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Gothic 1 Classic cover art

Gothic 1 Classic

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2001-03-15

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 23, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...

Gothic 1 Classic is an Action and RPG game released in 2001, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 18335 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-30

113
playing now
93%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (445 ratings)
30h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

113 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Gothic is a 2001 action role-playing game developed by Piranha Bytes for Windows and the first game of the Gothic game franchise. A port, titled Gothic Classic, was released in 2023 and in 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and iOS.

Trailer

Gothic 1 Classic trailer thumbnail

Gothic 1 Remake - Release Trailer | PS5 Games

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 113 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,254 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~157/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 733k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,335 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2021-09-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 41 of 77 observed days · $19.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25225220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

254272026-09-15 12:00 — 108 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 172 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 37 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 136 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 239 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 42 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 81 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 186 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 47 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 142 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 156 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 53 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 54 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 165 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 122 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 61 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 139 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 112 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 49 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 177 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 193 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 45 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 113 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4384Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 16 · peak 34Dec 2012 — avg 8 · peak 24May 2013 — avg 8 · peak 24Oct 2013 — avg 8 · peak 25Mar 2014 — avg 19 · peak 104Aug 2014 — avg 14 · peak 34Jan 2015 — avg 19 · peak 72Jun 2015 — avg 26 · peak 104Nov 2015 — avg 23 · peak 90Apr 2016 — avg 22 · peak 61Sep 2016 — avg 28 · peak 110Feb 2017 — avg 43 · peak 109Jul 2017 — avg 64 · peak 166Dec 2017 — avg 59 · peak 158May 2018 — avg 46 · peak 154Oct 2018 — avg 54 · peak 135Mar 2019 — avg 80 · peak 256Aug 2019 — avg 75 · peak 183Jan 2020 — avg 153 · peak 488Jun 2020 — avg 94 · peak 216Nov 2020 — avg 125 · peak 298Apr 2021 — avg 254 · peak 738Sep 2021 — avg 204 · peak 716Feb 2022 — avg 183 · peak 483Jul 2022 — avg 170 · peak 379Dec 2022 — avg 217 · peak 514May 2023 — avg 177 · peak 407Oct 2023 — avg 217 · peak 533Mar 2024 — avg 276 · peak 647Aug 2024 — avg 362 · peak 929Jan 2025 — avg 292 · peak 775Jun 2025 — avg 159 · peak 367Nov 2025 — avg 299 · peak 789Apr 2026 — avg 248 · peak 622Aug 2026 — avg 157 · peak 335
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $7.992015-06-09 — best price $3.992015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-11-13 — best price $9.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-12-12 — best price $9.992018-06-04 — best price $2.492018-12-20 — best price $3.992019-06-25 — best price $3.992019-11-20 — best price $2.492020-01-24 — best price $2.492020-08-07 — best price $2.492020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-01-25 — best price $9.992021-08-02 — best price $2.492021-11-29 — best price $9.992022-04-04 — best price $2.492022-09-12 — best price $2.492022-12-12 — best price $2.492023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-08-10 — best price $2.492024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-05-02 — best price $9.992024-09-30 — best price $2.492024-12-16 — best price $9.992025-03-19 — best price $4.992025-06-20 — best price $4.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992026-01-26 — best price $4.992026-05-19 — best price $4.992026-08-28 — best price $4.992026-09-07 — best price $4.992026-09-17 — best price $19.992026-09-27 — best price $4.992026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6.2k1672026-05-30 — 772 pageviews2026-06-03 — 931 pageviews2026-06-07 — 4,621 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2,123 pageviews2026-06-15 — 2,054 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1,185 pageviews2026-06-23 — 973 pageviews2026-06-27 — 725 pageviews2026-07-01 — 785 pageviews2026-07-05 — 554 pageviews2026-07-09 — 508 pageviews2026-07-13 — 440 pageviews2026-07-17 — 356 pageviews2026-07-21 — 398 pageviews2026-07-25 — 419 pageviews2026-07-29 — 436 pageviews2026-08-02 — 316 pageviews2026-08-06 — 255 pageviews2026-08-10 — 403 pageviews2026-08-14 — 273 pageviews2026-08-18 — 253 pageviews2026-08-22 — 249 pageviews2026-08-26 — 253 pageviews2026-08-30 — 225 pageviews2026-09-03 — 195 pageviews2026-09-07 — 221 pageviews2026-09-11 — 187 pageviews2026-09-15 — 181 pageviews2026-09-19 — 173 pageviews2026-09-23 — 168 pageviews2026-09-27 — 213 pageviews2026-10-01 — 249 pageviews2026-10-05 — 276 pageviews2026-10-08 — 196 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, French, Italian, Czech

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGMagicActionGothicClassicFantasyMedievalAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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