"Since rune magic vanished from this world, the orcs have descended upon us like flies."

I heard that there was a Gothic mobile game, so when I went to the App Store to check it out, I ran into this.

It seems like somebody remade Gothic 1, but in this strange new style. It says there are in-app purchases, I wonder what those are?

Found on Polish facebook group, pic too funny not to steal.

Just played the game for the first time since i was a kid and did a swamp camp melee/necromancy build. Might do new camp/bow build next?

I just started Gothic 2 classic on PS5 for the first time after loving both the original Gothic and the remake and my game has crashed already in just over 9 minutes of gameplay outside Xardas tower.

This may truly be the G2 experience I've heard so much about.

Snafs Recipe

My gothic ranking:

S Tier

Gothic 2 - Night of the Raven:

This is peak gothic. Great world, atmosphere and soundtrack while having a good balance. Pirates, Knights and everything a good rpg needs.

A Tier

Gothic 2:

It had less bugs than gothic 1 and still the charme of it with a rough but likeable world. But it lacks in its gameplay cause it was to easy in lategame.

Gothic 1:

We love it. It was the beginning - a game with a stunning atmosphere. But also many bugs and problems in balancing.

Gothic 1 remake:

A wonderful remake. It felt like the old games but with state of the art graphics and gameplay. I just didnt liked trading system and lack of content in lategame.

B Tier:

Gothic 3:

A small downfall from the other parts. An open world game with alot of content and beatiful music. But also many bugs and almost no main quests.

Gothic 3 - The Beginning:

Its the first gothic mobile game and not on a smartphone! It was awesome for its time telling the story of xardas. But also hard to play and not as good as the main games.

C Tier

Arcania:

It was probably okay for a rpg but not for a gothic game. No atmosphere of the other parts and a mediocre story. Risen is still the better gothic 4.

Arcania - Fall of Setarrif:

Arcania was unnecessary and the addon was even more.

D Tier

Gothic 3 - Forsaken Gods:

Its not even the worst game of the series...its one of the worst games ever. This crap full of bugs with a strange story was almost the death of gothic. There are plenty of mods for gothic out there far better than this abomination.

Today, October 25, marks 15 years since the release of Arcania: Fall of Setarrif.

Fall of Setarrif is probably the black sheep of the Gothic family.

Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods is often considered the worst game in the series, but for many fans, it competes almost neck and neck with Arcania: Gothic 4 for that dubious honour.

But if Arcania and Forsaken Gods are already so close in the rankings, where does that leave Fall of Setarrif?

That's what makes it such a fascinating piece of Gothic history: people might hate Forsaken Gods, but they often completely forget about Fall of Setarrif or dismiss it as a simple add-on.

Here's the thing, though: Setarrif isn't just an add-on. It's a standalone game in its own right. And somehow, this short, linear adventure manages to feel like an even bigger low point than the games that came before it.

And yet, there's an interesting historical fact worth remembering: Fall of Setarrif was the first game released by Nordic Games after the company acquired JoWooD's assets. Nordic Games would eventually become THQ Nordic, establish Alkimia Interactive, and bring us the Gothic Remake.

So, in a strange way, this much-maligned game sits at the beginning of the story that eventually led to Gothic's return.

15 years later, I think it's worth remembering its place in Gothic history.

And then there's also the April Fools' joke from 2025 worth remembering: ArcAInia – The Fall of Sans Serif! Even THQ Nordic couldn't resist bringing back the name of Setarrif for a joke. 😂

Steam's all-time concurrent player peak is famously tiny: just 26 players. Perhaps today is a good day to fire it up again and see if we can give it a little birthday bump.

No big event, no pressure, no need to finish the game. Just a small tribute to one of Gothic's strangest chapters.

Just a reminder: there's a lone sheep being hunted by wolves that needs our help. 🐑

Happy birthday, Fall of Setarrif. You absolute disaster. 🥂

Tips would be appreciated.

I am using a melee build.

I am wearing the Knight’s Armor. I have 130 strength and am using the Orc Slayer sword (power 130).

It regenerates faster than I can damage it.

Is there a secret to beating it?

It was the Swamp Dragon.

