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Gothic

2001 · Piranha Bytes

Earn a place in a prison colony whose factions and dangerous wilderness make early survival feel tangible.

PLATFORMS

PCNintendo Switch

GAMEBOX SCORE

92

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score92
Hidden Gem85
Revival Potential82

GAME DNA

experience
Role immersion · Discovery-led · Player agency
genre
RPG
mood
Epic · Thoughtful
gameplay
Role Playing · Character Building · Exploration
difficulty
Medium
era
2000s
pacing
Slow
perspective
Third-person
structure
Open world

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Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.

EpicThoughtfulRole PlayingCharacter BuildingExploration

ABOUT THE GAME

Earn a place in a prison colony whose factions and dangerous wilderness make early survival feel tangible.

Earn a place in a prison colony whose factions and dangerous wilderness make early survival feel tangible.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2001. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2001
Developer
Piranha Bytes
Publisher
Egmont Interactive · Xicat Interactive · THQ Nordic

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2002

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

98% SIMILAR

VERY STRONG MATCH

Discovery-led · Player agency · Epic · Thoughtful · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Discovery-led experiences (progressing through curiosity and finding new knowledge or spaces) and Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches); Epic / Thoughtful mood; RPG genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led · Player agency · Role immersion100% distinctive overlap · 69.5 / 69.5 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person45% distinctive overlap · 3.1 / 6.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2006

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

93% SIMILAR

VERY STRONG MATCH

Discovery-led · Player agency · Epic · Thoughtful · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Discovery-led experiences (progressing through curiosity and finding new knowledge or spaces) and Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches); Epic / Thoughtful mood; RPG genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led · Player agency · Role immersion100% distinctive overlap · 69.5 / 69.5 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person45% distinctive overlap · 3.1 / 6.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2011

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

91% SIMILAR

VERY STRONG MATCH

Discovery-led · Player agency · Epic · Thoughtful · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Discovery-led experiences (progressing through curiosity and finding new knowledge or spaces) and Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches); Epic / Thoughtful mood; RPG genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led · Player agency · Role immersion100% distinctive overlap · 69.5 / 69.5 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person45% distinctive overlap · 3.1 / 6.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points

2010

Fallout: New Vegas

84% SIMILAR

VERY STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Player agency · Role immersion · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Epic / Thoughtful mood; Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches) and Role immersion experiences (inhabiting and developing a character within a world); RPG genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Player agency · Role immersion64% distinctive overlap · 44.0 / 68.4 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person45% distinctive overlap · 3.1 / 6.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points

2015

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

77% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Player agency · Role immersion · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Epic / Thoughtful mood; Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches) and Role immersion experiences (inhabiting and developing a character within a world); RPG genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Player agency · Role immersion51% distinctive overlap · 33.9 / 66.1 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points

2000

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STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Discovery-led · Role immersion · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led · Role immersion47% distinctive overlap · 33.5 / 71.3 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points