Gothic 1 Remake cover
SeriesGothic

Gothic 1 Remake

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Critic score2 critics
First release
Jun 05, 2026
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Open world, Action, Fantasy

Gothic 1 Remake is an action role-playing game set in a third-person perspective within a fantasy open world. It is a remake of the 2001 game Gothic, developed by Alkimia Interactive using Unreal Engine 5. The player controls a nameless prisoner sent into the Valley of Mines, a penal colony surrounded by a magical barrier. The game features NPC routines, faction-based quest paths, and a progression system where the player starts with no skills and must learn them from trainers. Navigation is done without a minimap, and the game world is 10 to 30 percent larger than the original, with expanded chapters and additional quest content. Combat and skill systems are based on the original game's design.

Also known as G1R-Win64-Shipping.exe, Gothic Remake

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Storyline
In a medieval fantasy world where humans are losing a war against Orcs, the king sentences all criminals to labor in ore mines to forge weapons. To prevent escape, twelve magicians erect a magical barrier over the mining colony, but the spell goes out of control, trapping the magicians inside and allowing the convicts to overthrow their guards. The prisoners split into three factions: the Old Camp, which trades ore with the king; the New Camp, which hoards ore to attempt destroying the barrier; and the Brotherhood, a religious group worshipping a being called the Sleeper. An unnamed prisoner is thrown into the colony carrying a letter for the Fire Mages. After joining one of the factions and uncovering that the Sleeper is actually a dangerous demon summoned by the Orcs centuries ago, the hero must find a way into the temple beneath the Orc city to confront and banish the creature, which causes the barrier to collapse and frees the colony.Read more

In a medieval fantasy world where humans are losing a war against Orcs, the king sentences all criminals to labor in ore mines to forge weapons. To prevent escape, twelve magicians erect a magical barrier over the mining colony, but the spell goes out of control, trapping the magicians inside and allowing the convicts to overthrow their guards. The prisoners split into three factions: the Old Camp, which trades ore with the king; the New Camp, which hoards ore to attempt destroying the barrier; and the Brotherhood, a religious group worshipping a being called the Sleeper. An unnamed prisoner is thrown into the colony carrying a letter for the Fire Mages. After joining one of the factions and uncovering that the Sleeper is actually a dangerous demon summoned by the Orcs centuries ago, the hero must find a way into the temple beneath the Orc city to confront and banish the creature, which causes the barrier to collapse and frees the colony.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 05, 2026
PlayStation 5
Jun 05, 2026
Xbox Series X|S
Jun 05, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
19h
Main + Extras
37h
Completionist
54h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
exploration, medieval, magic, 3d, choose your own adventure
… All 15, gothic, crafting, dark fantasy, atmospheric, combat, realistic, story rich, single-player only, action-rpg, third person rpg

At a Glance

Critic Score
56
Main Story (IGDB)
19h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
37h
Completionist (IGDB)
54h

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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 26,829 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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