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Gothic 1 cover art

Gothic 1

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2001-03-15

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player

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...

244
playing now
93%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
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)
$19.99
steam price (US)

244 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 244 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 8% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 732k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,299 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%

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 21 of 38 observed days · $4.00 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

333382026-08-06 22:00 — 172 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 64 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 221 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 183 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 82 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 240 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 182 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 84 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 331 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 227 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 98 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 249 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 196 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 98 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 207 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 180 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 75 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 267 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 218 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 41 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 194 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 253 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 41 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 220 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 244 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 47 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 126 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 194 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 59 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 244 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.992015-06-05 — best price $3.992015-06-18 — best price $3.992015-09-01 — best price $9.992015-11-15 — best price $9.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-08-02 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $9.992018-08-27 — best price $19.992019-01-23 — best price $2.492019-06-25 — best price $3.992019-10-18 — best price $2.492019-12-12 — best price $3.992020-05-18 — best price $2.492020-08-11 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-06-09 — best price $2.492021-09-22 — best price $9.992021-12-13 — best price $2.492022-04-04 — best price $2.492022-08-14 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-02-24 — best price $2.492023-04-20 — best price $2.492023-08-10 — best price $2.492023-12-13 — best price $2.492024-03-20 — best price $2.492024-08-01 — best price $2.492024-10-10 — best price $2.492024-12-16 — best price $9.992025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-04-25 — best price $19.992025-08-26 — best price $4.992025-11-03 — best price $4.992026-01-26 — best price $4.992026-04-22 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8.7k2112026-05-30 — 772 pageviews2026-06-02 — 949 pageviews2026-06-05 — 6,177 pageviews2026-06-08 — 3,900 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2,123 pageviews2026-06-14 — 2,381 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1,451 pageviews2026-06-20 — 1,107 pageviews2026-06-23 — 973 pageviews2026-06-26 — 761 pageviews2026-06-29 — 649 pageviews2026-07-02 — 706 pageviews2026-07-05 — 554 pageviews2026-07-08 — 496 pageviews2026-07-11 — 487 pageviews2026-07-14 — 429 pageviews2026-07-17 — 356 pageviews2026-07-20 — 378 pageviews2026-07-23 — 486 pageviews2026-07-26 — 515 pageviews2026-07-29 — 436 pageviews2026-08-01 — 382 pageviews2026-08-04 — 295 pageviews2026-08-07 — 418 pageviews2026-08-10 — 403 pageviews2026-08-13 — 292 pageviews2026-08-16 — 315 pageviews2026-08-19 — 264 pageviews2026-08-22 — 249 pageviews2026-08-25 — 233 pageviews2026-08-27 — 241 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

RPGMagicActionGothicClassicFantasyMedievalAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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