Gothic® 3

great game but no matter what pc or laptop you have you will hate the fps drops

Багато хто не любить цю частину за технічне виконання, але вона прям класна. Зʼявилась можливість обрати сторону не тільки на перші два акти і сісти на ті самі рейки, а глобально вплинути на долю Арканії. Нові ігроладні механіки, екшон, відкритий світ, сотня квестів, комунікація з різними сторонами, навіть з орками, таке класне, затишне"нейтральне" завершення. Не оминайте, пройдіть гру, ви маєте побачити фінал історії Forsaken Gods хуйня

just playing :)

Its in my opinion a flawed gem, had immense potential but couldn't really achieve it, still my favorite Gothic game, I would highly recommend mods to enhance the experience but thats just my cup of tea :)

Soundtrack

First of all: I would give Gothic 3 a "Mixed" rather than "Recommended". It's a firm 5/10.
If you want to play it, make sure to install the Community Patch!

I would only recommend Gothic 3 to people who really want to play more Gothic. Maybe those who got the game as part of a bundle and want to see how the story continues or what the entire world of Myrtana looks like.

Speaking of, the world is beautifully crafted, with stunning vistas, and you can tell that a lot of love and attention to detail went into it. Exploration is what made the game somewhat fun for me and was enough to keep me entertained until the end.

Each city serves as a hub for quests. The structure is always the same: complete tasks to gain reputation in the city and eventually join one of the factions. This repetitive formula makes the game feel monotonous. There aren't any particularly creative or memorable quests. It might sound strange, but escort quests are usually the most enjoyable since they let you explore new areas.

Unfortunately, everything else in the game is quite weak. The character models all look the same and are poorly animated. Enemy hitboxes are terrible. Combat with bows is boring, and melee combat is awful. If you play Gothic 3, go for magic, that’s at least somewhat fun.

The story is very mediocre and barely worth mentioning. It makes no sense that orcs, who were portrayed as tribal in Gothic 1 and 2, are now a sophisticated species. The games’ storylines are only separated by a few weeks, which makes this change feel weird.

Gothic 3 doesn’t even feel like a true Gothic game anymore. The whole system has been overhauled to include more "modern" elements like a compass, menus and a skill bar. I assume the developers didn’t trust the original Gothic formula and tried to copy more mainstream games instead, which is a shame.
The music, on the other hand, is the best in the series! Simply perfect.

A timeless classic for any RPG lover. If you are looking for an immersive solo game give it a shot!

My favorite RPG Single Player game Ever! The only contender is maybe Elder Scrolls.

I played hours upon hours of this game - i still have box version somewhere around.

the game is timeless clasic, despite bugs and such (you need community patches and more)
But, i remember buying this game for around 50 PLN about 20 years ago. now it is 100? Double the price for game that wasnt even optimalized for new games? No sir, cant have that. this game should cost 20 pln (4-5 euro/usd) top.
wait for 75% sale for fair value.

The unwarranted price increase makes me puke and reevaluate whether or not I'll buy the Gothic 1 remake. Richtige Sauerei.

Nice game!

gowno jak chuj

A masterpiece with as much charm as flaws, but the community patch helps alot!

Прикольная игра , не понимаю, почему ее раньше хейтили

Needs a remake, it is so good with Content Mod and Questpaket!

Also this will hjappen:
https://g3csp.de/en/faq/

we took Gothic 3 price



and then we doubled it

✅✅✅✅After leaving Khorinis and defeating the dragon-reanimator, the Nameless One and his ship's crew land on Myrtana near the village of Ardea. The town is occupied by orcs, with whom the population is fighting. The Nameless One joins the rebellion in Ardea. After successfully completing this quest, the hero learns that the land is controlled by orcs and their human mercenaries. The only resistance is offered by rebels, who are in hiding and have their supporters among the orc slaves. They have no help from King Rhobar II and his troops. The ruler is in the capital, Vengard, which is surrounded by a magical barrier and the inhabitants of Myrtana do not know if the monarch is alive.

