The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410 ▶ Trailer
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SimulationStrategySandboxStrategy RPGImmersive SimPolitical SimTime Management

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 152

Peak in the last 7 days: 225

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Game description

Choose from professions like Smith, Preacher or Alchemist to gain riches in this medieval economic simulation. Climb the social ladder, dominate politics, and lead your dynasty to power over multiple generations to ensure your legacy.

Basic info

DeveloperAshborne Games
PublisherTHQ Nordic
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateSep 17, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit / Windows 11 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 417 reviews from the past 1 year

68.8/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (71%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 14, 2026)

179 reviews say they enjoy The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410, some out of nostalgia, but a broken economy and thin early access content hold it back; it scores 68.8.

👍 Strengths

The most upvoted of them praises its solid presentation and voice acting. 33 praise the atmosphere, the most upvoted saying it captures the original with fitting music, and 26 like the graphics, the most upvoted finding them reminiscent of the first Guild games. Some see real potential in its economic strategy and dynasty building, and a few praise a long tutorial. Story & World ranks 930th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 1290th of 1396. 58 reviews report game breaking bugs, the most upvoted saying managers stop working after many hours and the economy breaks. 36 were confused by what the game is, the most upvoted expecting character action like later Guild games and finding a supply chain simulator instead. Content Volume ranks 1241st of 1351: 28 say early access has little content. Others report stutter as cities grow and miss tools to track carts across several businesses. Tech & Support ranks 829th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“nostalgic, engaging gameplay with solid presentation and voice acting” · 179 reviews
“captures the atmosphere of the original wonderfully with fitting music” · 33 reviews
“graphics remind of original Guild games from 2002” · 26 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.96 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “cart management missing, impossible to track multiple businesses” · 22 reviews
Positive “clean and intuitive UI, easy to learn without tutorial” · 4 reviews

Progression 18% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 22% · Freedom 16% · Strategy 25%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.49 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “captures the atmosphere of the original wonderfully with fitting music” · 33 reviews
Negative “world feels non-immersive, NPCs lack depth” · 7 reviews

Story 2% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.52 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “early access with very little content to do” · 28 reviews
Positive “40+ hours invested shows substantial content engagement” · 1 review

Variety 14% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.84 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics remind of original Guild games from 2002” · 26 reviews
Negative “graphics feel 25 years old, art direction haphazard and careless” · 7 reviews

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.18 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.23 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “unfair game mechanics, absurd legal system, robbery on roads” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.53 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “managers stop working after 11 hours, economy breaks, game unplayable” · 58 reviews
Positive “much more stable and better-performing than Guild 3 at launch, no crashes” · 6 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 39%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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