Gothic
2001· Egmont Interactive, JoWooD Entertainment AG, Nordic Games Publishing, Piranha Bytes, Xicat Interactive· Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · PC
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Time to Beat ~30h
85%
Very Positive 12,649 reviews
86
IGDB 422 ratings
Premise via IGDB
The main character must complete quests and slay wild animals and monsters to earn skill points, which are used to increase basic attributes, improve skills, and learn trades. They are spent by finding the appropriate teacher. Several skill...
Gothic is a single-player action role-playing video game for Windows developed by the German company Piranha Bytes. It was first released in Germany on March 15, 2001, followed by the English North American release eight months later on November 23, 2001, and the Polish release on March 28, 2002.
Gothic has been well received by critics, scoring an average of 80% and 81/100 on Game Rankings' and Metacritic's aggregates, respectively. Reviewers credited the game for its story, complex interaction with other in-game characters, and graphics, but criticized it for the difficult control scheme and high system requirements.
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Game Details
Developer Egmont Interactive, JoWooD Entertainment AG, Nordic Games Publishing, Piranha Bytes, Xicat Interactive
Publisher Egmont Interactive, JoWooD Entertainment AG, Nordic Games Publishing, Piranha Bytes, Xicat Interactive
Release
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)
Engine ZenGin
Steam Deck Unsupported
OS Support Windows
Game Modes Single player
Series Gothic
Steam Reviews Very Positive (12,649)
ESRB T
PEGI 16
Czech: Interface
English: Audio, Interface
German: Audio, Interface
Polish: Audio, Interface, Subtitles
Russian: Audio, Interface, Subtitles
Spanish (Spain): Interface
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