
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven, open-world dark-fantasy action RPG in which players control monster hunter Geralt of Rivia in search of his adopted daughter Ciri. Built on a 306 million PLN total budget, it was the third mainline installment in CD PROJEKT RED's Witcher trilogy. Sold 6 million copies in its first 6 weeks (with 1 million PC copies activated via GOG Galaxy). Surpassed 60 million copies and 2.4 billion PLN in cumulative revenues by its 10th anniversary in May 2025. Reached over 65 million cumulative copies sold in H1 2026, while The Witcher series surpassed 90 million copies. Holds a 93 Metascore on Steam/PC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and 92–94 on Metacritic for Remastered (2026).
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