“Well, I guess we won the console war,” PC Gamer’s Evan Lahti declared back in 2020. It was a time of clear skies and hope: Microsoft had embraced Steam, Sony was bringing first-party games to PC, and we were all waving flags and pounding vodka shots atop silent tanks in Red Square. Metaphorically, anyway. But…

The best part of Gothic Remake‘s opening chapter is juggling the three factions: the Old Camp, New Camp, and Swamp Camp. Each of the three camps dislikes the others, but they’re forced to work together somewhat to survive in The Colony. And then there’s you, the Nameless Hero and a fresh face, who must pick…

Completing The Cult’s Recipe in Gothic Remake is one of the necessary steps in impressing Diego enough to get you a recommendation to join the Old Camp. In this quest, Dexter asks you to head all the way to the Swamp Camp and steal Cor Kalom’s recipe for creating mystical hallucinogens. The trickiest part of…

One of the first things you’re likely to realise in Gothic Remake is how utterly annoying its torch system feels. When you activate a torch in your hotbar, you’ll light it up, which is helpful in such an often gloomy game, but there’s no way to put it back in your inventory while it’s still…

Acquiring ore nuggets in the Gothic Remake can be a taxing process, quite literally as it happens, as warders squeeze you for protection money and you have to shell out for even the most basic gear to keep yourself alive. Protective armor, decent weaponry, and even magic are all luxuries in the Valley of the…

Joining the New Camp is a very long-winded process in Gothic Remake. Alongside handing out a bunch of swampweed for cash, you also need to help the Rice Lord. And after completing the A Few Drops Too Much quest, this so-called lord of rice will set you the task of finding Bran in the Up…

Trying to join the Old Camp in Gothic Remake is a surprisingly long process, requiring you to earn the trust of important members of the faction through a bucketload of quests and tasks. It’s nothing like joining the Fighter’s Guild in an Elder Scrolls game, where you can just rock up and start killing rats….

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…