✅✅✅ I highly recommend these mods that I played on (The most important ones are: Conquest QuestPacket,Quest Edit, Main QP Mini Quests, ContentModBase,Pirate Dream,RGL,Knight Chronicle) If you want to know more about what I used, invite me to your friends and I will answer your questions. More mods are on the Sefaris gothic 3 page

✅My childhood game (I have the game on disc and on other platforms. I love Gothic <3)
✅Soundtrack is the biggest plus of this game, I've never heard better
✅Outstanding dialogues!
✅Good graphics (not great graphics but it's an older game)
✅Infinite amount of space in the inventory
✅Difficulty level (easy, medium, hard)
✅Huge, open world (If you do side missions, you'll explore 80% of the map thanks to missions
✅Extensive character development,
✅Quests on the level
✅Lots of different monsters and nooks
✅Huge amount of weapons (one-handed, two-handed weapons, axes, staves, bows and crossbows)
✅Magic
✅Diversity brought by Myrtana, Varant and Nordmar (desert, natural and winter climate)
✅Teleports to every city
✅Really good price
✅Meetings with old friends
✅Lots of armor, shields
✅Sometimes funny voices in dubbing
✅Gameplay time is very long


❌The combat system is too simple I don't like it
❌Our companions with whom we want to go together sometimes have bugs and cannot follow you (For example, mountains)
❌Poor optimization, the game can sometimes stutter.
❌Liberation of the city looks tragic, you prepare people for the fight (Montera, Geldern etc) and they do nothing (That's why I recommend mods that for this game, which gives more missions and you attack cities together)

For the best base game experience install:

1.Community Patch 1.75.14
2.Update Pack 1.04.11
3.Update Pack 1.05.10 PublicBeta
4.Parallel Universe Patch 1.0.5

Gothic® 3 Review
Pros:

Open-World Exploration: Vast and immersive world with diverse regions and landscapes to explore.

Engaging Storyline: Rich narrative with multiple factions, choices, and consequences that affect the game’s outcome.

Freedom of Choice: Non-linear gameplay allowing players to choose their path, join different factions, and make impactful decisions.

Atmospheric Graphics: Detailed environments and atmospheric visuals that create a compelling fantasy setting.

Character Development: Deep skill system with various abilities and perks to customize your character.

Cons:

Performance Issues: Initial release had numerous bugs and performance problems; some still persist despite patches.

Combat Mechanics: Clunky and unresponsive combat system that can feel frustrating at times.

Voice Acting: Inconsistent voice acting quality with some characters sounding less convincing.

AI Behavior: Enemy AI can be predictable and lacks sophistication in combat scenarios.

Loading Times: Long loading screens, especially when transitioning between different areas.

Personal Note: As a long-time fan who enjoyed Gothic 1 and 2, I didn't pick up Gothic 3 until 2025. Given that the game was released in 2006, it hasn't aged well. To avoid spoiling my nostalgic feelings for the first two games, I've decided not to finish Gothic 3, considering its various flaws and dated mechanics.

Overall: Gothic® 3 offers an expansive and engaging fantasy RPG experience with a rich story and immersive world. However, technical issues and dated mechanics may impact the overall enjoyment for some players. Fans of open-world RPGs who can overlook these flaws will find a lot to appreciate.

this is my the last successor to my favorite game of all time (Gothic 1), but don't buy it for 20$. Wait until it's on sale and goes for less than 5$.

THQs unreasonable price increase from 10$ to 20$, just before the remake is about to be released, should not be rewarded.

Also don't buy the bundles!

THQ LEECH shamelessly raised the price of an almost 20 years old game that is still unplayable without content added by the community.

A moment of silence for a franchise that has fallen into hands that see it only as a dumb milking cow.

Gothic 3 is a broken $%#& that will not work without community patches and THQ had brilliant idea to 3x price of this "masterpiece"...

Price increase for a game that is only playable with a community made patch

Hello there,

Gothic 3 is an classic and fantastic even with its flaws.
It has an huge open world that is crafted with love and passion. You have multiple possibilities how you want to play e.g. as a mage, assasine, warrior with sword and shield,... . Your not bound by a class choice, you can mix and match the skills how you like to play. You can join different factions and build your reputation with them and through the decissions you make the story changes. That are the reasons why it has huge replayability.

