Gothic® 3
Open-world fantasy action RPG shaped by factions and player choices
Piranha Bytes · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Dec 2, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 58 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 126
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 63/100 (critic reviews)
What is Gothic® 3?
A third-person, single-player action RPG set in the open world of Myrtana, where orcs occupy much of the realm and several factions compete for control. As the nameless hero, you explore towns and wilderness, complete quests, fight with melee weapons, ranged attacks, or spells, and choose which groups to support.
For you if...
- +you prefer open-world exploration with few boundaries
- +you enjoy faction choices and multiple quest solutions
- +you want flexible, class-free character progression
Not for you if...
- −you want polished, responsive melee combat
- −you dislike repetitive quests across a very large world
- −you prefer tightly paced, guided storytelling
What players say
82% of 12,418 reviews are positive · 77% of 58 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the large world, exploration, soundtrack, and faction-driven choices. Common complaints target clunky melee combat, repetitive quests, sparse areas, and weak story pacing. Players also report crashes, glitches, and Windows launch problems; many recommend community patches and mods, though recent reports suggest technical issues can remain.
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Gothic® 3 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/2000/Vista/7/8/10/11
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card with 128 MB Ram and Shader 1.4
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 4000+
- Graphics
- 3D graphics cardwith 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 6800 equivalent or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- The native resolution is not the default one
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Polish. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Italian, Russian.
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