By Eric Law
Guild Wars 2 makes it onto Top Seller lists across the globe after its successful Steam launch for its 10-year anniversary.
As a part of Guild Wars 2’s celebration of its 10-year anniversary, ArenaNet finally brought it to Steam. Less than a week later, Guild Wars 2 has seen so many sales that it claimed a modest place on Steam Top Seller lists across the globe.
Guild Wars 2 has been trying to coordinate a release on Steam for years. ArenaNet was finally able to overcome the obstacles preventing its release, which went live on the massive gaming platform on August 23rd, less than a week before Guild Wars 2's 10-year anniversary on the 28th.
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Despite being a 10-year-old MMO, Guild Wars 2 has seen a respectable number of sales through Steam. At press time, Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire, its first two expansions, were the 53rd-most sold title, and the Complete Collection, which includes all three expansions and five Living World seasons, was ranked #65. The End of Dragons expansion on its own was at rank #115. These ranks include non-gaming items like the Steam Deck and VR software, as well as DLC and Season Passes. The base game itself is free-to-play, excluding it from the list.
These rankings are pulled from the US-only list, but Guild Wars 2 is seeing success worldwide. Fans report Guild Wars 2 was ranked #34 in Germany, and reached rank #84 on the global Steam Top Sellers list. Guild Wars 2 also has Very Positive reviews on Steam itself, and the player count has been steadily rising since its release on the platform. It is plain to see ArenaNet did a great job with its Steam release, delayed as it was.
Players are glad to see Guild Wars 2 get the recognition it deserves. Though it has never reached the success of other MMOs like Final Fantasy 14 or World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2 has consistently carried a robust and dedicated player base. With its arrival on Steam, many veterans are eager to welcome a whole new generation of Guild Wars 2 players to the game.
Beyond Guild Wars 2’s Steam release, it has seen great success with End of Dragons, its last expansion pack released earlier this year. Though the expansion wrapped up the saga of the Elder Dragons, Guild Wars 2 has already confirmed another expansion pack is in development. If players are interested in catching up with ArenaNet’s long-running MMORPG, now is the perfect time to pick up the game on Steam and help Guild Wars 2 climb even higher on the Top Sellers lists.
Guild Wars 2 is available for PC.
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Source: Steam
