Games like The Guild II
If The Guild II is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Guild II Renaissance, The Guild 3 and County of Fortune — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep character driven storytelling, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Guild II: The Guild 2 is the shining successor of the ultra successful medieval life sim, Europe 1400. The Guild 2 is a unique mixture of RPG and life simulation in an immersive middle ages scenario. The player and his party become part of history and can even change it in real-time. Go back to the dark middle ages and found a new dynasty!
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The Guild II Renaissance
WHY THIS
Shares dynasty management, political intrigue and an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Top pick for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
The Guild 3
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Second-strongest match for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
County of Fortune
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Build an entire medieval county, not just a city. Found villages across a wide, varied landscape, weave trade along rivers and roads, and guide mayors, noble houses, and cultures as your region comes to life. A city-builder on a much bigger scale, no two counties are alike.
Tropico 4
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The world is changing and Tropico is moving with the times - geographical powers rise and fall and the world market is dominated by new players with new demands and offers - and you, as El Presidente, face a whole new set of challenges.
The Guild Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Guild II.
Ranked #5 for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
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.
Railway Empire 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Guild II.
Ranked #6 for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Banished
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Guild II.
Ranked #7 for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Anno 2070™
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Guild II.
Ranked #8 for The Guild II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Build your society of the future, colonize islands, and create sprawling megacities with multitudes of buildings, vehicles, and resources to manage.
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The Guild 3
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The Guild 3 is a fascinating trade and life simulation that takes place during the late Middle Ages. Step into the shoes of a citizen, acquire businesses and mansions, produce goods and trade them, start intrigues in politics and society, love, hate, bribe, fight and live through good and bad times!
The Guild II Renaissance
WHY THIS
Shares dynasty management, political intrigue and an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.
The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas
WHY THIS
Shares dynasty management and an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The first true life simulation series set in the fascinating medieval Europe! The Addon expands and transforms the game into an even greater experience by adding a huge area including the cities of "The Hanse" located at the shores of the European seas.
The Sims™ 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
The Sims™ Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
Crusader Kings III
WHY THIS
Shares dynasty management and an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Reviewers of The Guild II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Guild II at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Guild II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Guild II.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Outpath: First Journey
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with The Guild II.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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The Guild Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with The Guild II.
Another title from 4HEAD Studios, the studio behind The Guild II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
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.
The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas
WHY THIS
Shares dynasty management and an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Another title from 4HEAD Studios, the studio behind The Guild II. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Guild II.
The first true life simulation series set in the fascinating medieval Europe! The Addon expands and transforms the game into an even greater experience by adding a huge area including the cities of "The Hanse" located at the shores of the European seas.
Mata Hari
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The Guild II.
Another title from 4HEAD Studios, the studio behind The Guild II.
TRUST NO ONE BUT YOURSELF as you adventure into the dark world of espionage amidst the volatile atmosphere of impending war. As a double agent, you must find clever ways to pit enemy factions against each other while eluding pursuers in each of your increasingly dangerous missions.
Frequently asked about The Guild II
- How much does The Guild II cost?
- The Guild II is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Guild II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Guild II are The Guild II Renaissance, The Guild 3, County of Fortune.
- Who developed The Guild II?
- The Guild II was developed by 4HEAD Studios and published by THQ Nordic.
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