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Gothic

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4.6

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Gothic
Description
A build containing the Union Patch is now live in GOG Galaxy and via offline installers. The classic version of Gothic is available on "Vanilla" public branch in GOG Galaxy and as an offline installer in "Extras" section. War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded huma...
Genre:
Role-playing - TPP - Fantasy
Tags:
Fantasy, Story Rich, Role-playing, Atmospheric, Classic, show 9 more... Great Soundtrack, Choices Matter, Open World, Third Person, Difficult, Magic, Retro, Medieval, Good Old Game
Critics reviews
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4.6/5

( 403 Reviews )

4.6

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Product details
2001, Piranha Bytes, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows (10, 11), 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c...
Time to beat
23 hMain
30.5 h Main + Sides
38 h Completionist
30.5 h All Styles

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Description

A build containing the Union Patch is now live in GOG Galaxy and via offline installers. The classic version of Gothic is available on "Vanilla" public branch in GOG Galaxy and as an offline installer in "Extras" section.



War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed ore. 

The whole area, dubbed "the Colony", is surrounded by a magical barrier, a sphere two kilometers diameter, sealing off the penal colony from the outside world. The barrier can be passed from the outside in – but once inside, nobody can escape. The barrier was a double-edged sword - soon the prisoners took the opportunity and started a revolt. The Colony became divided into three rivaling factions and the king was forced to negotiate for his ore, not just demand it. 

You are thrown through the barrier into this prison. With your back against the wall, you have to survive and form volatile alliances until you can finally escape.

Features include:

  • One of the biggest RPGs with over 50 hours of gameplay
  • A large variety of weapons and spells for your character
  • A living world where people go to work, sleep, eat and fight to survive

© 2016 THQ Nordic GmbH; THQ Nordic GmbH is a wholly owned publishing subsidiary of THQ Nordic AB. The THQ Nordic logo and the THQ Nordic symbol are registered trademarks or trademarks of THQ Nordic AB. All rights reserved.

Goodies
manual (20 pages) original soundtrack avatars HD wallpapers artworks 1.08k Hotfix (English) 1.08k Hotfix (German) 1.08k Hotfix (Czech) 1.08k Hotfix (Polish)
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
23 hMain
30.5 h Main + Sides
38 h Completionist
30.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - TPP - Fantasy
Tags:
Fantasy, Story Rich, Role-playing, Atmospheric, Classic, show 9 more... Great Soundtrack, Choices Matter, Open World, Third Person, Difficult, Magic, Retro, Medieval, Good Old Game
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2001-12-15T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Piranha Bytes / THQ Nordic GmbH
Size:
911 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Violence, Blood, Suggestive Themes)
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
español
audio
text
français
audio
text
italiano
audio
text
polski
audio
text
český
audio
text
русский
audio
text
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Changelog (29 September 2025):
  • Added ES, FR, IT, and RU localizations.
  • Updated to the Union version, which integrates PlayerKit and System Pack 2.0 for improved stability and feature support.
  • Validated stability.
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11.
  • Verified Cloud Saves support.
Critics reviews
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Top Critic Average
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User reviews

Posted on: January 14, 2011

Darrakus

Games: 14 Reviews: 2

Horribly made game

I don't know where all the good ratings for this come from, Gothic is a horribly made game. I'm sure there is allot of game-play, and a decent story somewhere in there, but the horrible combat, disgusting controls and UI, and bad animations just ruined it for me. It would not have been so bad if it were an older game that wasn't expected to have those kind of things, but it isn't, it's a game that should have the conventions of a modern RPG like Morrowind or Oblivion. Not a CRPG, just a really badly made new RPG that should be avoided. Play some elder scrolls instead.

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Posted on: December 18, 2008

singingslayer

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Games: 9 Reviews: 1

terrible controls, dialogue and bugs

says it all

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Posted on: August 31, 2009

Anthropoid

Verified owner

Games: 33 Reviews: 3

Don't Bother

I hate to be negative, but I'm just gonna be honest and give my uncensored opinion here. By 2009 standards, this game sucks. The graphics are crap, the combat system is crap, and the game world concept is lame. I know there is a Gothic II and Gothic III, and maybe those are not as utter crap as this one but unless someone buys them for me as gifts, I'm probably never gonna find out cause I took the wind right out of my sails.

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