Pre-purchase open · launches January 13, 2027
Guild Wars Afterlife
A jungle of shared dreams, a dungeon that rebuilds itself every run, and a skill bar you draft from every profession in the game.
Start with these3
DataRelease date and platforms
January 13, 2027, four storefronts, nine languages.
Read →Updated 2026-11-05
DataPrice and pre-purchase
The 20% discount and the real total with Reforged.
Read →Updated 2026-11-05
DataSkill-drafting combat
The rule it breaks, and how picks work.
Read →Updated 2026-11-05Guild Wars Afterlife is the first new DLC for the original Guild Wars in almost twenty years, and it does not hand you another continent to walk across. ArenaNet is sending existing characters to the isle of Xotecha, deep in the Mists, where the Order of the Moonless Night keeps watch over a jungle made of shared dreams. The dungeon inside it, the Unformed, rebuilds itself every run. Pre-purchase is open at $23.99 and the launch date is January 13, 2027, on PC, Steam, the Apple App Store and Google Play. You need Guild Wars Reforged to play it.
A 2005 MMO, a roguelite dungeon and a skill bar drafted on the fly: most questions about it are practical — cost after launch, gear inside the Unformed, whose skills you can draft, and whether henchmen are enough.
Before you buy: seven facts that decide it
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Launch date | January 13, 2027 |
| Pre-purchase price | $23.99 / €23.99 (20% off) |
| Price at launch | $29.99 / €29.99 |
| Pre-purchase bonus | Vestments of the Order costume, delivered now |
| Base game required | Guild Wars Reforged, $19.99 |
| Platforms | PC, Steam, Apple App Store, Google Play |
Four things that change how you play
The skill bar is drafted, not built. Each run starts with a loadout choice, then offers new abilities as you go. The offer pool is not limited to your primary and secondary professions, which breaks the rule Guild Wars builds have lived by since 2005.
Your progression and inventory stay outside. The store page states that both evaporate in the Unformed Mists.
The dungeon is assembled per run. Maps, encounters and bosses are drawn fresh, so Monday's route is not Tuesday's.
Rewards come in two tracks. Some loot changes later runs inside Xotecha; some is permanent and usable outside it.
Direct answers
Do I need Guild Wars Reforged? Yes. The Steam page calls Afterlife downloadable content and requires the base game. Reforged is $19.99 and includes Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall.
What does it cost in total? $23.99 before January 13, 2027, $29.99 after, plus $19.99 for Reforged if you do not own it.
Can I play it on a phone? Afterlife ships on the Apple App Store and Google Play alongside PC and Steam. Reforged is already on Google Play with 100K+ downloads.
Is any of it playable today? The pre-purchase bonus is: the Vestments of the Order costume is delivered when you buy. The DLC itself unlocks on January 13, 2027.
Where to start reading
Nothing bought yet? Read price and pre-purchase, then is it worth it. If you already own Reforged and want to know what changes, go to skill-drafting combat and the Unformed dungeon. If you are here for the story, start with Xotecha and the Mists and then the Order of the Moonless Night.
Numbers checked against ArenaNet's announcement and Steam listings, 2026-11-05.
