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What is /r/witcher?

This subreddit is for discussing everything related to the 'The Witcher' series, may it be the video games, books, TV, movies, or general lore. This includes the serious themes and depictions of the franchise. Discretion advised.

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What are The Witcher video games all about?

There are currently four video games in The Witcher universe (or five if you count the standalone card game, Gwent), all developed by CD Projekt RED, an independent game studio, currently based in Poland. The games are a mature and detailed RPG adaption of Andrzej Sapkowskis fictional universe and have received numerous awards, praise, and critical acclaim.

The first game of the series, The Witcher was released in 2007 only on PC for Windows.

A sequel to the game, called The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings was released for Windows in 2011 and later hit both Xbox 360 and MacOS. In 2014 the game was also ported to Linux.

The third title bear the name The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and marks the last part of the trilogy with a simultaneous release on Windows, Xbox One and Playstation 4 on May 19th, 2015. Linux version hasn't been officially announced yet. There are two expansions - Hearts of Stone (released on October 13th, 2015) and Blood and Wine released on May 31st, 2016.

The Game of the Year Edition was released on August 30th, 2016 containing all playable content, including expansions & DLC.

A standalone game set in The Witcher universe titled Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales was released on October 23, 2018 on Windows PCs. It was later released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on December 4th, 2018. More info about Thronebreaker can be found here.

Books

The Witcher, originally started as a series of fantasy short stories, written by polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Originally titled Wiedźmin (The Witcher in Polish) it describes the journey of Geralt of Rivia, known as a Witcher, a monster slayer, mutated with supernatural abilities. The books have now been translated into several languages, including english and collected into two books and six novels.

Redditor /u/SqueezeAndRun wrote an extensive guide for those who want to hop into the saga and start reading the books. You can read it here.

Translations

The Witcher saga found its place on many shelves around the world. You can read them in French, German, Russian, Portugese and more. All of The Witcher books so far have been translated to English. For a detailed list of official releases read this article on Wikipedia.

In what order should I read the books?

  1. The Last Wish (short story collection)

  2. Sword of Destiny (short story collection)

  3. Blood of Elves

  4. Time of Contempt

  5. Baptism of Fire

  6. The Swallow's Tower

  7. Lady of the Lake

Outside of The Witcher saga, there's also Season of Storms (2013) which takes place between The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny short story collections. This book was translated to English in 2018, and is recommended to be read after reading all the other books first.

Will I need to have read the books or played the other games to understand what's going on?

No. The video games conveniently take place after the books and you are introduced to the world and characters as you go along. There will be tons of references for book readers to enjoy, but nothing that will stop you from enjoying the game by itself. The same goes if you decide to skip the first game. The second game does a good job of letting you know what's going on, but that being said, there is plenty of video and story recaps you can look up; if you want to know what Geralt has been up to beforehand. The developers are aware that many people are new to the series and have promised that The Witcher 3 will be easy for everyone to get into.

Games

The Witcher

Platforms

The game is currently playable on PC (Windows) and Mac.

Minimum system requirements

  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (Also OSX)
  • DirectX: 9.0c or higher
  • CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or Athlon 64+2800 or better
  • GPU: Nvidia Geforce 6600 or AMD Radeon 9800 or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM or better
  • Space: 15 GB.

Mods

/u/AONomad compiled a list of recommended mods for The Witcher. You can check it out here.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Platforms

The game is currently playable on PC (Windows/Linux), Mac, Xbox 360, and Xbox One (through backward compatibility).

Minimum system requirements

  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (Also OSX and Linux)
  • DirectX: 9.0c or higher
  • CPU: Intel Dual-Core 2.2 GHz or AMD Dual-Core 2.5 GHz or better
  • GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8800 or AMD Radeon HD3850 or better (512 MB VRAM)
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM or better
  • Space: 25 GB.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Platforms

The game is now playable on all major platforms: PC (Windows), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, & Nintendo Switch

Minimum system requirements

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz or AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
  • Memory: RAM 6 GB
  • Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
  • Hard Drive: 35 GB of available space
  • DirectX: 11
  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)
  • Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz / AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
  • Memory: RAM 8 GB
  • Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
  • Hard Drive: 35 GB of available space
  • DirectX: 11

Soundtrack

Unlike the previous games, the soundtrack for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is composed by Marcin Przybyłowicz and Mikołaj Stroiński and performed by a Polish folk band, Percival.

You can listen to the soundtrack on various platforms:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Hearts of Stone
Blood and Wine

Save game import

You can admit to certain facts through dialogue options in the prologue of the game. Additionally, PC players will have the option to import their save files from The Witcher 2. You can read more about importing your decisions in this interview.

Mods

Take a look at this list of worthy mods collected in one place by u/andreblomvkist.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

Platforms

The game is currently playable on PC (Windows), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

Minimum system requirements

  • OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Celeron G1820 | AMD A4-7300
  • Memory: RAM 4 GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | Radeon R7 240
  • Hard Drive: 15 GB of available space
  • Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card
  • Other: 1280 x 720 minimum display resolution
  • OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 6100 | AMD FX-6300
  • Memory: RAM 4 GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon R7 265
  • Hard Drive: 15 GB of available space
  • Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card

Controllers supported on the PC: PlayStation 4 controller (DualShock 4), wired and wireless || Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers, wired and wireless

Soundtrack
  • Soundtrack is downloadable through GOG upon purchase of the game

Netflix Series

In May of 2017, Netflix announced that they were producing a TV series based on The Witcher books. Season 1 was released on Netflix on December 19th, 2019. Check out the Netflix Series Season 1 Discussion Hub Here! and the Season 2 Discussion Hub Here!](https://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/rib8dr/season_2_episode_discussion_hub_the_witcher/)

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