The Witcher 3 remaster launches on 29 September
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CD Projekt Red has confirmed that a remastered edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will launch on 29th September, alongside a new trailer, marking the first stage of a broader multi-year revival of the franchise. The update refreshes the acclaimed 2015 role-playing game with enhanced visuals and combat, and comes ahead of a new expansion and an entirely new mainline entry in the series over the coming years.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered introduces improved graphics and combat, a reworked skill tree, and includes both major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. It will be a free upgrade for owners of the base game on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and will also bring the title to Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time. It follows a next-gen update released in 2022, and precedes a new expansion, Songs of the Past, due in 2027, ahead of The Witcher 4, targeted for 2028.
- Witcher 3 Remastered launches 29 September, free for existing owners
- New trailer confirms improved visuals, combat and reworked skill tree
- First time on Switch 2; precedes new expansion and Witcher 4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a fantasy role-playing game originally released in 2015 by Polish studio CD Projekt Red, based on novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is widely regarded as one of the best games of its generation, following monster hunter Geralt of Rivia, and has sold tens of millions of copies across PC and consoles since launch.
CD Projekt Red has periodically updated the game, including a "next-gen" visual overhaul in 2022, and is now preparing a fuller remastered version. This sits within a longer-term plan for the Witcher series that also includes a new expansion and an entirely new mainline game, meaning the franchise is set to remain active for several more years rather than being treated as finished.
The remaster matters because it reflects how publishers increasingly re-release older, successful titles with improved graphics and mechanics to reach new hardware and new players, while keeping a valuable franchise visible ahead of a full sequel. It also brings the game to an additional platform for the first time, expanding who can play it.
More coverage
- Polygon — The Witcher 3's 10/10 DLC Is Now Completely Free Ahead of Remaster
- Polygon — 'The Witcher 3' Is Getting a Free Remaster With Improved Combat and Gorgeous New Graphics
- Engadget — A remastered The Witcher 3 will be released September 29
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Originally published by The Verge as “The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster”.