Taking place within fictional versions of provinces of Europe in the fifteenth century, The Guild 2's main focus revolves around the player character's aim to simulate life in the Renaissance. The game was released worldwide in November 2006 for Windows. It is the second installment in The Guild series, following Europa 1400: The Guild and preceding The Guild 3. The Guild 2 is a life simulation video game developed by 4HEAD Studios and published by JoWooD Productions.