I’m not sure I’ve come across a lockpicking minigame that feels quite as brutal as the one in Gothic Remake, especially when you’re untrained. I guess it’s probably quite similar to how it would feel if I gave you a lockpick and asked you to open a locked chest in real life (assuming you’re not…
Magic is very strong in Gothic Remake, especially early on in the game, where it can add a big boost to your firepower. This is why it’s a good idea to complete The Price of Magic quest in the Old Camp. All you need to do is find a couple of items for the mage…
Finding and remembering where stuff is in Gothic Remake can be a bit of a pain, especially as there’s no compass. In fact, if you want a map, then you’ll have to acquire one yourself with your hard-earned ore nuggets. It won’t mark important NPCs or locations, but it does give you a useful lay…
You’ll likely want to pass time when you first arrive in the Old Camp in Gothic Remake. If you’re anything like me, you likely spent the whole first day exploring bits and bobs, so when you arrived at the main camp, it was already starting to get a bit gloomy and all of the town’s…
Taming a Scavenger mount in the Gothic Remake is great if you don’t want to walk around the entire map on foot, or retread the same old routes over and over. While you can unlock fast travel in Gothic, it’s limited to camps, so getting a mount speeds things up significantly in terms of travelling…
Gothic Remake’s resident nice guy, Guy, will give you a free hut once you arrive in the Old Camp. Upon entering your humble abode and looting the chest, you’ll find a scrap of paper that gives you The Forgotten Recipe quest. Speak to Snaf, the town’s chef, standing by the cauldron near the castle gate,…
Shortly after arriving in the Old Camp in Gothic 1 Remake, you’re bound to run into the one and only Mud. He’s a lowly villager near the castle gate who’ll ambush you for a chat when you walk past his shack. All he wants to do is join you for a while to keep you…
Wander around Gothic Remake’s iconic Old Camp and you’ll soon run into Snaf, the town cook. He’ll give you the quest Snaf’s Recipe, which requires you to track down meatbugs and hellcap mushrooms for his ragout. He promises it’s tastier than it sounds, but I’m not convinced. Even though Snaf gives you an idea of…
The Gothic Remake is a classic RPG, sure, but mostly it’s really a game about getting your ass kicked in a hundred different ways. When I waltzed up to the gate of the Old Camp and tried to crack a joke with the guard like I was some cocky protagonist in any other fantasy adventure,…
The month of gaming showcases has already begun, and that means the usual Summer Game Fest 2026 livestream with Geoff Keighley is just around the corner. Outside of major publisher streams from the likes of Sony and Microsoft, the SGF showcase is often where we’ll see some of June’s biggest announcements. When is the SGF…