Gothic for PC — top best games in the Gothic genre

Action, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Adventure, Fantasy, Open world, Steampunk, Gothic

Game released: PC → 19 September 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A dark action game in the spirit of Dark Souls Remastered and Bloodborne, based on the tale of Pinocchio. The main character, a reanimated mechanical boy...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Early Access: PC → 17 December 2021; Game released: PC → 20 October 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2021; Game released: PC → 8 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Blasphemous 2

Arcade, Platformer, Role-playing game, Side view, Action, Horror, Gothic

Game released: PC → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The sequel to the hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the Penitent. The character will take part in epic battles with bosses, each of which has...

Steelrising

Action, Third-person view, Steampunk, Combat robots, Adventure, Role-playing game, Gothic

Game released: PC → 8 September 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Steelrising is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view from the creators of GreedFall. The game's events unfold in an alternate 1789 in Paris, when the...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 3 March 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The updated version of the final chapter of the iconic saga Legacy of Kain. The remaster offers improved graphics in high resolution, updated lighting and textures...

Vampires: Bloodlord Rising

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Gothic

Early Access: PC → 30 January 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

A dark vampire sandbox with a large open world that takes players to the fictional medieval Balkan region of Sangavia. Gamers take on the role of a vampire who is...

Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Gothic

Game released: PC → 29 March 2024

Players: 10/10

The story of the game tells the story of Count Dracula, whose army is spreading across the Carpathians and poses a mortal threat to humanity. Only two brave heroes...

VOIN

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Gothic

Early Access: PC → 10 December 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

The main character is an elemental servant who was created by a powerful magician in order to cleanse the world of the undead that had consumed all living things...

Beholgar 2

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania, Gothic

Game released: PC → 1 December 2025

Players: 5.4/10

Old-school metroidvania, inspired by projects from the 90s for Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. During the gameplay, players will explore a...

Night Swarm

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 4 December 2025

The game immerses you in a dark world where a young Lord-Vampire seeks to strengthen his influence by repelling the onslaught of cursed werewolves. The battle turns...

Gargoyles Remastered

Action, Side view, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy, Gothic, Old school

Game released: PC → 19 October 2023

Metacritic: 54/100

Remastered classic 16-bit platformer Gargoyles, based on the Disney animated series "Gargoyles" from the 90s. The leader of the gargoyles, Goliath, awakens in...

Lies of P: Overture

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Steampunk, Open world, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 6 June 2025

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The prequel of Soulslayk-RPG lies of p, carrying the players in a short thorough of the disaster. In the role of Jeppetto puppet, gamers explore the gloomy streets...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: PC → 6 March 2023

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The main character...

Clock Tower: Rewind

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Gothic, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 28 October 2024

Metacritic: 68/100

Re-release of the 16-bit horror [url=https://vgtimes.ru/games/clock-tower-1997/] Clock Tower[ /url]. The game tells the story of orphan Jennifer. She ended up in...

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Old-school action-platformer in the Legacy of Kain series with dynamic battles and a vertical level structure, where players explore the dark world of Nosgoth...

Blasphemous 2 - Mea Culpa

DLC, Platformer, Action, Side view, Gothic, Adventure

Game released: PC → 31 October 2024

Players: 9.4/10

The continuation of the story of the Penitent, who goes on a completely new adventure, where he will be able to try out new abilities and fight additional bosses...

Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama

Indie, Fantasy, Top-down view, Action, Roguelike, Gothic, Casual game

Game released: PC → 10 April 2025

An add-on in which more than 12 unique characters from SaGa: Emerald Beyond entered the world of Vampire Survivors. There are also new weapons, attack methods, and...

Romancelvania

Action, Comedy, Side view, Platformer, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Adult game, Gothic

Game released: PC → 7 March 2023

Metacritic: 64/100

Hybrid parody of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and dating simulator. The game tells the story of the vampire Drac, who, in search of love, ends up on a local...

The Banished Vault

Strategy, Business / Management, Procedural generation, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PC → 25 July 2023

The game tells the story of the journey of a large spaceship-monastery — the Aurig Vault. There live exiles who escaped after a terrible disaster. She...

INVICTA: The Next Queen

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Free game, Dungeons, Fantasy, Gothic

Early Access: PC → 8 July 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 4/10

Players, in the role of a legendary warrior seeking to reclaim his soul, try to go through the fourth circle of hell, destroy the commanders of King Midas and put...

Gothic

Best Games in the Gothic genre for PC