Guild Wars Afterlife DLC launches Jan 13, 2027 on PC, Steam and mobile
Key takeaways
- Release date: January 13, 2027 on PC, Steam, iOS and Android
- First new DLC since 2007’s Eye of the North; developed with ArenaNet and 2weeks
- Guild Wars totals: ~9 million users and over 1 billion play hours
Guild Wars developer NC revealed a new DLC, Guild Wars Afterlife, and set its release for January 13, 2027 with simultaneous launches on PC, Steam, iOS and Android. The update is billed as the franchise’s first new DLC since 2007’s Eye of the North and was developed with ArenaNet and co-developer 2weeks.
Afterlife centers on a procedural dungeon called Unformed where each run rearranges maps, monsters and bosses. Players pick starting equipment, then face randomized jungles, cenotes and airborne ruins as they press forward. Winning fights rewards players through a Skill-Drafting system that lets characters acquire new skills from outside their original profession, so builds can mix abilities from any job rather than being limited to class defaults.
The DLC also introduces a new region named Xotecha and a narrative hook: players join the Order of Moonless Night to oppose creatures called Nightmares and investigate the Cult of Odran. NC’s announcement reminds readers that Guild Wars has recorded roughly 9 million cumulative users and over 1 billion hours played since the original 2005 release. The studio previously released Guild Wars Reforged, a remaster, on PC and Steam in December 2025 and followed with iOS and Android versions in June.
Why it matters
Takeaway: Afterlife’s randomized Unformed runs plus cross-profession Skill-Drafting and a fresh zone (Xotecha) give longtime Guild Wars characters a very different progression loop from classic fixed-content expansions — and it arrives on desktop and mobile the same day, January 13, 2027.
Original source
Google News: Inven Korea
