The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a open world, rpg and story rich game
developed and published by CD PROJEKT RED.
Released on May 18th 2015 is available only on Windows
in 17 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Simplified Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 827,022 reviews of which 794,955 were positive and 32,067 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD A10-5800K APU (3.8GHz)
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 50 GB available space
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt How do you even review The Witcher 3 in 2025? Everyone knows what it is and what it's not. Regardless, I played the game fully (Main game + ALL DLCs) for the first time now. It was an excellent experience. It took me around 130 hours, all sidecontent included, on the Death March! difficulty. I was expecting it to feel "old" in some ways, but I was gladly proven wrong quickly. The game looks amazing to this date, maybe due to the "next gen update" from 2022. The game looked and sounded great - maybe not as detailed as some newer games, but the art style carried and the design of the rather grim world of The Witcher still feels unmatched to this day. Novigrad especially I was surprised by - the city is vast, full of people and actually feels like a city rather than a level in a video game. Gameplay wise I had no real issues. Though the combat wasn't too deep, the variety in which you can build Geralt made up for it's simplicity. I went for a full Sign build (eg. magic) and had a blast weaving in devastating spells, while fending off enemies with parries of the sword and dodges. Death March! added some challenge and in some cases I used oils and bombs to further fight the various enemies and bosses. The best part about the combat was the variety of enemies. The Witcher 3 is full of very different creatures - man or monster - and a lot of different bosses (Witcher contracts mainly) that kept the game fresh throughout. Some recent games I've played had little in the variety department (Dragon Age: The Veilguard) which in those games made combat extremely repetetive. Looking past the combat, the game felt fresh due to it's amazing narrative. The story is gripping and every bit of the world feels alive and interesting. It's rare that a game's sidequests have as good or better storylines than the main objective, but the Witcher 3 has that in droves. And this is what the Witcher 3 does best. The stories. The Wticher, while very action-heavy, is an RPG. There are multiple endings, choices to be made that aren't cut and dry and therefore offer interesting stories to tell. I can't help but compare that approach to the genre again to my recently played games. The Witcher 3 did it better 10 years ago. To keep it short and sweet: Banger of a game, 10/10, even in 2025. Would highly recommend - especially since you can buy the whole lot on sale quite often for less than 15 EUR/$.
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Imagine you're working in a 9-5 corporate job, you're done with your work, you come back home, log onto Steam, see your games list for 5 seconds, buy a game on sale that you're never going to play and then switch off your PC and go to a bar. While having a drink, you think of the good times when games used to be fun and authentic. But then you tell yourself, the problem isn't the games, its you. "Its not that games aren't fun anymore, you have gotten older". And then I play Witcher 3. And suddenly I can't wait to get myself home after work. Do you have any idea how precious that feeling is ? The feeling that you are actually immersed in the protagonist' shoes. I find myself in anticipation and excitement for the new adventures that are waiting for me, I think while driving back home...."Where is this story headed ? What new places and characters I will meet ?" And lets not talk about the characters. I thought myself as a guy who's dead on the inside and somehow these characters made me laugh, chuckle and empathise at the same time. I haven't felt these feelings for a game since 2008 when I played games such as Final Fantasy 12, Metal Gear Solid 3. Was I wrong to think that I was the problem and not the gaming industry that's shelling out mediocre AAA games with no memorable characters or storyline ? And I got this game for 3$. 3$ !! And that includes the DLC ! I honestly feel I looted these amazing devs. And I paid twice for games that are not even worth playing. 23 hours in and I still haven't scratched the surface of the story. The side quests are actually fun. I find myself doing the side quests more because its feels like I am watching another episode of the "Witcher 3 TV show". I love this open world, I actually take my time wandering around and exploring every nook and cranny. I haven't done this since GTA San Andreas. I look at some distant island or mountain that I find interesting and I decide to just walk there just for the fun of it. That's how beautiful this Open World this. This is Open World game done right. Thank you CD Projekt Red. You guys are a gem. I know its 5 years late and I don't know why it took me 5 years to play this, but better late than never.