Word of advice: You MUST install a few fan patches to make it enjoyable, just follow a steam guide. Its very easy!

Have fun and a nice day.
Cya

The melee combat in this game is so broken that stunlocks are common, enemies spam attacks with no interruption or delay, and your own movements feel incredibly sluggish. Also draw distance is an issue, as in any deer you hunt that dont die in one hit will simply run away and disappear into thin air, only to reappear seconds later with fully reset health.

Don't bother.
I've played every other gothic game as well as the risen gamesfrom the same studio and this one is just not worth bothering with.

The locations in this game feel as vivid and familiar as the town where I grew up — like they're part of my own memories. The music and atmosphere are simply beyond words.

Price changes were unnecessary

Price

Is that price rising for 20 years old game supposed to make people buy your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ remake? Go to hell.

Having recently played through Gothic 1 and 2, and those being the only ones I had previously played as well - I entered this game with an open mind. At the beginning, I couldn't really understand why this game had a bad rep. It seemed to follow the familiar formula of the previous games, building up rank among factions, discovering the world and its inhabitants. I did enjoy the first 15-20 or so hours of the game on a similar level as the first games.

But the repetitiveness and lack of focus really started to creep up on me. To say it the most straight way possible, this is "Side Quest: The videogame". The main story is almost none existent. There are essentially only 3 main missions in the entire game. All of which takes hours simply because of the need to find items scattered all over the world or liberate all towns. Find 12 of those. Bring 6 of these. Get approval of 3 people, and do quests for all of them which also will ask for more fetching to do.

The originals had much better world building and focused story and quests. You had 3 factions or town to join. The world was smaller but was less filler. Building up your reputation in these factions and towns in the original is fun, because you really feel like you're going up rank and progressing the story. In Gothic 3 you do this process in every town and it just feels like copy / paste, usually with very little reward for doing so.

End of the line is, I do get it why this game wasn't as well received as the previous two, It's far from the worst game and still had some good moments. But overall I can't recommend it.

Big L from THQ Nordic trying to put the price higher now that the remake is in making , they think people are idiots and will buy it now for over double price. REALLY GREEDY MOVE THQ

YOU CAN BUY THIS GAME MUCH CHEAPER!!!
THQ ARE THIEFS!

Publishers decided to put price 100-140% higher.

40 PLN to 92 PLN
10 euro to 20 euro

It's really not worth because you can buy trylogy (yes, 3 games) for less than 2 euros.

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That price change is disgusting

one of the best games I ever played

Price increased
40 PLN to 92 PLN
10 euro to 20 euro
ITS NOT POLISHED, price in euro is lower than PLN
good job THQ

Not the best Gothic game, but the most approachable, with easier controls, less punishing enemies (sort of, the animal stun lock is murder) and a huge world to explore.

Remember when games used o be fun? Remember when not everything had a damn social message shoved down your throat? Remember when you had fun exploring the world, because you never knew what you were going to find , be it a treasure or a monster to fight? Remember when you got stronger and stronger in the game, if you were actually good at playing that game and the game did not hold your hand? Remember when the game tore you a new one if you were bad at it and refused to use your brain? Well, that is the kind of game that Gothic 3 is!
Sure, the game has its problems, the combat system is really quite annoying and yes, there are some bugs left, but all in all, this is a really fantastic game from the masters of RPG genre.

Gothic 3 ist ein Spiel, das in vielerlei Hinsicht einzigartig ist. Als dritter Teil der Gothic-Reihe setzt es auf eine offene Welt, die Spieler zum Erkunden und Eintauchen einlädt. Trotz seiner Schwächen hat das Spiel einen festen Platz in der Herzen vieler Fans – und das zurecht.

Die Welt von Myrtana, mit ihren Wäldern, Bergen und Wüsten, zieht den Spieler sofort in ihren Bann. Sie ist lebendig, atmosphärisch und voller Abenteuer. Die Musik von Kai Rosenkranz untermalt die Erkundung perfekt und sorgt für eine unvergessliche Atmosphäre. Besonders beeindruckend ist die Freiheit, die das Spiel bietet: Ob man als Unterstützer der Rebellen gegen die Orks kämpft, mit den Assassinen paktiert oder seinen eigenen Weg wählt – jede Entscheidung beeinflusst die Welt und das Spielerlebnis spürbar.

