Gothic

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...

Windows

Full release

Mar 15, 2001

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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 ore.

The whole area, dubbed "the Colony", is surrounded by a magical barrier, a sphere two kilometers diameter, sealing off the penal colony from the outside world. The barrier can be passed from the outside in – but once inside, nobody can escape. The barrier was a double-edged sword - soon the prisoners took the opportunity and started a revolt. The Colony became divided into three rivaling factions and the king was forced to negotiate for his ore, not just demand it.

You are thrown through the barrier into this prison. With your back against the wall, you have to survive and form volatile alliances until you can finally escape. Features include:

- One of the biggest RPGs with over 50 hours of gameplay

- A large variety of weapons and spells for your character

- A living world where people go to work, sleep, eat and fight to survive

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Developer and publisher

Developer:
Piranha Bytes
Publisher:
THQ Nordic

Quick facts

Release
Nov 23, 2001: Windows
Last updated
May 19, 2026
Storefronts
Steam
Genres
Action and RPG
Tags
Combat
Moods
Story-rich
Social styles
Solo
Demo
Not announced
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Czech
English
German
Polish
Russian

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

ESRB t

Content descriptors

Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence

Support

Controller & Support

Device support

Family Sharing

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System Requirements

Minimum

OS:
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Processor:
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
Memory:
512 MB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics card with 32 MB Ram
DirectX:
Version 8.1
Storage:
5 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible

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