The Witcher Video Game Series (Wiedźmin)

In 2015, the next installment of the series hit the market - the The Witcher 3: Wild Gon. The story layer of the game was based to a greater extent on the literary original, introducing several key characters into the story, who were omitted from the earlier parts. There were also quite a few innovations and improvements, particularly in the combat system. A large and varied open world with a mass of side activities was also an important novelty. The title was realized on the basis of the new REDengine 3 graphics engine, thanks to which its visual layer still presented a very high level long after its release. The Witcher 3: Wild Gon also lived to see two expanded story additions - back in 2015 the expansion was released Hearts of Stonewhile the following year saw the release of Blood and Wine.

The game turned out to be an international bestseller, recognized by both the community and reviewers. In 2016 The Witcher 3: Wild Gon - having received 251 Game of the Year statuettes - officially became the most awarded production in history. The title overtook the world's biggest brands, such as The Last of Us, Dragon Age or GTA.

The series has also lived to see several side-scrolls. In 2008, a browser-based game was released The Witcher: Versus, in which we fought asynchronous duels with other players, and for the experience and gold earned during the skirmishes we could upgrade our character. In 2014, the following game came to mobile devices and personal computers The Witcher Adventure Game, which is a digital adaptation of the board game set in the world of The Witcher; Ignacy Trzewiczek, the creator of the original, participated in the work on the title. In turn, 2015 saw the release of the game The Witcher Battle Arena, which is an attempt to transfer the Witcher series to the popular MOBA genre. In the production we could participate in short, but extremely dynamic skirmishes of three-person teams composed of characters known from the pages of books by Andrzej Sapkowski.

At the same time, it is worth mentioning the game Gwint: The Witcher card game. It is based on one of the mini-games present in the third part of the basic trilogy, which proved so popular that the developers decided to make it a standalone computer card game. At the same time, care was taken to expand the production, adding new features and a story mode. The title is available in a free-to-play model, with payments related to the single-player campaign.

The main character of the games in the series The Witcher is Geralt of Rivia, well known to fans of Andrzej Sapkowski's prose. However, the plot is not a direct adaptation of the books, but allows you to get to know the new adventures of the titular witcher. Nevertheless, the creators have made an effort to preserve the coherence of the Witcher universe

The adopted gameplay concept is a combination of cRPG and action game elements with a third-person perspective (TPP). Attention is drawn primarily to the spectacular duels with the use of white weapons, as well as the advanced system of Witcher magic. The series won praise from reviewers and gamers due to its gloomy atmosphere, an elaborate storyline aimed rather at mature audiences and the need to make difficult moral choices, which largely shape further gameplay and can bring unexpected consequences. The third installment of the trilogy additionally won praise for its thoughtful and elaborate design of side quests.

Among the greatest strengths of the series The Witcher also includes the impressive audiovisual setting. This is especially true of productions based on the RED Engine. Aesthetic impressions are complemented by cut-scenes created in cooperation with Tomasz Baginski (author of the famous animation Cathedral) and the Platige Image studio.

In 2016, CD Projekt reported that more than 20 million copies of all parts of the trilogy had been sold worldwide, more than half of which were for Dziki Gon.