War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
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Release Date | Mar 15, 2001 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 91.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.4% Top 15% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 88.8% Top 5% / 90% Top 3% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 9.3K Top 3% / 12.9K Top 3% |
Curators | 120 reviews Top 4% |
Median Play Time | 28.7 hours Top 5% |
Play Time per Dollar | 2.9 hours Top 5% |
Followers | 11.6K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 1.3M Top 3% |
Copies Sold | ± 664.7K Top 3% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 4.6M Top 4% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Gothic 1's Steam rating and reviews between January 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 83.4% (January 2016) and 99% (April 2013).
With 12.9K reviews Top 2%, Gothic 1 is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of Gothic 1's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (32%), followed by Polish (27%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 27 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Gothic 1 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is great, reaching 54 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 33 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 56 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Gothic 1 and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.
Players' Feedback
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 91.4% Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Gothic 1's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.