Faithful to the original's spirit
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the Devs GET IT. They understand the essenc of Gothic and improved on it really well.”
Steam review · 46.5 h played ↗
Gothic 1 Remake
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Alkimia Interactive2026RPG · Adventure · Action
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, atmospheric remake of a brutal old-school RPG with a dense handcrafted world, held back by quest-breaking bugs, crashes, clunky combat and tedious lockpicking. Skip it if you want hand-holding or polish.
Great for
Gothic veterans and patient fans of unforgiving, no-hand-holding RPGs with deep exploration
Main risk
Quest-breaking bugs, softlocks and crashes, plus clunky combat, can ruin hours of progress
What changed in the last 30 days
155 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite persistent crashes, performance problems and quest bugs months after launch, plus clunky combat and lockpicking. Fairly confident, though no single patch is clearly named.
155 recent reviews
What players love
Atmospheric, beautiful world and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the absence of low-poly models and the incredible attention to detail make the Valley of Mines feel far more bleak, grounded, and unforgiving than before.”
Steam review · 75.2 h played ↗
No hand-holding, rewarding exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game doesn't treat you like an idiot, and that's sadly pretty rare these days. No yellow paint or constant hand-holding.”
Steam review · 142.8 h played ↗
Rewarding progression from nobody to hero
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“once you do get better and are able to defeat those monsters or NPCs that made your life hell, it's so much more rewarding.”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗
Expanded content and quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the devs were able to add several quests, secrets and scenes (especially towards the end) that were in the mind of the original devs”
Steam review · 100.7 h played ↗
Great voice acting and localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“hearing those voices of veteran dubbing actors, familiar from childhood, in a modern project is just awesome!”
Steam review · translated · 182.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Quest bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Seems every 5th quest bugs out and cannot be completed without a reload, losing me hours of progress on multiple occasions.”
Steam review · 79.5 h played ↗
Poor optimization and UE5 visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“with my RTX 3060, it struggles to reach 60 FPS, jumping between 40 and 55, and dropping to a 15 FPS slideshow whenever you talk to NPCs”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Hitboxes are way off; enemies can deal damage with attacks that missed by over a meter an the player can go right through their models without doing anything.”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Crashes and corrupted saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“9/10 times i try to load a save, the game crashes, making the experience insufferable.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Frustrating lockpicking minigame
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Original L/P lockpicking replaced by 20 moves puzzles that require IQ 300 for a chest with single bread is fun?”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Patches remove or change items
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Patch 1.0.3 removed the bow from the Old Fortress, which was part of my Hard Mode permadeath run.”
Steam review · 101.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support60 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64bit / Windows 11 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics8 GB VRAM, AMD RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Storage60 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64bit / Windows 11 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory32 GB RAM
Graphics12 GB VRAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Storage60 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64bit / Windows 11 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics8 GB VRAM, AMD RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Storage60 GB available space
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