The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is CD Projekt Red's open-world role-playing game, first released in May 2015. You play Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter for hire, searching the war-torn Northern Kingdoms for his adopted daughter Ciri before the spectral riders of the Wild Hunt reach her. Two expansions followed: Hearts of Stone in 2015 and Blood and Wine in 2016.
Eleven years on, it is still one of the best-regarded games on Steam, where its Complete Edition holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from close to 890,000 user reviews. It has been released on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, with native PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions added later.
On 29 September 2026 the game becomes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered, a free upgrade for existing owners on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2, with reworked visuals, combat animations, a new skill tree, transmogrification and cross-platform mod support. Since 25 August 2026 both expansions have been free for everyone who owns the base game, and the standalone base game is no longer sold.
A new story expansion, Songs of the Past, is due in 2027 and is being co-developed with Fool's Theory. This hub collects our news, guides and data stories on the game, with every claim linked to CD Projekt Red's own announcements or to the outlets we cite.
CD Projekt Red's next Witcher 3 Remastered update will focus on PS5 performance, visuals, Twitch Drops and console audio. Steam reviews since launch: 71.9% positive.
The Witcher 3 hit 123,359 concurrent Steam players on 3 October, beating its 2020 record, while the Remastered update holds a 92 on OpenCritic.
The Witcher 3 Remastered unlocks at 10:00 UTC on 29 September as a free update of about 45GB. Unlock times for every region, download sizes and who qualifies.
Which Witcher 3 Remastered difficulty to pick, what each level changes, what the new Bard's Ballad preset does, and how difficulty affects achievements.
Every change in The Witcher 3 Remastered that affects your save: the skill reset, transmog, new cameras, PC requirements and what's new on PS5 Pro and Switch 2.
