Comparison

Guild Wars® Reforged vs Sunrock Protector

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Guild Wars® Reforged

Embark on a fantasy adventure in this award-winning MMORPG, now enhanced for mobile. Experience a complete saga with hundreds of quests, customizable builds from ten professions, and tactical battles with allies or other players.

Highlights
  • Complete saga experience
  • Hundreds of quests
  • Ten professions with unique builds
  • Thousands of skills
  • Party up with players or NPCs
  • PvP and PvE challenges
  • Cross-play and cross-progression
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Live a fantasy adventure in Guild Wars Reforged, the award-winning MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE PLAYING GAME enjoyed by millions, now re-energized with system enhancements and enhanced for mobile play. Experience the complete saga: from the fall of Ascalon to the desperate stand against Nightfall, every campaign is an epic chapter of Tyria history. And with full cross-play and cross-progression, you'll play how you want, when you want. Choose your adventure: Incredible stories await across 3 massive parallel campaigns. Explore hundreds of quests, challenging missions, holiday event surprises, and more! Choose your build: Craft unique builds from ten professions and personalize your gameplay by combining armor sets, weapons, and thousands of skills. As you adventure, explore new lands, and conquer new foes, your arsenal of abilities will grow. Choose your allies: Party up with other players, create a team of reliable NPC henchmen, or recruit customizable heroes to join you in fun, tactical battles. Choose your challenge: Test your team's mettle against other players in PVP—or complete a PvE campaign to challenge yourself with hard-mode versions of maps and missions.

About

Sunrock Protector

Embark on quests in a living wilderness as a mercenary, gathering resources and battling enemies. Upgrade your gear and fortress with spoils of war, and uncover lost lore by collecting scattered pages of an ancient text. Master elemental magic to aid you in your adventures.

Highlights
  • Action RPG gameplay
  • Loot and resource gathering
  • Fortress and gear upgrades
  • Elemental magic system
  • Story-driven quests
  • Portrait/landscape play
Features
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Answer the call of the elven city of Sunrock as an honorable mercenary. In this casual action RPG, every expedition strengthens your legacy as you build a fortress, sharpen your weapons, and recover lost lore. Venture into a living wilderness filled with enemy clusters, bosses, and harvestable resources. Return through the portal with spoils of battle, then upgrade your fort, armor, and weapons to turn the tide. The Dark Elves left their truth scattered across the land. Recover the pages of "The First Dark Elf" to reveal their origin story piece by piece, and rescue vendors and lost pets to expand your options back at home. Master elemental magic through scrolls and potions. Cast Fireball, unleash Freezing Aura, enchant your weapon with Lightning, heal your wounds, and wield mighty protection spells. Play your way in portrait or landscape. Credits: Featuring "The First Dark Elf" by Matthew R Sutliff.

Screenshots

Guild Wars® Reforged4 screens
Sunrock Protector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sunrock Protector at 5.0 against Guild Wars® Reforged's 4.1. Sunrock Protector also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Guild Wars® Reforged's advantage is ratings volume (488 vs 6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guild Wars® Reforged sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Sunrock Protector sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sunrock Protector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guild Wars® Reforged has 488 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Guild Wars® Reforged's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sunrock Protector's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guild Wars® Reforged ships an update every 6 days, Sunrock Protector every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Guild Wars® Reforged versus Sunrock Protector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuild Wars® ReforgedSunrock Protector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (488 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings488 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB749 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperArenaNet, LLC.Patrick Lewis

Customer experience

Guild Wars® Reforged

All ratings488 ratings
Positive77.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative31.4%

Sunrock Protector

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Guild Wars® Reforged

One-time19
  • Xunlai Storage Pane$3.99
  • Augur of Kormir Costume$3.99
  • Ravenheart Witchwear Costume$3.99
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  • Lunatic Court Finery Costume$3.99
  • Vision of Lyssa Costume$3.99
  • Xunlai Material Storage Expansion$3.99
  • Character Name Change$5.99
  • Nightfall Skill Unlock Pack$5.99
  • Extra Character Slot$5.99
  • Prophecies Skill Unlock Pack$5.99
  • Factions Skill Unlock Pack$5.99
  • Guild Wars® Bonus Mission Pack$5.99
  • Purveyor's Bell$6.99
  • Prophecies (Ad Free)$6.99
  • Guild Wars® Factions$6.99
  • Guild Wars® Nightfall$6.99
  • Infinite Identification Kit$9.99
  • Mercenary Hero Three Pack$9.99
  • Guild Wars® Eye of the North™$9.99
3 purchases

Sunrock Protector

One-time3
  • Currency pack (small)$0.99
  • Currency pack (large)$2.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Guild Wars® Reforged free?
Guild Wars® Reforged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunrock Protector free?
Sunrock Protector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guild Wars® Reforged or Sunrock Protector?
Sunrock Protector is rated higher. Guild Wars® Reforged averages 4.1 out of 5 from 488 ratings, while Sunrock Protector averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Guild Wars® Reforged or Sunrock Protector have ads?
Both Guild Wars® Reforged and Sunrock Protector show ads.
Which is updated more often, Guild Wars® Reforged or Sunrock Protector?
Guild Wars® Reforged ships an update every 6 days, and Sunrock Protector every 2 weeks. Most recently, Guild Wars® Reforged was updated on September 26, 2026 and Sunrock Protector on September 24, 2026.

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