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ArenaNet’s Beloved MMORPG to be Playable Across Phones, Tablets, and PC

The critically acclaimed MMORPG Guild Wars® Reforged launches on iOS and Android devices this summer with optimized UI and controls. The game will be available to download for free as an ad-supported client in which players will have access to the original PropheciesTM campaign, while the rest of the game’s expansion content will be available for purchase. Each campaign’s paid version (including Prophecies) can be purchased as a standalone add-on for $6.99/£6.49, which will allow players to log into their ArenaNet accounts and sync their characters and progress across devices, enable chat and trading, and remove ads. The Eye of the NorthTM expansion and Bonus Mission Pack will also be available on mobile for $9.99/£8.99 and $5.99/£5.49, respectively. Players who already own Guild Wars Reforged and have an existing ArenaNet account can log in on their mobile device and sync their purchases and progress to the ad-free version with no additional purchases necessary. Mobile players who have created Apple or Google accounts may optionally associate an email address with the account, which allows them to login and play on PC, with progress synchronized across devices.

Pre-registration is available now on the Google Play game page for Guild Wars Reforged, with Apple App Store to follow soon. The mobile version of the game will enter a soft launch period in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Philippines before wider release later this year.

Additionally, a new update celebrating today's 21st anniversary of the original launch of Guild Wars introduces a new post-Searing dungeon with a set of new quests and an unlockable new Mesmer hero, Ghost of Althea.

Originally developed for Windows PCs by Bellevue, WA-based studio ArenaNet® in 2005, Guild Wars went on to win numerous awards and transform the MMORPG landscape with its innovative subscription-fee-free business model. In 2025, in association with co-development partner 2weeks, the game was relaunched as Guild Wars Reforged to renewed acclaim and interest, seeing a 500% increase in players logging in during launch week.

Guild Wars Reforged added controller support, improved in-game functionality via high-DPI support for modern high-resolution monitors, new HD skill icons, rendering improvements like new antialiasing options, ambient occlusion, enhanced bloom, more font size options for game text, enhanced 3D environmental audio, and a new quest-tracker to help players navigate to their next adventure. In the months following, the game has received a series of free updates for all players that added new challenging game modes and improved quality of life adjustments.  

“Together with 2weeks, we used our experience building the Steam and Steam Deck experience to gain detailed knowledge of the internal systems of the game,” said game director Stephen Clarke-Willson. “That deep dive into the user interface code has been rolled into rebuilding the user experience for mobile platforms. Meanwhile we have also been improving the onboarding experience in the "Pre-Searing" portion of the Prophecies Campaign.  One very cool thing is that mobile players and PC players will play together on the same servers, and player progress will be automatically ported between mobile and PC.”

“When we were first working on the original Guild Wars way back in the early 2000s I never imagined we’d be playing the game 20 years later on cell phones,” said Brandon Dillon, co-founder of 2weeks. “The game has aged remarkably well and delivering the fans continuous access to their accounts, characters, and memories is a testament to the game’s engineering and forward-looking development support.”

For more information about Guild Wars Reforged, please visit the official web site.