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life simulation game
Europa 1400: The Guild
By Cranberry Production, released 1 Jan 2002
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Europa 1400: The Guild is a life simulation game by Cranberry Production, set in Europe in 1400. Players begin at age 13, leave home for a city, learn a trade and work toward building a commercial empire. The city, family background and business are choices, with each city having its own difficulty level and parents’ professions shaping starting qualities.
The game’s setting pairs growing towns and new businesses with dangers in crowded streets, including disease, thieves and highwaymen. Players run a business, manage workers to improve productivity and hire guards to protect goods from competitors. The listed features are single-player, multiplayer and Family Sharing. It is listed for Windows, with simulation and strategy as its Steam genres. The Steam release date is Sep 9, 2014. Its listed key features include the original game plus its expansion.
What players like, and what they don't
- Choose a city, family background and business
- Manage workers and hire guards
- Single-player and multiplayer listed
- Includes the original game plus its expansion
- Windows is the only listed platform
- Crowded towns include disease and thieves
Who it suits
It suits players interested in running a medieval business, managing workers and protecting goods, with single-player or multiplayer listed. Players who want to choose a city, background and trade also have those options.
Europa 1400: The Guild focuses on building a trade business amid competition and risks in medieval towns. Its city, background and business choices shape how players approach that work.
