Return to The Colony, a reimagination of 2001's fantasy role playing game Gothic. King Rhobar II, in need of a large quantity of magical ore in order to forge powerful weapons, operates the ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. It’s also not ...

A surprising survey exhibition, “Gothic Modernity,” which debuted last fall at the Ateneum in Helsinki and is now on view at Oslo’s National Museum, posits a different theory. The show ...

Wearing his uniform of a black T-shirt, black blazer and black Make America Great Again cap, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO pumped up the crowd, declaring: “I’m not just MAGA, I’m dark gothic MAGA.” ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. While there’s ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier ...

The original Gothic games played an important role in the history of PC RPGs. Pioneering the RPG subgenre affectionately nicknamed ‘Eurojank’, their immersive worlds and open-ended style ...

The Gothic vampire aesthetic never truly vanished—it was just waiting for its moment in the shadows. Now, it’s making a dramatic comeback, from Nosferatu-inspired fashion trends to dark ...

Perhaps no contemporary filmmaker is better suited for this lofty revival than Eggers, already inclined to trace the lineage of the Gothic project and, invariably, the ongoing anxieties this mode ...

Spotted by TechRaptor, we finally have a release window for the upcoming Gothic 1 Remake from developer Alkimia Interactive. In a New Year’s post on the game’s Steam page from the developer ...

The term gothic was first applied to fiction in the mid-18th century, and to this day conjures brooding atmospheres, crumbling mansions, and tormented characters. Beyond the eerie tropes ...