The Witcher — Noobstic Open Worlds Atlas

The Witcher (2007)

CD Projekt Red's first game, adapted from Andrzej Sapkowski's novels; introduced Geralt of Rivia in a dark, morally grey world.

Not an open world; has a chapter-based structure built around separate regions.

Critic Score: 81 · Sales: 10M+

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (2008)

A technical overhaul of the first game with two new adventures and an improved interface and translation; also released standalone, separate from the base game.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011)

A major leap in visuals and branching narrative; the player's choices reshape the entire path of the second chapter.

Not an open world; has a chapter-based structure with separate maps.

Critic Score: 88 · Sales: 15M+

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition (2012)

An enhanced edition with a new opening chapter, full voice acting, and better combat balance; the series' first appearance on Xbox 360.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

The series' peak, and its first fully open world; one of the best-selling and most acclaimed RPGs of all time, alongside two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, that were never sold separately.

Critic Score: 93 · Sales: 65M+

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (2018)

A prequel spin-off starring Queen Meve, blending RPG storytelling with Gwent card-battle mechanics.

Not an open world; a mix of graphic-novel storytelling and card battles on a non-traversable map.

Gwent: The Witcher Card Game (2018)

The standalone free-to-play version of the card game from The Witcher 3; it left beta on October 23, 2018 alongside Thronebreaker.

A competitive card game with no explorable world.

Critic Score: 80

The Witcher: Monster Slayer (2021)

A free-to-play location-based AR mobile RPG that turns real streets into monster-hunting grounds.

Uses the real world through AR and GPS as its map, so no in-game map area is recorded.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered (2026)

A visual, performance and gameplay overhaul of the 2015 open world, including both expansions; a free upgrade for existing owners, with native Switch 2 and Battle.net versions.

The Witcher IV (2028)

Ciri takes over as the playable lead of a new story, built on Unreal Engine 5; CD Projekt Red is targeting a 2028 release window.