Gothic Universe Edition

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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.

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2002 reviews
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Developer:
Piranha Bytes
Publisher:
Deep Silver
Engine:
Genome
Release date:
02 December 2009
Genre:
Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (38)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (2002)

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Gothic Universe Edition

Gothic Universe Edition

  • Region: Europe
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8.54 $

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Description

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

Recommended 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

User reviews

Edge
Not recommended | 02 May 2026
71.5h played

The game tries to do a lot of different things, and to be fair, most of them actually work. But the reputation system is a serious problem and ends up hurting the experience quite a bit. Once you liberate just two camps

Helpful: 11
Dimitri Cosmos
Recommended | 10 Apr 2026
201h played

Faction system, challenging early progression, beautiful locations across three main biomes, immersive and rewarding exploration, multiple approaches to quest solving — Gothic 3 still has all the elements that have kept

Helpful: 10
iCloudy
Recommended | 31 Mar 2026
80.3h played

This is the best game I've ever played. My whole childhood was revolving around it. Ever since I was born, my dad was playing Gothic 3. He got me into this game and I watched. I played it without even asking for

Helpful: 5
Melllvar's Mom
Recommended | 18 Mar 2026
213h played

Only recommended with the following mods: CPT patch (ofc) quest packet mod content mod parallel universe mod lively towns mod consequences mod I also recommend the additional mods but they're not needed, just improves

Helpful: 11
Kinzell
Recommended | 02 May 2026
228h played

Game is rough for sure, but if you will get used to it - you will have tons of good fun. There are no more games like this one. Strongly suggest to play with Unin+ modpack and g3 shaders ini configurator.

Helpful: 0
Ratchet&Clank
Recommended | 22 Mar 2026
146h played

This is still one of my favorite games up to this day. With the community patches, parallel patch and universal launcher you get a nearly smooth experience. The gameplay is very grindy and tedious which is something I

Helpful: 2