Best Gothic Games on Steam
Steam currently has 615 Gothic games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Gothic game rankings were last updated on 7/21/2024.
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1. The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos
The Kingdom of Myrtana is in a dramatic situation. After the major defeat of the royal fleet in the waters of the Eastern Archipelago, the once thriving city of Archolos stood on the brink of crisis. Meanwhile, a young foreigner goes to the island in search of a new, better life.
The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos holds the #1 spot for "best Gothic game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,502 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14,298 positive reviews and 204 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 12/10/2021 |
| Developer | The Chronicles Of Myrtana Team |
| Publisher | The Chronicles Of Myrtana Team |
| Steam App Id | 1467450 |
2. Bloody Hell
A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?
Bloody Hell has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,864 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,768 positive reviews and 96 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Bloody Hell on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 1/27/2023 |
| Developer | Pun Intended |
| Publisher | Pun Intended |
| Steam App Id | 2056220 |
3. Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,823 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,621 positive reviews and 202 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 12/9/2022 |
| Developer | Miro Haverinen |
| Publisher | Miro Haverinen |
| Steam App Id | 2171440 |
4. Halls of Torment
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Halls of Torment has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,101 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,258 positive reviews and 843 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 5/24/2023 |
| Developer | Chasing Carrots |
| Publisher | Chasing Carrots |
| Steam App Id | 2218750 |
5. Nightmare Kart
Zoom through gothic streets in this horror themed vehicular combat racing game!
Nightmare Kart has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,390 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,285 positive reviews and 105 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Nightmare Kart on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
6. ASTLIBRA Revision
Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.
ASTLIBRA Revision has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,629 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,652 positive reviews and 977 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 10/13/2022 |
| Franchise | WhisperGames |
| Developer | KEIZO |
| Publisher | WhisperGames |
| Steam App Id | 1718570 |
7. Mad Father
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Mad Father has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,879 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,743 positive reviews and 136 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
8. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,089 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,405 positive reviews and 684 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 3/22/2007 |
| Developer | Troika Games |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Steam App Id | 2600 |
9. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 37,827 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 35,541 positive reviews and 2,286 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $39.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $39.99 |
| Release Date | 6/18/2019 |
| Franchise | WayForward |
| Developer | ArtPlay |
| Publisher | 505 Games |
| Steam App Id | 692850 |
10. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Gothic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,082 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,011 positive reviews and 71 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 9/21/2021 |
| Developer | Dead Idle Games |
| Publisher | Dead Idle Games |
| Steam App Id | 1603980 |
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 164 | 12/10/2021 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 38 | 1/27/2023 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 417 | 12/9/2022 | 94 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 587 | 5/24/2023 | 94 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 37 | 6/5/2024 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 242 | 10/13/2022 | 94 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 6 | 9/22/2016 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 69 | 3/22/2007 | 92 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 167 | 6/18/2019 | 92 | $39.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 9/21/2021 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 12/1/2020 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 5/17/2018 | 92 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 39 | 9/5/2022 | 92 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/4/2015 | 92 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 13 | 8/8/2018 | 92 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 49 | 10/20/2023 | 91 | $10.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 305 | 1/13/2010 | 91 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 23 | 5/13/2016 | 91 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 66 | 4/30/2023 | 91 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 4 | 8/13/2021 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 21). The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 22). Bloody Hell on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 13). Fear & Hunger 2: Termina on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 11). Halls of Torment on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 16). Nightmare Kart on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 25). ASTLIBRA Revision on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Mad Father on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 11). Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, July 24). Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 30). If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers on Steam. Steam Store.