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Gothic II: Gold Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2010

Should you play it?

Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

What works

  • Deep immersive world and atmosphere
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • High replayability with multiple factions
  • Rich story and lore
  • Strong character progression system

Things to keep in mind

  • Outdated graphics and interface
  • Steep learning curve and difficult combat
  • Awkward controls
  • Technical issues on modern systems without patches
  • Limited social or cooperative features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • GRIME

  • LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII

  • Risen

  • Blood West

  • Kristala

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

More relaxing

Games that feels like Gothic II: Gold Edition but with a more relaxing feel

  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

  • Dread Delusion

More social

Games that feels like Gothic II: Gold Edition but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • DARK SOULS™ II

  • Zeno Clash 2

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • Outward Definitive Edition

  • Toukiden 2

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • ELEX II

  • ELEX

  • Risen

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

  • Risen 2: Dark Waters

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Gothic II: Gold Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 04/08/2026