Gothic 1 Reviews

If you are considering playing this old gem, you most likely already played it in the past. So go for it again, its just as good as you remember.

GREAT GAME!, It is clear to me that there would not be good RPGs nowadays if not for Gothic. Reward and progress by tinkering, experimenting and exploring. Great immersion and atmosphere. Better world building and NPCs than many games nowadays... (cough cough Ubisoft)

This is THE GAME, which me and my friend bought randomly from a lady who was selling pirated games 22 years ago. After trying it we were literally sucked into the world of Gotic. Few days later we forced another friend to try it also. 22 years have passed and still we, every few years, agree to do a run of Gothic 1 and 2 together. Piranha Bytes thank you for this masterpiece.

Doesn't work on Win10 even after following the installation guide for the 3rd patch compatibility patches and whatnot. Ridiculous that they'll sell something to a user on an operating system that cannot run it.

Gothic 1 definitely deserves attetion. Not a small map, lots of hidden locations, choices that have their consequences in later chapters, atmospheric soundtrack, many interesting characters - all of this and much more I've found in this game. Before even starting to progress through the main quests, you can already do some side ones and even get a decent weapon right at the start of your story, only if you know where to search. It's also quite interesting to observe different reactions to your actions that many characters have when you do something that you obviously shouldn't in "normal" playthrough. As for controls, well, there's no other way as to just get used to it. It'll be a pain at least in the beginning, but it's manageable. It's worth mentioning that when you get a quest, there are no arrows pointing where you need to go exactly. No hints even on maps. Everything you've got is TNH's thoughts that are updated via dialogues and the dialogues themselves. It's all about exploration. I really liked one of the game's mechanics: if you belong, let's say, to the Old Camp, and then enter some New Camp's house, the owner doesn't trust you and try to warn you that if you don't leave, he'll beat you. But if you enter a house in the camp you belong to, there's no problem as everyone there trusts you (more or less). Of course it doesn't stop you from quickly entering a house, sleeping (i.e. restoring your health) and then leaving without triggering a fight (as the owner triggers after a few warnings), but it's an interesting mechanic that I liked. You can also beat almost everyone. You can sell some stuff to a merchant, get the money, then beat him up (without finishing off, of course) and loot him for your sold items (and for his weapon, too). Also, when you defeat a human opponent, he'll have a fun trembling face when you enter a dialogue with him. ... a whole sect camp dedicated to trading and smoking weed... That's cool.

Overwhelming with UnrealCommunityRemaster Currently (03/29/2025), the Unreal Beta 1.1 runs flawlessly. The technical barrier of the original Gothic from 2001 is destroyed. With the Unreal Gothic, the game finally can be played as it was always meant to be.

There isn't a game that I would recommend more than Gothic 1 and 2. They we're ahead of their time then, and now, 20 years later, they are still some of the best games one could play.

Timeless classic. NPCs are very smart: they actually live their NPC lives and react to player actions. It's hard to believe this was achieved in 2001. Oh and the music, oh, the music is majestic. Ba wary of bugs though. I haven't finished this game to this day despite countless hours and multiple attempts, because I have always kept softlocking somewhere. Save often, use multiple save slots.

first time playing, very nice game. a little bit clunky but I like kretoszczury. my friends bullied me while I played

As a long-time fan of Gothic, I must leave a negative review. Gothic 1 is an amazing game, don't take me wrong. But suddenly doubling the price after 20 years in order to make a nice looking discount is a fraudulent business practice. Never buy at 20 EUR. Shame on THQ!