THQ's Gothic 1 remake arrives in June, and I think it might prove a more valuable overhaul than Oblivion Remastered

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Games RPG Gothic THQ’s Gothic 1 remake arrives in June, and I think it might prove a more valuable overhaul than Oblivion Remastered News By Rick Lane published 14 February 2026 The great grandaddy of eurojank looks spiffing in its latest trailer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: THQ Nordic) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer Get the PC Gamer Newsletter Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Every Friday GamesRadar+ Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you’re going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them. Signup + Every Thursday GTA 6 O’clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O’clock experts. Signup + Every Friday Knowledge From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what’s on the horizon. Signup + Every Thursday The Setup Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more. 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The overhaul of Piranha Bytes’ lovably janky RPG—which boasts a ‘complex life simulation on a scale hardly ever seen before’—will land on players’ virtual doorsteps on June 5 this year.Publisher THQ revealed the release date in a new trailer (which you can watch below) that also showed more of the RPG in action. It certainly looks like developer Alkimia Interactive has carried the feedback from last year’s demo—which received so much scrutiny from players that the studio provided a hefty update for it—into the final game.Personally, I’m more interested in a Gothic 1 remake than I was in Oblivion Remastered—which simply transposed an already-great game into a snazzier engine. Not only is Gothic 1 much harder to return to these days (despite the two games releasing only six years apart—game development in the ’90s and ’00s was wild), but it’s also a game with genuine untapped potential. Related articles 22 years since launch, a classic Dungeons & Dragons adventure from the developer of Bloodlines is finally coming to Steam The best Elder Scrolls game that isn’t an Elder Scrolls game is getting a big patch in February and free DLC in March Old-school MMO Project: Gorgon launches into 1.0 with an update that adds ‘by far the largest and most complex map we’ve ever made’ This is especially the case for the latter parts of Gothic 1, which are famously nowhere near as fleshed out as the early game. In a developer diary released last year, Alkimia Interactive revealed its plans to address the latter stages of Gothic. These include elaborating upon underused locations, adding extra side quests, and expanding upon the story and status of the game’s orcs, even developing a whole new language for them. Gothic 1 Remake – Release Date Trailer | PS5 Games – YouTube Watch On More broadly, publisher THQ also