Alkimia Interactive

Gothic 1 Remake

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.

Released: 5 June 2026
Developer: Alkimia Interactive
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Engine: Unreal Engine 5
Perspective: Third person
Age rating: PEGI 18 · ESRB M
Controller: Full controller support
Steam recommendations: 24,933
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Also known as: Gothic Remake

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Player rating: 56
Critic rating: 28
Ratings counted: 88.8%
Steam reviews: 42
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Gothic 1 Remake

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Crossplay System requirements 16 GB RAM Download size 60.0 GB Steam Deck Unsupported

Gothic 1 Remake

The story

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.

Gothic 1 Remake

How long to beat

Main story: 19 h
Main + extras: 36.5 h
Completionist: 54 h

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Platforms

Game modes

Single player

Themes

Action
Fantasy
Open world

Gothic 1 Remake

Trailer

Gothic 1 Remake

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Gothic 1 Remake

Reviews and languages

88.8% of 38,704 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Very Positive”.

13 languages in the interface, 4 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Publisher's content notice

The game is set in a prison colony where inmates treat each other rough. Prisoners threaten, extort, and attack one another. Fights are often rough and personal rather than cinematic. When characters are hit, there are blood splatter effects, impact sounds, and pain cries. But every fight with another human has a consequence.

Gothic 1 Remake