2005 to 2026
Campaign and Reforged timeline
The three standalone campaign releases, the Reforged Steam return, mobile global-launch period, anniversary content, and selected current maintenance posts in chronological order.
Prophecies released
Prophecies is the Guild Wars campaign set on Tyria, released 2005-04-28.
Factions released
Factions is the Guild Wars campaign set on Cantha, released 2006-04-28.
Nightfall released
Nightfall is the Guild Wars campaign set on Elona, released 2006-10-27.
Eye of the North released
Eye of the North is the Guild Wars campaign set on Far Shiverpeaks, released 2007-08-31.
Announcing Guild Wars Reforged!
ArenaNet announces the Reforged edition, controller and Steam Deck support, the campaign bundle, and a 2weeks partnership.
Available Now: Guild Wars Reforged!
Guild Wars Reforged launches on Steam as a combined campaign bundle with updated platform support.
Content Update December 18, 2025
This content update adds the Reforged Mode alpha, Dhuum's Covenant beta, four-player Pre-Searing parties, and login-background options.
Game Update Notes - 2026-02-12 - Steam/In-Game Store Grand Opening
The Steam and in-game stores open alongside fixes and expanded tracking for reported exploits.
21st Anniversary Build
The 21st Anniversary Build activates the Anniversary Celebration and introduces Tunnels of the Forsaken.
Game Update 2026-06-24
The global mobile-launch update improves rendering and changes hero, pet, and skill behavior across platforms.
Mobile Performance Metrics Posted
ArenaNet points players to newly posted mobile-device performance data on the Guild Wars Wiki.
Game Update 2026-07-29
This update expands Underworld and Fissure rewards while adjusting skills and hero AI.
Game Update 2026-08-19
This update fixes a crash tied to cinematic playback and restores map-reveal behavior around mission boundaries.
Game Update 2026-08-26
The August build changes over 150 skills across all ten professions, adds the Purveyor merchant with new account upgrades, retunes how cartographer completion counts hard-to-reach map tiles, and revises pet targeting priority.
Game Update 2026-08-27
The Purveyor can no longer be summoned with enemies nearby, Shatterstone ends when its hexed target dies, and two faults are resolved: a disconnect in pet AI and a mobile crash tied to carrying many salvage kit types.
Game Update 2026-09-01
A skill pass that rescales Mirage Cloak's block chance onto Earth investment, corrects area-of-effect targeting on Mistrust and Overload, and applies the Symbols of Inspiration recharge and duration change the earlier notes had already described.