

Gothic confidently hits its marks as a quality Action/RPG title.
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Verdict
92%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 17K reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
Outstanding soundtrack
Steep difficulty curve may not appeal to casual players
Gothic is a 2001 action role-playing game developed by Piranha Bytes for Windows and the first game of the game series of the same name. A Nintendo Switch port, titled Gothic Classic, was released in 2023. Ports for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S were announced for 2026.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
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