Gothic 1 Remake is set to be released in early 2026, featuring localised voice recordings in English, German, Polish and Russian. THQ Nordic and Alkimia Interactive have provided a glimpse of these recordings.
Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Alkimia Interactive have provided a sneak peek at the voice recordings for Gothic 1 Remake. The German version features the voices of Bodo Henkel (Xardas), Christian Wewerka (the Nameless Hero) and Matthias Keller (Diego). The voice director is Tim Henneman of 4-real Intermedia GmbH.
"I actually walked into a place once, was supposed to introduce myself [...] and suddenly someone said, 'My God, you sound just like Xardas!' And at some point, I just had to say, 'I am.'", says Bodo Henkel.
"There is an English voice-over, but with Gothic it’s a bit different, since it was originally a German project, we're actually creating our own voice-over instead of doing a direct translation. So, in some cases, the characters say completely different things than in English, even though the goal in the end is the same.", say Tim Henneman, Voice Director.
The English-language edition features performances by Joseph May (Nameless Hero), Andrew Williams (Diego), Harry Myers (Xardas), Emma Gregory (Ur-Nazkrog and Velaya) and Adam Diggle (Ur-Shak), directed by Beth Park and Daniel Bainbridge from PitStop Productions.
"I think the conversations, the script, the way it's written just feels really grounded and a bit dangerous at times as well. And I love that unpredictability, which is part of the reason why I'm playing the original. I'm loving it.", says Adam Diggle, voice of Ur-Shak and various characters.
"The thing I love about voice acting in games is, that I'm able to play characters that I would never ever play on screen. I'm not the most frightening of people to look at, so it's really great to use my voice to be able to play these really, really tough characters. It's a lot of fun", says Joseph May, voice of the Nameless Hero.
The RPG will also be translated into Polish and Russian. Gothic 1 Remake is currently in development for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2026.
