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Guild Wars® Reforged

Guild Wars® Reforged

ArenaNet® · released Dec 3, 2025

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGPCiOS (iPhone/iPad)

Step into Guild Wars Reforged, the award-winning online roleplaying game enjoyed by millions, now re-energized with system enhancements and Steam Deck verified. Experience the complete saga, from the fall of Ascalon to the desperate stand against Nightfall. Your adventure is just getting started!

80
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Game Update 2026-08-26” (6d ago)

77%
At launch
87%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
77%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews87%811000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)77%7267
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 26, 2026) · 23 reviews sampled · 67 total reviews in window · weighted 14.2 up / 4.3 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (1)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 90
    trust 62Jan 20, 2026

    The idea conveyed by the word Reforged doesn’t go much further than a light polish, but it’s still important in that it reminds us of Guild Wars. While it may not be able to offer more than nostalgia for veteran players, the experience it provides for newcomers is extremely valuable - especially at this price point, with three games included.

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Patch history

  1. Game Update 2026-08-26
    Aug 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Game Update 2026-07-29
    Jul 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Game Update 2026-07-21
    Jul 21, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Game Update 2026-06-24
    Jun 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Game Update 2026-05-27
    May 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Game Update - 2026-04-28
    Apr 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Game Update Notes - 2026-02-25
    Feb 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Game Update Notes 2026-02-05
    Feb 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Game Update Notes 2026-01-28
    Jan 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. Content Update December 18, 2025
    Dec 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. Rollup of recent patches since Guild Wars Reforged Launch
    Dec 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window