Gothic Classic coming to Switch on September 28

THQ Nordic [438 articles]" href="https://www.gematsu.com/companies/thq-nordic">THQ Nordic has announced Gothic Classic [1 article]" href="https://www.gematsu.com/games/gothic-classic">Gothic Classic for Switch [13,952 articles]" href="https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/switch">Switch. It is a port of the original Gothic game code, without any remastering or remaking. It will launch on September 28. A physical edition will be sold exclusively via THQ Nordic Store and gameware.at.

Here is an overview of the game, via THQ Nordic:

About

For the first time, relive this amazing RPG [15,424 articles]" href="https://www.gematsu.com/genres/rpg">RPG on a handheld console and enjoy the game that revolutionized roleplaying games on the go! Dive into dark times and Adventure [1,020 articles]" href="https://www.gematsu.com/genres/adventure">adventures with great performance and a well adapted user interface and controls—the classic is back and still a very in-depth RPG with a lively Simulation [336 articles]" href="https://www.gematsu.com/genres/simulation">simulation!

War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed ore. You are thrown through the barrier into this prison colony. With your back against the wall, you have to survive and form volatile alliances until you can finally escape.

Key Features

An unedited list of fixes that will be incorporated into Gothic Classic for Switch is available here.

Watch the announcement trailer below.