Gothic (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Piranha Bytes |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft WindowsNintendo Switch
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| Composer(s) | Kai Rosenkranz |
| Series | Gothic |
| Engine | ZenGin |
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| Release | Microsoft WindowsNintendo Switch
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| 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, interaction with other in-game characters, and graphics, but criticized it for having many bugs, an unusual control scheme and high system requirements. The English localization was described to be not as well written as the German/Polish/Russian version. At the time of its release in the early 2000's, Gothic 1 and its successors reached wide popularity in Germany, Austria, Poland and Russia, which led to the build up of a big and long lasting fan- and modding-community in said countries. Gothic was one of the first RPGs worldwide with fully voiced dialogues.
In 2020, THQ Nordic, who owns the series after the acquisition and subsequent dissolution of Piranha Bytes, greenlit a Gothic remake for production.