures in…
- When was Guild Wars 2® released?
- Guild Wars 2® was released on Aug 23, 2022 by ArenaNet®.
- What kind of game is Guild Wars 2®?
- Guild Wars 2® is a Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play game, featuring multi-player, mmo, pvp.
24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 15, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. Guild Wars 2® and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.