Natürlich hat Gothic 3 auch Schwächen. Das Questlog und die Karte sind oft ungenau, was das Finden von Zielen erschweren kann. Es ist leicht, sich zu verlieren oder Quests zu übersehen. Ebenso sind die Fraktionen nicht perfekt umgesetzt: Wer etwa als Rebell spielt, stößt früher oder später auf Probleme, wenn Städte sofort misstrauisch reagieren und den Spieler angreifen. Dadurch verpasst man oft Quests, die man gerne erledigt hätte. Eine bessere Möglichkeit, den Konflikt zwischen Rebellen und Orks dynamischer zu gestalten, wäre wünschenswert – etwa durch einen echten Einfluss auf die Stärke der Rebellen, die dann selbst Städte übernehmen könnten.

Auch das Balancing der Klassen ist ausbaufähig. Magier haben es anfangs schwer, werden aber später übermächtig, während Schwertkämpfer zu Beginn stark sind, später jedoch Mühe haben, gegen größere Gegnergruppen zu bestehen. Diese Schwächen machen das Spiel jedoch nicht weniger faszinierend – im Gegenteil, sie tragen zu seinem Charme bei.

Persönlich schätze ich Gothic 3 für seine einzigartige Atmosphäre, die Freiheit und die Liebe zum Detail, die trotz der technischen Probleme und Schwächen spürbar ist. Das Spiel lädt dazu ein, die Welt zu erkunden und sich in der Geschichte zu verlieren, selbst wenn man dabei manchmal über Steine stolpert.

Am Ende bleibt Gothic 3 ein Spiel, das – mit all seinen Ecken und Kanten – zu den Klassikern gehört. Es fordert Geduld und Engagement, belohnt Spieler aber mit einer unvergesslichen Erfahrung, die man auch Jahre später gerne wieder aufleben lässt. Dank Community-Patches und Mods wie dem Alternativen Balancing kann man es heute noch mehr genießen als damals.

A black orc called me Morra.
10/10 would kill Montera again.

yooryho GREAT

one of the best games out there the gothic series with 1 and 2 being the most solid ones. We definitely need a remake on both

Welp, after almost 20 years since game release i finally completed it on a winter break. Community patches and alternative balance did its job good. Now, while being an adult, i understand i didn't have a chance to complete the game back in 2000s due to its performance and complexity. But holy crap, it worth to revisit the game and finally do the thing...

Now it is time to find out what was the story plot of the first two games lol

I just finished my attempt to beat Gothic 3 and well... it was fun. First thing that comes to my mind is combat system - its not bad as MAGE or RANGER. But if you are playing with sword full-time you have my respect. At firts it is was fun but when I got into bigger problems like bigger groups of enemies then I use my paladin class sub weapon - fireball / ice lance. For me its the biggest problem of this game. Secondly (for context I took Innos path) when I liberated the village due to enough enemy kills, there are some guys who just run away - also important NPC AND if that NPC run away you probably have to CHEAT to get what you needed. I highly prefer playing Gothic 3 with community patch, quest pack & content mod. Then it is fun. Without it is not fun.

Big Regards // Paladin-Druid out~

Good game, nice music, decent gameplay. Shame that it has no trophies. Cheers

nice

The Worst Gothic Game:
- The main storyline is almost non-existent.
- The entire game feels like a series of repetitive fetch quests.
- Your actions have little to no meaningful consequences.
- Melee combat is terrible and frustrating.
- The chest system for unique loot is absurd—opening 30 chests to get something worthwhile is just tedious.
- Followers are nearly useless, dealing minimal damage and often dying to friendly fire.
- All endings are essentially the same, leaving no sense of accomplishment or variation based on your decisions.
This entry falls far short of the series' standards. Please play The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos

Bugged unplayable, but love... in very heart

This is just terrible. This game has never worked well.

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