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Jun 5, 2026

Gothic 1 Remake

Well liked
Reactions
2,207
Score confidence
very high
Score trend
Platforms
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
Age rating
M
75
Score

The game

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.

Developer
Alkimia Interactive
Platforms
PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
Screenshots
The Real Review

The Gothic 1 Remake nails the look and feel of the cult classic, with its faithful faction system and punishing progression earning praise from fans. The open world is gorgeous and the expanded content is seen as solid value. The catch is performance, which is a serious problem; players on PC and consoles are reporting a buggy, unstable mess that struggles to run, overshadowing the good parts.

Synthesized from 2,207 real reactionsvery high confidence
PraisedGraphics · Story · Value · Gameplay
FaultedPerformance
DivisiveDifficulty

Sentiment split

65% positive
20% mixed
15% negative

By aspect

gameplay71
performance16
value73
difficulty51
graphics87
story78
multiplayer63

How opinion moved

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Buzz

Aug 12292 reactions over two weeksAug 25

How much people are talking about this game: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Alkimia Interactivedeveloper1051× · 29%+Gothic 1 Remakefeature218× · 70%+PCplatform116× · 9%+Twitchplatform90× · 3%+Xbox Series X|Splatform62× · 11%+Xboxplatform59× · 0%+Steamplatform58× · 7%+YouTubeplatform47× · 4%+Unreal Engine 5feature42× · 14%+lockpickingfeature33× · 18%+Gothic 1 Remakecharacter28× · 79%+THQ Nordicdeveloper23× · 43%+bugsfeature17× · 0%+combatfeature17× · 59%+Alkimiadeveloper16× · 63%+

Where the signal came from

Social Media
888
Steam
1,319

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