Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Before Kingdom Come: Deliverance, before The Witcher, Gothic dropped us into a believable systems-driven world, with unforgiving foes, and refused to hold our trembling hands. You can still find traces of its DNA in many of today’s most critically-acclaimed games a quarter century later. Let's break down what make Gothic - which recently got an Unreal engine glow-up courtesy of Gothic Remake - such an influential game.
00:00 - Gothic changed RPGs forever
00:57 - A truly reactive open world
02:45 - Consequential faction progression
03:30 - Dense, handcrafted world design
05:15 - Minimal hand-holding
06:08 - Seamless environmental storytelling
07:52 - Gothic glow-up
Gothic 1 Remake is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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Before Kingdom Come: Deliverance, before The Witcher, Gothic dropped us into a believable systems-driven world, with unforgiving foes, and refused to hold our trembling hands. You can still find traces of its DNA in many of today’s most critically-acclaimed games a quarter century later. Let's break down what make Gothic - which recently got an Unreal engine glow-up courtesy of Gothic Remake - such an influential game.
00:00 - Gothic changed RPGs forever
00:57 - A truly reactive open world
02:45 - Consequential faction progression
03:30 - Dense, handcrafted world design
05:15 - Minimal hand-holding
06:08 - Seamless environmental storytelling
07:52 - Gothic glow-up
Gothic 1 Remake is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
#gothic #gothicremake #rpg #pcgaming #pcgamer #skyrim #deusex #thewitcher #kingdomcomedeliverance2
pcgamer.com
X: https://x.com/pcgamer
TikTok: tiktok.com/@pcgamer_mag
Instagram: instagram.com/pcgamer_mag
Facebook: facebook.com/pcgamermagazine
Forum: forums.pcgamer.com
To subscribe to the magazine in the US, UK, or elsewhere, visit magazines direct.
PC Gamer is the global authority on PC games. For over 30 years, we’ve been at the forefront of covering PC gaming with worldwide print editions, around-the-clock news, features, esports coverage, hardware testing, and game reviews, as well as our popular PC Gaming Shows.
