RPG · June 14, 2022

The Guild 3 (2022)

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We find ourselves in middle Europe of the year 1400. The dark middle ages, once dominated through nobles and clergy, ends and a new era begins: the age of the free cities of trading and of the free mind! In The Guild 3 you create a family dynasty which can last for centuries. While the world around you and your dynasty rearrange itself again and again - all non-player figures make their own decisions - you have to prove your skills in handicrafts and trading, at social occasion and finally in politics and in malicious intrigues. The Guild 3 is a unique mixture of economic simulation, strategy game, historical life simulation and role playing game in real time 3D, with atmospheric voice recording and medieval soundtrack. Guide your avatar and his or her family to acquire wealth and influence Become an honest craftsman, trade, start romances, bribe officials or thow bombs and poison your enemies - it's up to you how you amass more and more power Acquire titles, take positions in town council offices and join a guild Ranging professions, a complex skill tree and many unlockable actions and bonuses 13 unique scenario maps based on authentic historical locations in Central and Northern Europe Day and night cycle and seasons that influence game events Play against AI dynasties or friends in multiplayer matches

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Economy · 271
  • Life Sim · 268
  • Medieval · 257
  • Simulation · 246
  • Strategy · 221
  • RPG · 194
  • Multiplayer · 136
  • Open World · 130
  • Sandbox · 116
  • Building · 111
  • Singleplayer · 106
  • Politics · 101
  • Survival · 74
  • Management · 72
  • Trading · 67

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.5k Steam reviewsTop 42% in RPG
Positive rating61% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 96%
Metacritic65/100Genre average 78 — top 95% of RPG titles
Engagement hours23 h averageTop 45% for session depth among RPG

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Hungarian volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Hungarian

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

61%Mixed · 7.5k reviews

4.6k positive · 2.9k negative

Metacritic

65/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

6.9k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

23h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

12h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

26

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 14, 2022
DeveloperPurple Lamp, GolemLabs
PublisherTHQ Nordic
Base price$5.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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