Gothic 1
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...
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:3/15/2001
- Developer:Piranha Bytes
- Publisher:THQ Nordic
- Last Updated:3/31/2025
- Steam App Id:65540
Gothic 1
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Gothic 1 has 200 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 79% lower than its previous all-time peak of 942 players achieved on 8/11/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Gothic 1. It has received a total of 15,584 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 90 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Gothic 1 and its growth over time. It currently has 13,156 followers on its community page.
Gothic 1 Price
Gothic 1 costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 3/31/2025 which is a 75% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Piranha Bytes & friends which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Gothic 1.
About Gothic 1
Gothic 1 is a RPG, and Action game developed by Piranha Bytes. On 3/15/2001, it was released on the Steam Store by THQ Nordic.
Players have rated Gothic 1 as "Very Positive" out of 15,584 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 14,365 positive reviews and 1,219 negative reviews — an overall 92% positive review rating. Additionally, Gothic 1 has earned a metascore of 81 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Gothic 1 on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, German, Spanish (Spain), Polish, and French. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Gothic 1 supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Gothic 1 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Classic
- Difficult
- Gothic
- Great Soundtrack
- Nostalgia
- Third Person
- Magic
- Fantasy
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Medieval
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Retro
- Action RPG
- Open World
- Dark Fantasy
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Gothic 1 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Gothic 1 is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Piranha Bytes & friends | 11 | 9 | $42.90 | View |
Related Packages
Gothic 1 is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| ArcaniA + Gothic Pack | $9.99 | View |
| Gothic | $2.49 | View |
| Gothic Universe Edition | $3.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Gothic 1 is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Gothic 1 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 31). Gothic 1 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/65540
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 31). Gothic 1. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/65540
- Metacritic. (2025, March 31). Gothic 1 for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/gothic
- Piranha Bytes. (2023, July 8). Gothic 1. Gothic 1. https://www.gothic-game.com/