The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

 
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered is developed by CD Projekt Red, alongside co-developers Fool’s Theory and Yigsoft. Additionally, CD Projekt publishes the game for Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 29, 2026. Players once again control Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster slayer searching for his adopted daughter Ciri. As a result, they explore a war-torn, monster-infested continent packed with contracts, politics, and difficult choices.
About the Game
This remaster rebuilds the acclaimed 2015 RPG with sweeping visual and performance upgrades. Rather than a simple resolution bump, CD Projekt Red overhauled lighting, textures, and ray tracing support throughout. Both major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, now ship directly with the base game. Consequently, players get the full story across Geralt’s original journey and its two additional regions in one package. Since the update arrives as a free upgrade for existing owners, longtime fans can jump back in without paying again.
Beyond visuals, the remaster also modernizes technical performance for current hardware. For example, upscaling technology and improved ray tracing weren’t available when the game first launched in 2015. Furthermore, these improvements arrive ahead of Songs of the Past, a full third expansion planned for 2027. In that story, Geralt travels to the peaceful realm of Letten to uncover dark secrets hidden beneath its surface. Overall, the base game’s reputation, backed by over 250 Game of the Year awards and 65 million copies sold, sets a high bar for this remaster to build on.
Key Features

Comprehensive Visual and Performance Overhaul: Sweeping upgrades to graphics, ray tracing, and upscaling bring the game in line with current hardware.
Both Expansions Included: Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine ship directly with the remaster, adding dozens of hours of extra story.
Free Upgrade for Existing Owners: Anyone who already owns the game receives the remaster at no additional cost, across every supported platform.
Path to Songs of the Past: The remaster arrives ahead of a full third expansion, continuing Geralt’s story in 2027.

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Game Details

Developer: CD Projekt Red, Fool’s Theory, Yigsoft
Publisher: CD Projekt
Platforms: Windows (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, Battle.net); PlayStation 5; Xbox Series X|S; Nintendo Switch 2
Release Date: September 29, 2026
Genre: RPG (Action RPG, Open World, Dark Fantasy)
Composers: Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Piotr Musiał
Engine: REDengine 3
Price: Free upgrade for existing owners; new purchase pricing follows standard Complete Edition rates
Supported Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Turkish

System Requirements
Minimum Specs

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system (Windows 11 required; Windows 7 and 10 no longer supported)
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB) / Intel Arc A580
Storage: 70 GB available space (SSD required)

Recommended Specs

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT / Intel Arc B580
Storage: 70 GB available space (SSD required)