Chapters
Gothic 1 Remake is structured into six main chapters, just like the 2001 original. Each chapter is triggered by a specific story beat, not by a timer, so progression is driven entirely by the quests the Hero takes on.
Chapter List
Chapter | Title | Main Hook |
|---|---|---|
1 | Welcome to the Colony | Survive the landing, learn the lay of the land, and join one of the three camps. |
2 | The Mine Crawlers' Nest | The Gurus ask for a focus stone buried in an old mine, setting up the artifact search to come. |
3 | Artifacts of Ancient Power | Track down the remaining focus stones scattered around the valley. |
4 | Xardas | Meet the necromancer Xardas and learn what the Sleeper actually is. |
5 | Guardians of the Portal | Bring the focus stones together to open the way to the Temple of the Sleeper. |
6 | The Temple of the Sleeper | Enter the temple and confront the Sleeper directly in the campaign's finale. |
Camp Choice
Chapter 1 ends when the Hero formally joins one of the three camps. Joining the Old Camp, the New Camp, or the Swamp Camp reshapes the rest of the game in terms of friendly NPCs, available trainers, and political alignment, but the overall six-chapter arc stays the same.
Central Conflict
The middle chapters all circle around the hunt for focus stones and the eventual showdown with the Sleeper. The later chapters raise the stakes outside the camps and pull in the Fire Mages, the Water Mages, and Xardas as the Hero prepares for the final descent into the temple.