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Gothic 3 Classic cover art

Gothic 3 Classic

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2009-12-02

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Nov 02, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.

Gothic 3 Classic is an Action and RPG game released in 2009, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive (82% of 12449 reviews) sentiment.— census verdict as of 2026-10-14

198
playing now
82%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (226 ratings)
78
Nexus mods (170k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Gothic 3 is a 2006 action role-playing game for Windows developed by Piranha Bytes. It is the sequel to Gothic II and the third game in the Gothic franchise. Players control the Nameless Hero, who sails to a new continent overrun with orcs who have enslaved the human kingdom.

Trailer

Gothic 3 Classic trailer thumbnail

Gothic 3 - Official Trailer E3 2005

≈856,486 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 198 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 491 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 498k–996k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,449 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$4.17-79%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2021-09-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 90 of 138 observed days · $3.18 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18518520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

375292026-09-15 12:00 — 170 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 240 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 43 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 252 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 319 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 29 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 141 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 283 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 52 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 215 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 265 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 68 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 89 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 226 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 192 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 74 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 224 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 192 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 52 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 290 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 350 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 41 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 198 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
37915Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 25 · peak 52Dec 2012 — avg 22 · peak 55May 2013 — avg 30 · peak 82Oct 2013 — avg 32 · peak 87Mar 2014 — avg 51 · peak 200Aug 2014 — avg 77 · peak 171Jan 2015 — avg 103 · peak 329Jun 2015 — avg 98 · peak 351Nov 2015 — avg 131 · peak 431Apr 2016 — avg 105 · peak 243Sep 2016 — avg 108 · peak 264Feb 2017 — avg 157 · peak 359Jul 2017 — avg 167 · peak 368Dec 2017 — avg 171 · peak 401May 2018 — avg 157 · peak 355Oct 2018 — avg 155 · peak 374Mar 2019 — avg 197 · peak 532Aug 2019 — avg 184 · peak 393Jan 2020 — avg 329 · peak 794Jun 2020 — avg 194 · peak 418Nov 2020 — avg 268 · peak 598Apr 2021 — avg 355 · peak 827Sep 2021 — avg 228 · peak 625Feb 2022 — avg 252 · peak 601Jul 2022 — avg 202 · peak 449Dec 2022 — avg 240 · peak 526May 2023 — avg 301 · peak 698Oct 2023 — avg 218 · peak 508Mar 2024 — avg 289 · peak 682Aug 2024 — avg 313 · peak 705Jan 2025 — avg 339 · peak 807Jun 2025 — avg 212 · peak 491Nov 2025 — avg 279 · peak 639Apr 2026 — avg 273 · peak 622Aug 2026 — avg 232 · peak 524
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-04-13 — best price $8.992015-07-08 — best price $13.882015-11-23 — best price $1.992016-04-05 — best price $2.842016-08-08 — best price $11.082017-03-13 — best price $2.492017-08-14 — best price $2.942017-12-28 — best price $2.492018-06-07 — best price $2.502018-10-22 — best price $2.502019-02-02 — best price $9.992019-07-19 — best price $2.502019-10-30 — best price $9.592020-01-20 — best price $9.992020-04-24 — best price $8.992020-08-10 — best price $2.492021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-05-18 — best price $9.992021-09-24 — best price $2.492022-01-14 — best price $2.492022-05-06 — best price $2.492022-09-14 — best price $2.502023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-04-29 — best price $9.992023-08-10 — best price $2.492023-12-02 — best price $9.992024-04-04 — best price $2.492024-07-20 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $4.992026-02-09 — best price $4.992026-05-23 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $4.992026-09-29 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.17
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k562026-05-31 — 182 pageviews2026-06-04 — 467 pageviews2026-06-08 — 851 pageviews2026-06-12 — 512 pageviews2026-06-16 — 400 pageviews2026-06-20 — 329 pageviews2026-06-24 — 269 pageviews2026-06-28 — 249 pageviews2026-07-02 — 161 pageviews2026-07-06 — 192 pageviews2026-07-10 — 136 pageviews2026-07-14 — 134 pageviews2026-07-18 — 183 pageviews2026-07-22 — 131 pageviews2026-07-26 — 138 pageviews2026-07-30 — 104 pageviews2026-08-03 — 112 pageviews2026-08-07 — 155 pageviews2026-08-11 — 102 pageviews2026-08-15 — 94 pageviews2026-08-19 — 90 pageviews2026-08-23 — 98 pageviews2026-08-27 — 112 pageviews2026-08-31 — 92 pageviews2026-09-04 — 82 pageviews2026-09-08 — 84 pageviews2026-09-12 — 60 pageviews2026-09-16 — 58 pageviews2026-09-20 — 84 pageviews2026-09-24 — 61 pageviews2026-09-28 — 100 pageviews2026-10-02 — 95 pageviews2026-10-06 — 77 pageviews2026-10-09 — 63 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

13802026-10-05 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 138 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGMagicActionGothicClassicFantasyMedievalAdventureAction RPGOpen World

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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