Gothic 3

A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.

Windows

Full release

Dec 2, 2009

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A nameless hero becomes a legend!

Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers. Chaos reigns without: rebels are offering resistance, and the Hashishin of the south are openly collaborating with the orcs.

Rumours that the nameless hero of Khorinis is on his way to the mainland spawn both hope and worry. Whose side will he take? Who will feel his wrath, who enjoy his favor? Only one thing is sure: his deeds are going to change Myrtana forever...

Liberation or annihilitaion – the fate of the world of Gothic lies in your hands! Create your own individual gaming experience through different solution paths.

Dynamic, action-packed combat system: choose between Fast Attacks, deadly whirlwind close combat, or shooting from a distance. Immerse yourself in the most colorful and authentic fantasy world of all time – Myrtana awaits you!

- Specially designed easy combat system

- Clear main goals-story driven yet dictated by player's choice

- Huge free-roaming world - virtually no boundaries

- Advanced human behavior AI for hundreds of individual characters with full audio dialogues

- Countless side quests for the player to choose from

- Over 50 different monsters and animals and dozens of human enemies

- Over 50 different powerful spells and over a hundred different weapons

- Unique class-free character development

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Developer and publisher

Developer:
Piranha Bytes
Publisher:
THQ Nordic

Quick facts

Release
May 5, 2008: Windows
Last updated
May 19, 2026
Storefronts
Steam
Genres
Action and RPG
Tags
Fantasy, Character Customization, Colorful, Combat, and Story Rich
Moods
Story-rich
Social styles
Solo
Demo
Not announced
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
English
French
German

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

ESRB t

Content descriptors

Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Drugs, Violence

Support

Controller & Support

Device support

Steam Cloud

Family Sharing

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System Requirements

Minimum

OS:
Windows XP/2000/Vista/7/8/10/11
Processor:
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics card with 128 MB Ram and Shader 1.4
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
5 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible

Recommended

OS:
Windows 7/8/10/11
Processor:
Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 4000+
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
3D graphics cardwith 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 equivalent or better
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
5 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX compatible

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