The Guild Gold Edition
Skip · Strategy · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 39, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 44.2h 76.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.23/hr
- Reviews
- 74% of 610 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
It’s the year 1400- the late Middle Ages. Europe sees the dawn of the golden age of the new departures and the free spirit. Under the rule of the bourgeoisie and businessmen, more and more towns are emerging from the clutches of the aristocracy and are achieving independence, power and wealth.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 123 MB of memory, DirectX compatible graphic card with 32 MB, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 88 discounts in the 12 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 30 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, The Guild II Renaissance ($9.99, scores 60) beats it on value, while it beats The Guild 3 ($29.99, scores 10).
More about The Guild Gold Edition
Critics scored it 82, but players land 8 points lower at 74 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
This site sampled 285 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to July 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 53 percent of the 146 reviews written there were positive, against 74 percent overall, and those are 27 percent of everything written about it.
Players
- Players online
- 23 when we last checked, on Oct 17, 16:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
When it comes to multiplayer games, I typically prefer board games, card games, miniature wargames and TTRPG's. However, this was one of best and most memorable games I played with my friends. It warms my heart no know that they're finally making a true sequel for the game.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The Guild Gold Edition is an ambitious medieval life, dynasty, and economic simulation developed by 4HEAD Studios and published by XXX that offers a uniquely layered approach to strategy gaming. Rather than focusing on a single pillar such as city building or warfare, the game blends personal role-playing, business management, political intrigue, and long-term family progression into a sprawling sandbox set in late...
I liked the intro, but I found the control system/interface/cameras all quite unpleasant to use so I gave up after 10mins.
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No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
The Guild Gold Edition scores 39/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/39520/the-guild-gold-editionReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.