Gothic Remake is committed to the original's immersive open world: 'You don't have a minimap, we very strictly kept that'

The ghost of Gothic is everywhere. A direct ancestor of Kingdom Come: Deliverance and The Witcher, Gothic was the ultimate eurojank RPG, an ambitious if flawed reminder of a school of open world design that predates maps full of repeatable activities. Gothic's map didn't have icons on it. It was a believable in-world item you had to acquire by paying for it (or threatening the cartographer, if you were roleplaying as a big meanie)... Read more.

Apr 27, 2026 - 09:00
Gothic Remake is committed to the original's immersive open world: 'You don't have a minimap, we very strictly kept that'


The ghost of Gothic is everywhere. A direct ancestor of Kingdom Come: Deliverance and The Witcher, Gothic was the ultimate eurojank RPG, an ambitious if flawed reminder of a school of open world design that predates maps full of repeatable activities. Gothic's map didn't have icons on it. It was a believable in-world item you had to acquire by paying for it (or threatening the cartographer, if you were roleplaying as a big meanie)... Read more.
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