Case study

OpenGothic: reimplementing the Gothic 2: Night of the Raven client

OpenGothic is a reimplementation of the Gothic 2: Night of the Raven client, using the original game data and mods. The README says the main quest and the addon can be completed. Development targets Gothic 2. Windows uses DirectX 12 or Vulkan, Linux uses Vulkan, and macOS uses Metal. git clone --recurse-submodules, then cmake -B build -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=RelWithDebInfo and make -C build. The executable is OpenGothic/build/opengothic. The macOS target is Gothic2Notr.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 1.7k
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Code, documentation, download and demo observed; a full-reconstruction candidate for manual Class 0 review.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Gothic 2: Night of the Raven. Linux needs CMake, a C++ compiler, glslang, and the Vulkan development files.
The README names no license.

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BibTeX

@misc{opengothic,
  title = {{OpenGothic: reimplementing the Gothic 2: Night of the Raven client}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic}},
  url = {https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opengothic/}}
}

Plain text

OpenGothic: reimplementing the Gothic 2: Night of the Raven client. https://github.com/Try/OpenGothic (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opengothic/

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README.md GitHub · Try/OpenGothic · Revision f3330c8