The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut is a rpg, fantasy and story rich game developed by CD PROJEKT RED and published by CD PROJEKT RED and 1C-SoftClub.
Released on September 16th 2008 is available on Windows and MacOS in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Czech, Russian, Hungarian, Polish and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 81,945 reviews of which 72,893 were positive and 9,052 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut into these genres:

RPG Fantasy Story Rich Singleplayer Choices Matter Action Third Person Adventure Dark Fantasy Based On A Novel Atmospheric Open World Great Soundtrack Medieval Multiple Endings Action RPG Magic Classic

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Minimum:

Supported OS: Microsoft® Windows® /XP/Vista
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included) or higher
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or Athlon 64 +2800 (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 +3000 recommended). Athlon XP series, such as the Athlon XP +2400, is not supported
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800 or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX or ATI Radeon X1950 XT or better recommended)
Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended)
Sound: DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card
Hard Drive: 15 GB Free

MacOS

OS: macOS 11.0, macOS 12.0, and macOS 13.0
Processor: Intel Core i5 or Apple silicon (M1/M2)
Memory: 4 GB of RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650m (1440x900), AMD Radeon HD 6750M (1440x900), Intel HD 5000 (1366x768), or Apple silicon (M1/M2)
Hard Drive: 14.25 GB free space

Display compatibility notice: 1440x900 resolution is the recommended resolution for best performance. It is not recommended to use native Retina resolutions.

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2021

I did a replay in 2017 to export a 'personalized' save for Witcher 2/3, but I guess I didn't do it on Steam with screenshots and all, thereby not 'officially enough', so here we are : ) CD Projekt has a long history of releasing unfinished games, and this was no different in 2007. Witcher I uses the tried-and-true Aurora engine of Neverwinter Nights fame, so the numerous bugs in the pre-Enhanced Edition weren't really of the 'fall through the floor, crash to desktop' kind. There were unfinishable quests, scripted events that wouldn't trigger if you did things in a 'bad' order, etc. When the EE dropped, 99% of the bugs were gone, there was voice-acting in something like nine languages, and loading time issues were gone. Mods I used: - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/256 - there are a lot of mailman quests, and being a quick runner helps. It's a bit of a cheat since you can outmanoeuvre enemies far too well, but I don't mind cheating. WeMod has good support for Witcher I, btw. - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/657 - they say there's a part of a quest missing, and this mod restores it. - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/659 - make Leuvaarden buy an infinite amount of Salamandra badges off you. - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher/mods/688 - I wasn't particularly impressed with dice poker, so this helped me get on with it. I used this wiki not to miss anything: https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/The_Witcher_quests A classic, to be sure.

Nov. 2020

I bought all 3 Witcher games as part of a bundle, and played them chronologically with no previous experience with the series. Boy, am I glad I trudged through this. While the gameplay is janky and graphics a little lackluster (by 2020 standards, I'm a spoiled bih), I remain impressed by the depth of the writing and how the choices you makes reflect on the npcs around you. If you're going into the Witcher for story, highly recommend buying and playing, especially since it goes on sale so often. The Witcher is a rare series that gets exponentially better with each release, so I feel that having the knowledge of 1 going into 2 really helped elevate the experience. 3 stole my heart and refuses to give it back. Would I play this game again? Hell naw. But I'm glad I did it.

Jan. 2020

Not just a game, but a lifestyle! After the release of The Witcher 3 game, more and more people have been taking an interest in the first one. Everyone wants to know if this game is worth playing or if it's OK to just skip to the 2nd or even the 3rd game. [*]My answer to that is simply YES ! I believe that playing this first one is important to the story, even more so after The Witcher TV series came out. Several people in that series are seen or at least mentioned in the 1st game. If you are new to The Witcher games and are about to start, you must first understand that these games are very long and not intended for casual gamers. It took me just a little over 2 weeks to finish the first game, but I don't regret it all all, In fact, I consider it a real conquest and time well spend. You don't just play though the Witcher games, you imerse yourself in them and start to live them as you play. From reading about people, monsters, and locations, to preparing potions for the next fight, this game requires you to study and prepare. Because this game is really old at this point and everyone really just wants to get to the 3rd game, I recommend doing these two things: [*]Play the game on EASY . Trust me, it won't be that easy, but at least it will save you a bit of time. [*]Install some visual mods. Don't worry, it's easy to do and they make the game look a lot younger. Still old, but a lot easier to tolerate. Because I mentioned using visual mods, here is a short list to get you started: [*]Rise of the White Wolf Enhanced Edition (Nexus mods) [*]The Witcher Overhaul Project (Nexus mods) [*]Hi-Res Character Models (ModDB) [*]Geralt Face Retexture (Nexus mods) [*]Perfect Blood (ModDB) [*]Realistic Moon (ModDB) [*]Perfect Rain (ModDB) To break the game down into chapters: Prologue You will hate yourself for playing this weird, old, and ugly game. Chapter 1 It will feel slow, you won't like the combat, and it will look ugly. Chapter 2 Everything will look a lot bigger and feel a lot slower, but you start to get used to the combat and visuals. Chapter 3 Everything is even bigger, but you feel at home and are now used to everything. Chapter 4 Things will feel a bit more relaxed as you take a break from the normal world. Chapter 5 Everything has gone to shit and you are stuck in the middle of it, but once you get some important quests out of the way, you won't care as much about the small details. Epilogue You will feel a sense of accomplishment and will look forward to playing the 2nd game.

Dec. 2019

I have owned these games for a long time, but after watching the Netflix series i told myself i was going to play through them. I am starting with the first game. The game is starting to show its age (12 years old) but once you get used it, and the controls/combat it's a lot of fun. 8 hours in and i just started Act 2.

April 2015

The Witcher manages to be one of the best RPGs that I have played in spite of many little flaws. There are times the game will frustrate you in minor ways, and yet the game deserves the cult classic status it enjoys. The story is dark and engaging, the world is deep and lore filled, and the moral ambiguity will have you racked with doubt about the choices you have made. But make no mistake, you will make choices in this game, and you will have to bear the responsibility those choices bring. If you dont mind working through a clumsy interface, and like a game that makes you work for it: The Witcher: Enhanced Directors Cut may be the game for you. See my full review here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSb1Z380XCM

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7.99€

8.8

72,893

9,052

Online players

400

Developer

CD PROJEKT RED

Publisher

CD PROJEKT RED, 1C-SoftClub

Release 16 Sep 2008

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