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Gothic II: Gold Edition cover art

Gothic II: Gold Edition

Piranha Bytes · THQ Nordic · 2005-11-29

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 29, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

Gothic II: Gold Edition is an Action RPG released in 2005, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 17,911 reviews).

442
playing now
94%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 442 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,129 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~141/week).
  • · Review velocity up 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 720k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,003 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 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 90 of 135 observed days · $19.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22722720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9031252026-09-15 12:00 — 508 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 587 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 131 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 699 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 903 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 132 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 433 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 844 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 221 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 624 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 716 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 191 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 275 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 589 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 416 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 235 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 523 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 451 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 167 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 713 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 727 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 125 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 442 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
93716Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 29 · peak 66Dec 2012 — avg 23 · peak 63May 2013 — avg 26 · peak 61Oct 2013 — avg 29 · peak 72Mar 2014 — avg 50 · peak 175Aug 2014 — avg 35 · peak 85Jan 2015 — avg 42 · peak 111Jun 2015 — avg 42 · peak 121Nov 2015 — avg 46 · peak 145Apr 2016 — avg 61 · peak 167Sep 2016 — avg 64 · peak 165Feb 2017 — avg 113 · peak 288Jul 2017 — avg 121 · peak 264Dec 2017 — avg 116 · peak 280May 2018 — avg 108 · peak 243Oct 2018 — avg 120 · peak 297Mar 2019 — avg 153 · peak 380Aug 2019 — avg 139 · peak 312Jan 2020 — avg 279 · peak 663Jun 2020 — avg 174 · peak 377Nov 2020 — avg 237 · peak 510Apr 2021 — avg 345 · peak 773Sep 2021 — avg 253 · peak 615Feb 2022 — avg 387 · peak 949Jul 2022 — avg 350 · peak 749Dec 2022 — avg 566 · peak 1,229May 2023 — avg 525 · peak 1,179Oct 2023 — avg 566 · peak 1,275Mar 2024 — avg 662 · peak 1,465Aug 2024 — avg 705 · peak 1,567Jan 2025 — avg 714 · peak 1,635Jun 2025 — avg 477 · peak 1,050Nov 2025 — avg 632 · peak 1,357Apr 2026 — avg 675 · peak 1,599Aug 2026 — avg 629 · peak 1,390
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 3 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 5 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.912015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-03-24 — best price $7.662015-06-01 — best price $4.982015-08-05 — best price $4.902015-12-02 — best price $9.992016-03-10 — best price $10.832016-07-28 — best price $2.502017-01-12 — best price $2.492017-08-21 — best price $2.492018-03-12 — best price $9.992018-08-28 — best price $9.992018-12-06 — best price $2.502019-04-14 — best price $2.272019-08-15 — best price $2.492019-11-28 — best price $2.492020-02-10 — best price $10.902020-06-15 — best price $9.992020-12-04 — best price $2.492021-03-29 — best price $2.492021-08-19 — best price $9.992021-12-02 — best price $9.992022-04-22 — best price $2.502022-08-13 — best price $2.502022-11-29 — best price $8.092023-02-25 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $2.002023-11-06 — best price $2.202024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-06-26 — best price $2.492024-11-01 — best price $2.492025-01-13 — best price $2.222025-05-02 — best price $8.272025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $2.102026-04-20 — best price $4.992026-08-10 — best price $14.232026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGActionGothicClassicFantasyMedievalAdventureDifficultOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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