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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Released: 5/19/2015

The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.

The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.

The Witcher: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, next-generation open world role-playing game set in a visually stunning fantasy universe full of meaningful choices and impactful consequences. In The Witcher you play as the professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, tasked with finding a child of prophecy in a vast open world rich with merchant cities, viking pirate islands, dangerous mountain passes, and forgotten caverns to explore.

Critics
92
Steam
96
Metacritic
91

Score Breakdown

92.0

Critic Average

152 reviews

96

Steam User Score

905,387 reviews

91

Metacritic User Score

19,247 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-4.4
Metacritic Disparity
+1.0
Combined Disparity
-1.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

29 early (19%)77 launch window (51%)46 late (30%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Based on 152 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 92.0/100. Critics score this game 4.4 points lower than Steam users and 1.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 152)+
  1. Taylor RiouxviaJetsonPlaysGames
    Dec 15, 2024·Late review
    100/100View review
    Steam 96.4/100 · +3.6 ptsMetacritic 91/100 · +9.0 pts
  2. Amanda BlainviaWorld Of Geek Stuff
    Jan 9, 2023·Late review
    100/100View review
    Steam 96.4/100 · +3.6 ptsMetacritic 91/100 · +9.0 pts
  3. Derek JohnsonviaJump Dash Roll
    Jan 3, 2023·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 96.4/100 · -6.4 ptsMetacritic 91/100 · -1.0 pts
  4. Matheus Senna de OliveiraviaGameBlast
    Dec 24, 2022·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 96.4/100 · -1.4 ptsMetacritic 91/100 · +4.0 pts
  5. Greg HicksviaFingerGuns
    Dec 23, 2022·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 96.4/100 · -6.4 ptsMetacritic 91/100 · -1.0 pts