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Build a medieval family dynasty through businesses, automated production and trade, marriage, and a climb into city politics.
Released 14 Jun 2022
Build a Family Dynasty
Automate Medieval Supply Chains
Trade Across Cities
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!
Developed by Purple Lamp, GolemLabs · Published by THQ Nordic









Set in Central Europe around 1400, The Guild 3 puts you in charge of an avatar and their family dynasty. Build wealth and influence over generations as the city and its other families develop around you.
Choose a profession, establish businesses, produce goods, and trade them between markets. You can manage workers and supply chains yourself or set up automated production and transport as your enterprise grows.
Develop your family through marriage and heirs, gain titles, and pursue positions in town politics and guilds. Scenario maps, AI dynasties, multiplayer matches, and a day-night and seasonal cycle shape each campaign.
Players who enjoy the game often point to the appeal of growing a family across generations, building businesses, and expanding into political power. Some also enjoy setting up automated production and trade, or creating feuds and alliances in multiplayer with friends. Other reviews describe the systems as shallow or repetitive and criticize the game's usability and reliability, so these positive experiences are not shared by everyone.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 26 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | The game supports single-player and multiplayer. Store features list Online PvP and Online Co-op, and the description says players can play against AI dynasties or friends in multiplayer matches. Reviews consistently describe friend-based multiplayer sessions, co-op play, and competitive play with stable but sometimes inconsistent connectivity. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Steam Workshop is supported, and reviews mention modding was added. No provided source states how mods function in multiplayer or whether they are required to match between players. |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 65/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |