# OpenGothic

> OpenGothic is an open-source re-implementation of Gothic II: Night of the Raven for Windows, macOS and Linux, with modern graphics including ray tracing, and partial Gothic support.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/gothic2/ports/opengothic/
Page updated: 2026-10-26

- Developer: Try
- Port type: Reimplementation (The game was rebuilt in new code that plays like the original and loads its data from your own copy.)
- Game: [Gothic II](https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/gothic2/index.md)
- AI use: Not stated
- Source code: https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic
- Runs on: Windows, Linux, macOS

What you need: Gothic II: Night of the Raven (for example the Steam or GOG release of Gothic II: Gold Edition). Gothic works but is not officially supported. A modern graphics card with DirectX 12, Vulkan or Metal.

OpenGothic is an open-source re-implementation of Gothic II: Night of the Raven, Piranha Bytes' 2003 role-playing game. Its goal is a feature-complete game client that is compatible with the original game data and its mods, and runs well on today's systems.

The original game has been replicated completely: both the main quest and the Night of the Raven addon can be finished. The renderer uses modern graphics features such as mesh shaders and ray tracing, so it is best on recent graphics cards.

Development is focused on Gothic II. The first Gothic also runs, but new features are not tested with it. Releases are marked as pre-releases.

## How to set it up

1. Install Gothic II: Night of the Raven if it isn't already.
2. Download OpenGothic for your system and extract it into a folder of your choice.
3. Run `Gothic2Notr`. It finds Gothic II in the usual install folders; if not, start it with `-g "<your Gothic II folder>"`.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/windows/games/gothic2/ports/opengothic/#download

- for Windows (x64): 0.92 (2026-05-17)
- for Linux (x64): 0.92 (2026-05-17)
- for macOS (Intel): 0.92 (2026-05-17)
- for macOS (Apple Silicon): 0.92 (2026-05-17)