Gothic
Gothic is a single-player action role-playing video game for Windows developed by the German company Piranha Bytes. It was first released in Germany on March 15, 2001, followed by the English North American release eight months later on November 23, 2001, and the Polish release on March 28, 2002. Gothic has been well received by critics, scoring an average of 80% and 81/100 on Game Rankings' and Metacritic's aggregates, respectively. Reviewers credited the game for its story, complex interaction with other in-game characters, and graphics, but criticized it for the difficult control scheme and high system requirements.
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Coverage
YOFUKA has tracked Gothic across 6 stories spanning 7 individual articles from 7 distinct sources, with the most recent dispatch landing 2 days ago. Recent reporting includes “PC Game Roundup Covers Summer Game Fest, the Gothic Remake, and Chicago’s Furry Policing”, “Gothic 1 Remake and A Train 9 Evolution Set for Release This Week (June 1–7, 2026)”, and “FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH and Other New Games Releasing This Week”.
PC Game Roundup Covers Summer Game Fest, the Gothic Remake, and Chicago’s Furry Policing
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Gothic 1 Remake and A Train 9 Evolution Set for Release This Week (June 1–7, 2026)
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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH and Other New Games Releasing This Week
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Gothic 1 Remake Releases New Making Of Video Focused on Its Combat System
1 source·5dGothic 1 Remake Requires a 5GB Day-One Update to Play Offline
1 source·May 23Gothic PS5 Remake Criticized for Requiring a Mandated Download at Launch
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