
A Role-playing (RPG) game by Piranha Bytes, released in 2001
Gothic is a single-player action role-playing video game for Windows developed by the German company Piranha Bytes. It was first released in Germany on March 15, 2001, followed by the English North American release eight months later on November 23, 2001, and the Polish release on March 28, 2002. Gothic has been well received by critics, scoring an average of 80% and 81/100 on Game Rankings' and Metacritic's aggregates, respectively. Reviewers credited the game for its story, complex interaction with other in-game characters, and graphics, but criticized it for the difficult control scheme and high system requirements.
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The official download size for Gothic is 5 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.30 worth of SSD storage space.
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Estimated Time to Install
6 mins
Live player count and server population analysis.
There are currently 168 people playing Gothic, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.
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SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.
Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Gothic, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.
PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.
To run Gothic smoothly, your PC needs at least 512 MB RAM RAM and a 3D graphics card with 32 MB Ram or equivalent GPU. Plan for 5 GB of storage.
Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.
Based on 1 critic reviews, Gothic has received generally positive feedback. With a solid score of 78, it stands out as a strong entry in the role-playing (rpg) category, though it may have minor flaws.
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