Gothic 1 Remake System Requirements & Performance Tips (PC)

Gothic 1 Remake is a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake of the 2001 classic, built by Alkimia Interactive and published by THQ Nordic. It launched on June 5, 2026 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S at $49.99. Here’s what you need to run it well on PC and how to smooth out performance.

Platforms & price

What UE5 means for your PC

As an Unreal Engine 5 title, Gothic 1 Remake leans on modern GPU features and benefits a lot from upscaling (DLSS / FSR / XeSS). Like many UE5 games, the two things that hit performance hardest are shader compilation stutter on first run and heavy foliage/lighting in dense areas. Plan around both.

Performance tips

• Let shaders compile. On first launch (and after driver/game updates), give the game time on the loading/menu screens so it can pre-compile shaders — this dramatically reduces traversal stutter.
• Turn on upscaling. Use DLSS / FSR / XeSS at Quality for a big frame-rate win with minimal visual loss; drop to Balanced if you need more.
• Update GPU drivers. UE5 titles see frequent day-one driver optimizations — install the latest.
• Tame the heavy settings first. Shadows, foliage/vegetation density, and global illumination usually cost the most; lower these one notch before touching texture quality.
• Cap your frame rate slightly below your monitor’s refresh for smoother, more consistent frame pacing.
• Watch VRAM. High textures plus ray tracing can exceed 8 GB cards at higher resolutions — drop textures one tier if you see hitching.

Settings starting point

• High-end GPU: native or DLSS Quality, high settings, ray tracing on, frame cap at refresh.
• Mid-range GPU: DLSS/FSR Quality, medium-high settings, ray tracing off, shadows/foliage at medium.
• Older GPU: FSR Balanced, medium settings, low foliage and shadows, textures sized to your VRAM.

Once it runs smoothly, jump into the Beginner’s Guide and start your run.