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As someone coming from The Elder Scrolls franchise, this game is something else. Don't let the stupidly tedious introduction make an impression - or the odd combat controls. You get a hang of it in like 2 hours. At first I hated Geralt because my girlfriend loves him so much. But now I love him as well. Also there's boobs.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 9/10 The Witcher 3 is a fantastic game set in a fascinating universe. It has amazing music and characters that support an interesting story with consequences for your actions. In my opinion the only downside is how repetitive most missions feel (Use witcher senses, track something, repeat) The expansion Blood and Wine improves upon this though. 1/15 STORY 🔲 Bad Story 🔲 Average 🔲 Good 🔲 Great ✅ FANTASTIC 2/15 GAMEPLAY 🔲 Lifeless/static 🔲 Poor 🔲 Average ✅ Good 🔲 Excellent 3/15 DIFFICULTY 🔲 Playing asleep 🔲 Some brain usage ✅ Easy to learn / Hard to master 🔲 Difficult 🔲 Dark Souls 4/15 GRIND 🔲 Nothing to grind ✅ Isn't necessary to progress 🔲 Average grind level 🔲 A lot of grind 🔲 Too much grind 5/15 GAME TIME / REPLAYABILITY 🔲 Long enough for a cup of coffee 🔲 Short 🔲 Average ✅ Long 🔲 To infinity and beyond 6/15 MULTIPLAYER ✅ No Multiplayer 🔲 Trashy servers 🔲 Some hiccups 🔲 Smooth and pleasant experience 🔲 Co-op 🔲 PvP 🔲 PvE 7/15 GRAPHICS 🔲 Low 🔲 Average 🔲 Good ✅ Beautiful 🔲 Reality 2.0 8/15 AUDIO 🔲 Earrape 🔲 Bad 🔲 Not too bad 🔲 Good ✅ Eargasm 9/15 AUDIENCE 🔲 Kids ✅ Teens ✅ Adults 🔲 Everyone 10/15 PC REQUIREMENTS 🔲 Potato 🔲 Decent ✅ Fast 🔲 Rich boi 🔲 NASA 11/15 PRICE 🔲 It's free! 🔲 Not recommended ✅ Wait for sale (goes on sale frequently) ✅ Worth the price 🔲 Best investment ever done 12/15 FREQUENT UPDATES ✅ Life cycle completed 🔲 Last year 🔲 A few every year 🔲 Once per month 🔲 Every week 13/15 BUGS / CRASHES 🔲 None that I can recount 🔲 Minor bugs ✅ Infrequent crashes 🔲 Frequent crashes 🔲 Complete mess 14/15 MISC 🔲 Steam Workshop ✅ Steam Trading Cards ✅ Steam Achievements ✅ Content for Steam Points Shop 15/15 VERDICT ✅ Recommended 🔲 Not recommended
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It's 2024, and The Witcher 3 remains the best game I've ever played. I wish I could go back and experience it for the first time. Writing this after just finishing Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut - the game is great: well-written story, enjoyable gameplay, and visually stunning, but it made me realize that in comparison, The Witcher 3 is still on another level—a masterpiece. I've played numerous RPGs, but few come close to The Witcher 3 in terms of the overall experience, including immersion, world-building, role-playing, player choices, blend of fantasy and realism, soundtrack, and replayability. The Next-Gen update has also made the game look absolutely stunning and not at all dated. The world, especially Toussaint, is incredibly beautiful. The combat may be the weakest part of the game and can feel slightly dated, but it's definitely playable and not as bad as some people say. My favorite aspect is preparing for combat—knowing which potions or signs to use against specific types of enemies and situations. One aspect that sets The Witcher 3 apart from other games is the developers' attention to detail, which makes the world extremely immersive and story-rich. The variety in the side quests is remarkable in terms of storytelling, often blending elements encountered elsewhere. Many of these quests are even more entertaining than the main storyline. This attention extends to random world encounters; in most other games, it's simply about killing bandits or rescuing someone, but in The Witcher 3, you can become invested in random characters you meet on the road, sympathize with their stories, investigate, and make tough decisions that leave you pondering whether you made the right choice. I also appreciate that throughout the game—whether in main quests, side quests, or random encounters—you have the freedom to make choices, although sometimes the wording can be misleading in certain quests. Almost every choice has impactful, sometimes far-reaching, and unexpected consequences, which enhances the world's immersion, realism, and complexity. You can play as you like, shaping Geralt as you imagine or want him to be. This freedom is something I enjoy more than RPGs where players have limited decision-making and must follow a predetermined path. If I were to rate some of the RPGs I've enjoyed (minimum 80 hours): The Witcher 3: 10/10 Elden Ring: 10/10 Skyrim: 9.5/10 Kingdom Come: Deliverance: 9/10 Cyberpunk: 8.5/10 Ghost of Tsushima: 8/10 Hogwarts Legacy: 8/10 Assassin's Creed Origins: 7.5/10 Assassin's Creed Odyssey: 7/10
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Online players
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Developer
CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher
CD PROJEKT RED
Release
18 May 2015
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