Choose Guild Wars® Trilogy
Choose Guild Wars® Trilogy if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Guild Wars® Trilogy launched in 2009.
Guild Wars® Trilogy vs Guild Wars 2®
Guild Wars® Trilogy and Guild Wars 2® both land in Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam. Guild Wars® Trilogy (2009) is 13 years older than Guild Wars 2® (2022). Guild Wars® Trilogy scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Guild Wars 2® (88.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Guild Wars 2®
Choose Guild Wars 2® if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 17,646 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Guild Wars® Trilogy and Guild Wars 2® sit in Massively Multiplayer and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player and MMO, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Guild Wars® Trilogy |  Guild Wars 2® | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2022 |
| Genres | Massively Multiplayer, RPG | Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (11 reviews) | 88.5% positive (17,646 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | ArenaNet® | ArenaNet® |
Side by side
- Both share Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam.
- Guild Wars® Trilogy (2009) is 13 years older than Guild Wars 2® (2022).
- Guild Wars® Trilogy scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Guild Wars 2® (88.5% positive).
- Guild Wars 2® is free; Guild Wars® Trilogy is paid (Price unknown).
- Guild Wars 2® has co-op; Guild Wars® Trilogy does not.
- Guild Wars 2® is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Guild Wars® Trilogy has no Deck rating yet.
Guild Wars® Trilogy vs Guild Wars 2® — FAQ
- Should I play Guild Wars® Trilogy or Guild Wars 2® first?
- If you want chronology, Guild Wars® Trilogy (2009) came out before Guild Wars 2® (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Guild Wars® Trilogy and Guild Wars 2® similar?
- They overlap on Massively Multiplayer, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Guild Wars 2® free?
- Yes — Guild Wars 2® is a free-to-play Steam title. Guild Wars® Trilogy is paid (Price unknown).