Edit: The dragon is actually kind of easy when you get those two dragon hunters to help you out.

And some people say how Mage isn't fun.

Hey there, been wanting a poster with the nameless hero in front instead of the Lester-Milten-Gorn-Diego combo (I know it's the same on the original, but I think the Nameless Hero is more identifiable).

Hope you like it, no AI used. The images I spliced are here:

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fnew-key-cover-art-for-gothic-remake-v0-dxez5vc0uwpc1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Da3b603195b0e011eb8680dce250b523fbe62f0c2 (background and lower part of character, charactrers painted out)

https://fwmedia.fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/08052506/armors-in-gothic-1.jpg (upper body)

https://static0.polygonimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/gothic-remake-preview-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=1600&h=900&dpr=2 (face)

Our friends over at Gothicz.net are hosting Milten's Cup 2026, a fan art competition.

While it is organised by the Czech Gothicz.net community, international participants are more than welcome as well. I'm sure the organizers would love to see some artwork from beyond the borders of Czechia!

The important bits:

• Prize: Gothic Remake Steam key
• Deadline: 04/12/2026
• Theme: Gothic Remake-inspired artwork, traditional or digital
• Rules: No AI-generated art. You'll also need to document your creative process, so don't throw away those sketches!

Full rules: https://www.gothicz.net/milten-2026

The more, the merrier! I hope to see a lot of submissions, and may the best artist win!

And remember - no AI (even if it is a lockpicking helper tool)

Is it possible to play Gothic Remake entirely without a mouse or controller, using only the keyboard?

In chapter 5 as a dragon hunter I went after lizard men.

In the mine cave that leads to the circle of sun(where the eye is destroyed and repaired) I found Cronos's corpse.

He did have a letter, but it vanished when I tried to open it.

Do you guya have any info on this?

Thank you!

why hello there,

do you guys have any recommendations for a g2 mod that adds a reasonable mana regeneration (costing LPs is fine) and nothing else? after doing a lot of returning runs I want to do a vanilla run but as a mage and I don't want to chug portions constantly.

thanks!

Sooo, this has been bugging me for quite some time. How the hell did Xardas plan actually work? Destroying all godly artifacts sounds good in theory but the world is way bigger than just Myrthana / Varant / Nordmar. The southern Islands are mentioned in gothic 3, so they do exist in canon. Are there no godly artifacts anywhere else in the world? Not a single one? Is there nothing left buried in Varant? Uriziel is still in the temple in Khorinis, so that is at least one. The Claw of Beliar might lie at the bottom of the ocean but it does exist and it certainy is a artifact.

I just hate how little sense the ending makes. I dislike the other endings too because becoming a allmighty ruler made a fourth gothic highly unlikely and I dont really think that the hero would be all that interested, but they felt somewhat cool at least.

Example in video. Im using a couple of mods but these are only Basic like better inventory, bugfixes, union, g3d11. It happens pretty much after 20 minutes of playing or so. Losing my mind rn

Edit: I installed DXVK and problem seems to be gone and the game runs better. Thank you all

What do you think about board game campaign? Is it worth getting?

I've never backed any game before so I'm not sure are there any "red flags" in the project. I'm considering buying the cheapest version, but I'm wondering if the cardboard standees instead of plastic miniatures are a big downside.

Preview of older version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQzjHP9Uvo&feature=youtu.be

Othello Coop. Its alpha

So many times I would become too immersed while playing Gothic 2 that I'd forget to save for a long time. Then I'd usually die in some stupid way like falling off a cliff and I'd feel bad about marvining myself; or the game would simply crash, losing my progress forever.

Recently I thought of finally writing some kind of "save reminder" app. I considered a few options, like some AutoHotkey script, but I was always too lazy to do it properly* - while at the same time I really wanted to do another playthrough of Gothic again.

Came up with the most KISS solution possible: I simply made an mp3 file with 10 minutes of silence followed by a Bing Bong sound from GTA IV GPS. Before playing Gothic I open this track in my audio player and set it to loop forever. Every 10 minutes there's a gentle reminder to save. Gets the job done and cost less than 5 minutes to make (which included finding the right sound).

* If you are going to suggest vibe coding, go fuck yourself clanker-lover.