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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

Image: Steam / CD PROJEKT RED

  • RPG
  • Dark fantasy
  • Choices

The first Witcher: Geralt wakes up with no memory and hunts monsters with combat built on well-timed clicks, three sword styles, magic signs and potions, in a chapter-based story with choices that come back hours later and three endings.

Why play it now

When you want to discover where the saga began and have plenty of evenings ahead: it lasts 40 hours or more.

Who it's for

For anyone who enjoys genuine moral dilemmas and can live with mechanics that have aged badly.

When not to pick it

If slow starts bore you: GamesRadar criticises the opening chapter and all the back-and-forth.

What it offers

  • Story: 90 out of 100
  • Combat / action: 60 out of 100
  • Exploring: 50 out of 100
  • Thinking: 50 out of 100
  • Managing: 30 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Saving
Save at any time
Accessibility
Adjustable difficulty, colour alternatives, camera comfort and no timed inputs
Disk space
15 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam reviews
89% positive (87,987)
Metacritic
86/100
Developer
CD PROJEKT RED
Release date
16 SEP 2008
Steam genres
Action, RPG

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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