The fractured world of Guild Wars Reforged needs a champion. Choose a character—maybe a sword-swinging warrior or a healer monk—and traverse vast continents in a breathtaking action-RPG odyssey. Every quest, NPC, and Skale-slaying skill from the classic Guild Wars is here—but even if it’s your first trip to Tyria, it’s a breeze to get started.

What we love: Crafting hybrid heroes. Like a necromancer ranger, who can unleash skeletal fighters alongside a ferocious pet tiger. Or an elementalist mesmer, who freezes foes with ice magic, then shatters their minds with illusions. Presto chango!

Quick tip: Found a bow, staff, or sword you love? Pay a weaponsmith to customize it so it does 20 percent more damage. Just be warned—once boosted, a weapon can be used only by the character who customized it, making it hard to sell or trade.

Meet the creator: Washington-based ArenaNet released the original Guild Wars in 2005, and it quickly became a global hit. For Guild Wars Reforged, they teamed up with 2weeks—a studio founded by former Guild Wars developers—to overhaul the game for modern devices.