Gothic 1

Gothic 1

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Piranha Bytes · RPG

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $4.99.

93%
Very Positive
18k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 18k player reviews · updated a day ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I don't have much faith in this remake from a different studio; judging by the trailers, it seems like the developers don't quite get the original concepts in terms of gameplay and visual style.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics was already outdated on release (it has a lot of charm, though)
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Special emphasis has to be put on the environment design, graphical style, and audio.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
One of the game's drawbacks is its somewhat clunky control scheme, which is optimized for a gamepad.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay43 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters89 reviews
93%
Interface11 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat40 reviews
85%
Bugs24 reviews
92%
Crashes12 reviews
67%
Difficulty10 reviews
80%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $4.99 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
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