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What order should I play The Witcher games in?
The numbered Geralt adventures form the main game sequence. CD PROJEKT RED’s official games catalog lists the three games, while the official Witcher 3 page identifies Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine as expansions to that game.
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- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone (expansion)
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine (expansion)
Play the expansions after the base game. They continue Geralt’s adventures, but they are not separate numbered entries in the main sequence.
Can I start with The Witcher 3?
Yes. If you want a shorter route, start with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, then play Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. The official game premise centers on Geralt searching for Ciri, giving new players a clear story to follow. Starting there is a practical recommendation, not a guarantee from the developers that the earlier games are irrelevant; the first two games provide more context for Geralt’s story.
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Where do Thronebreaker and GWENT fit?
Neither is required to follow the main Geralt sequence. Choose based on whether you want another Witcher-universe story or a card game:
- Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales: An optional story centered on Queen Meve, rather than another numbered Geralt game. Its battles adapt mechanics from GWENT for storytelling, so both its structure and focus differ from the main RPGs. See the official Thronebreaker page for its description and purchase options.
- GWENT: A separate card-game experience, not a story-order requirement. The physical printing described on the official Witcher 3 page is an optional extra, not part of the video-game sequence.
Which play path should you choose?
| Path | Play this | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Complete Geralt story | The Witcher: Enhanced Edition → The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings → The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt → its two expansions | You want the earlier Geralt game narratives as well as the third game. |
| Short route | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt → Hearts of Stone → Blood and Wine | You want to begin with the third game rather than work through the earlier entries. |
| Optional story detour | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | You want a separate Witcher-universe story and are interested in story-focused card battles. |
Which Witcher 3 edition should you look for?
CD PROJEKT RED announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered became available on September 29, 2026. The announcement lists GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, and describes a free upgrade for owners subject to platform eligibility. Check the announcement and your own store or platform before relying on a specific edition or upgrade: eligibility is platform-dependent. The announcement is available on the official Remastered news page.
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- PLAY AS A HIGHLY TRAINED MONSTER SLAYER FOR HIRE: Trained from early childhood and mutated to gain superhuman skills, strength, and reflexes, witchers are a counterbalance to the monster-infested world in which they live.
- Gruesomely destroy foes as a professional monster hunter armed with a range of upgradeable weapons, mutating potions, and combat magic.
- Hunt down a wide variety of exotic monsters, from savage beasts prowling mountain passes to cunning supernatural predators lurking in the shadowy back alleys of densely populated cities. Invest your rewards to upgrade your weaponry and buy custom armor, or spend them on horse races, card games, fist fighting, and other pleasures life brings.
- EXPLORE A MORALLY AMBIGUOUS FANTASY OPEN WORLD: Built for endless adventure, the massive open world of The Witcher sets new standards in terms of size, depth, and complexity. Traverse a fantastical open world: explore forgotten ruins, caves, and shipwrecks, trade with merchants and dwarven smiths in cities, and hunt across the open plains, mountains, and seas. Deal with treasonous generals, devious witches, and corrupt royalty to provide dark and dangerous services. Make choices that go beyond good & evil, and face their far-reaching consequences.
- TRACK DOWN THE CHILD OF PROPHECY: Take on the most important contract of your life: to track down the child of prophecy, the key to saving or destroying this world. In times of war, chase down the child of prophecy, a living weapon foretold by ancient elven legends. Struggle against ferocious rulers, spirits of the wilds, and even a threat from beyond the veil – all hell-bent on controlling this world. Define your destiny in a world that may not be worth saving.
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