The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2015 • CD Projekt RED • WB Games • ESRB M
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open-world action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red.
Set in a dark fantasy world, the game follows Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter searching for his adopted daughter, Ciri, while navigating political conflicts and supernatural threats. Gameplay features exploration, combat, character progression, and branching narratives shaped by player choices. Widely acclaimed for its writing, world-building, and depth, it is considered one of the most influential RPGs of its generation.
- Critics26 critic reviews
- Players5,465 IGDB players
- To finish the story
- 71h
- Your rating
Should You Play It?
Great fit if you want
A big world that rewards wandering off the path
To build a character over dozens of hours
A story that leads you somewhere
A game to play by yourself
Think twice if you want
A tightly guided path from one scene to the next
Something you can finish in a weekend
- Main journey
- 71h
- Completionist
- 162h
Very long. Better suited to weeks than a weekend.
Gameplay from other creators is below. Ours is not here yet.
Rated
ESRB MPEGI 18USK 18ACB R 18+CERO ZGRAC 19+ClassInd 16
ESRB: Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Use of Alcohol, Nudity
Trailers
Developer Diary: Creating the Sound
TV Spot
Opening Cinematic: The Trail
Recap
The Begining trailer
A Night to Remember Trailer
Rage & Steel Trailer
Elder Blood Trailer
Downwarren Gameplay Video
Killing Monsters Cinematic Trailer
Debut Gameplay Trailer
Trailer
10th Anniversary Video
Gameplay Demo
VGX 2013 Trailer
Cinematic Trailer
Launch Trailer
Watch Gameplay Videos
From Other Creators
Filmed by creators we feature. Every one plays right here.
How Long It Takes
- Rushing it
- 37 hours
- Normally
- 71 hours
- Completionist
- 162 hours
Wallpapers
Compare Editions
This editionThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Complete Edition
2016
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition is a comprehensive release that includes the base game, both major expansions (Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine), and all free DLCs. It has been issued in multiple versions over time: - 2016 (PC, PS4, Xbox One): Released alongside the Game of the Year Edition, functionally identical but branded differently depending on region. - 2022 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC): Updated version including the next-gen enhancements, such as ray tracing, visual upgrades, and quality-of-life improvements, plus additional content inspired by the Netflix series.
Series X|SPS4PC
Game of the Year Edition
2016
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition is a complete version of the game released in August 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It includes the base game along with all post-launch content, including the two major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, and all free DLCs.
PS4PCXONE
Collector's Edition
2015
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Collector's Edition includes the game, an exclusive CD with the official soundtrack, the official developer-created Witcher Universe: The Compendium, a detailed map of the in-game world, a set of unique The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt stickers, a 33 x 24 x 25 cm hand-painted Polystone figure of Geralt of Rivia battling a Griffin, an exclusive collector-grade Witcher medallion, a SteelBook, a 200-page artbook containing art from the game, and outer and inner collector's boxes in which players can store their The Witcher merchandise.
PS4Story
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt concludes the story of the witcher Geralt of Rivia, the series' protagonist, whose story to date has been covered in the previous installments. Geralt's new mission comes in dark times as the mysterious and otherworldly army known as the Wild Hunt invades the Northern Kingdoms, leaving only blood soaked earth and fiery ruin in its wake; and it seems the Witcher is the key to stopping their cataclysmic rampage.
Series
Part of the The Witcher series. 4 more games here.
Details
- Release date
- 19 May 2015
- Developer
- CD Projekt RED
- Publisher
- WB Games
- Engine
- REDengine
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Open world
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE, Switch
- Critic score
- Player score
- Combined score
- Series
- The Witcher
- Anticipated by
- 179 people before release
- Type
- Main Game
- Rated for (ESRB)
- Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Use of Alcohol, Nudity
- Rated for (PEGI)
- Violence, Bad Language, Sex
- Rated for (CERO)
- Violence
- Rated for (GRAC)
- Sexuality, Violence, Language, Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
- Rated for (ClassInd)
- Violência (Violence), Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content), Drogas Lícitas (Legal Drugs)
- Also released as
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt + Dark Souls III (Bundle)
- Official titles
- ウィッチャー3 ワイルドハント (Japan), 더 위쳐 3: 와일드 헌트 (Korea)
- Companies
- WB Games (Publisher), cdp.pl (Publisher), Spike Chunsoft (Publisher), Bandai Namco Entertainment (Publisher), CD Projekt RED (Developer), D3T Limited (Supporting), Saber Interactive (Porting)
- Also known as
- Witcher III, Ведьмак 3: Дикая охота, Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon, 巫师3：狂猎, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, Witcher 3, TW3, 巫師3：狂獵, redprelauncher.exe, Zaklínač 3: Divoký hon, Вещерът 3 - Дивият лов, ウィッチャー３ ワイルドハント, Вещерът 3: Дивият лов
Release Dates
- XONE
- May 19, 2015
- PC
- May 19, 2015
- Switch
- Jan 28, 2021
- Series X|S
- Dec 14, 2022
- PS4
- May 19, 2015
- PS5
- Dec 14, 2022
Platforms and Makers
Xbox Series X|S • gen 9
PlayStation 4 • gen 8
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5 • gen 9
Xbox One • gen 8
Nintendo Switch • gen 8
REDengine
WB Games • Publisher
cdp.pl • Publisher
Spike Chunsoft • Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment • Publisher
CD Projekt RED • Developer
D3T Limited • Supporting
Saber Interactive • Porting
Engine
REDengine
REDengine is a game engine developed by CD Projekt Red exclusively for their nonlinear role-playing video games. It is the replacement of the Aurora Engine CD Projekt Red had previously licensed from BioWare for the development of The Witcher.
Popularity
- Visits
- 0.001
- Playing
- 0.003
- Global Top Sellers
- 0.000
- Want to Play
- 0.001
- Negative Reviews
- 0.002
- Played
- 0.003
- Postitive Reviews
- 0.006
- 24hr Peak Players
- 0.003
- Total Reviews
- 0.006
- 24hr Hours Watched
- 0.000
Languages
- Audio
- Polish, English, French, Russian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, German, English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Korean
- Subtitles
- German, English, Spanish (Spain), Italian, French, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Korean, English (UK)
- Interface
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Turkish, English (UK), Spanish (Mexico)
Tags
monstersbloodyunderwatermedievalmagicswordcollectible card gamedark fantasyelveshorseswordplaychicken
Characters
25 characters IGDB has catalogued for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Avallac'h
Avalllac'h
Baron
Cerys An Craite
Ciri
Crach An Craite
Crache An Craite
Dandelion
