Gothic (video game)

This article is about the first game in the series. For the Remake, see Gothic (upcoming video game). For other uses, see Gothic § Entertainment.

Gothic
German box art
Developer(s)Piranha Bytes
Publisher(s)Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
Director(s)
  • Stefan Nyul
  • Alexander Brüggemann
  • Michael Hoge
Designer(s)
  • Michael Hoge
  • Alexander Brüggemann
  • Tom Putzki
  • Stefan Nyul
Programmer(s)
  • Dieter Hildebrand
  • Bert Speckels
  • Ulf Wohlers
  • Carsten Edenfeldl
Artist(s)
  • Michael Hoge
  • Horst Dworczak
Composer(s)Kai Rosenkranz
SeriesGothic
EngineZenGin
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • DE: 15 March 2001
  • EU: 30 October 2001
  • NA: 23 November 2001
  • PL: 28 March 2002
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: September 28, 2023
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Gothic is a 2001 action role-playing video game developed by Piranha Bytes for Microsoft Windows and the first game of the game series of the same name. It was released on 15 March 2001 in Germany, on 30 October 2001 in Europe, on 23 November 2001 in North America and on 28 March 2002 in Poland. A Nintendo Switch port, titled Gothic Classic, was released worldwide on September 28, 2023.

Gothic was well received by critics. Reviewers credited the game for its story, complex interaction with other in-game characters, and graphics, but criticized it for having many bugs,[1] an unusual control scheme and high system requirements.[2][3][4]

In 2020, THQ Nordic, who owns the series after the acquisition and subsequent dissolution of Piranha Bytes, greenlit a Gothic remake for production.

  1. ^ "Gothic-Videospecial zum 15-jährigen Jubiläum". PC GAMES (in German). 19 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ Taylor, Martin (15 January 2002). "Gothic". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 11 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  3. ^ Park, Andrew (18 December 2001). "Gothic Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ Krause, Staci (15 January 2002). "Gothic". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2018.