Action · September 19, 2008

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut (2008)

calendar_todayAge 17+extension1 DLClocal_offer-85% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up616 peak concurrentrecommend79.5k recommendations
The Witcher is a role-playing game set in a dark fantasy world where moral ambiguity reigns. Shattering the line between good and evil, the game emphasizes story and character development, while incorporating a tactically-deep, real-time combat system. Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, and get caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other. KEY FEATURES GERALT OF RIVIA: A ONE-OF-A-KIND PROTAGONIST Take on the role of Geralt of Rivia: a charismatic swordmaster and professional monster slayer. Choose from over 250 special abilities, combat skills and magical powers to build a character best suited to your style of play. ORIGINAL FANTASY WORLD DRAWN FROM LITERATURE Enter a harsh fantasy world inspired by the writings of renowned Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, where nothing is truly black or white, right or wrong. NON-LINEAR STORYLINE Immerse yourself in an epic narrative full of turns, twists and ambiguous moral decisions which have real impact on the storyline. Accomplish quests in a variety of ways and see how the narrative culminates in one of three different endings depending on your actions. STUNNING TACTICAL ACTION Engage in elaborate, yet intuitive real-time combat based on real medieval sword-fighting techniques. Battle using six combat styles, dozens of potions, complex alchemy system, modifiable weapons and powerful magic which all add tactical depth to the fluid real-time experience. Motion capture performed by medieval fighting experts at Frankfurt's renowned Metric Minds studio, resulting in 600 spectacular and authentic in-game combat animations. ABOUT THE WITCHER: ENHANCED EDITION The Witcher: Enhanced Edition takes all of the acclaimed gameplay that garnered the original game more than 90 industry awards and introduces a number of gameplay and technical improvements. Superior dialogue and cutscenes: Over 5000 rewritten and re-recorded lines of dialogue in English, completely redone German language version, as well as over 200 new gesture animations create a more consistent experience and make characters behave more believably in dialogue and cutscenes. Enhanced inventory: A separate sack for alchemy ingredients, as well as a simple sort-and-stack function streamline item organization and usage. Technical improvements: Numerous technical enhancements feature greatly reduced loading times, improved stability, combat responsiveness, faster inventory loading, an option to turn auto-saving on or off, and more. Character differentiation system: The system randomizes the appearance of dozens of in-game models in order to add more variety to monsters and NPCs. The Witcher Enhanced Edition comes with these bonus items: An interactive comic book D'jinni Adventure Editor Two new adventures offering 5+ hours of gameplay Official Soundtrack “Music Inspired by The Witcher” album “Making of” videos Official Game Guide Two maps of The Witcher's world

Action releases from 2008

28 Action titles launched in 2008 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume82.7k Steam reviewsTop 8% in Action
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic86/100Genre average 77 — top 14% of Action titles
Concurrent peak616 playersTop 14% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours17 h averageTop 29% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 2.0k
  • Fantasy · 1.2k
  • Story Rich · 1.1k
  • Mature · 915
  • Singleplayer · 913
  • Choices Matter · 890
  • Action · 819
  • Third Person · 798
  • Nudity · 728
  • Adventure · 670
  • Dark Fantasy · 626
  • Based On A Novel · 612
  • Atmospheric · 610
  • Open World · 523
  • Great Soundtrack · 449

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Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Color Alternatives
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Save Anytime
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 82.7k reviews

73.6k positive · 9.1k negative

Metacritic

86/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

79.5k

Peak concurrent players

616

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Italian
  • Czech
  • Russian
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Traditional Chinese (text only)

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Release & Availability

Release dateSep 19, 2008
DeveloperCD PROJEKT RED
PublisherCD PROJEKT RED, 1C-SoftClub
Base price$1.49 -85%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

17h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Content Notes

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition contains strong language, intense violence, blood and gore, as well as nudity and sexual material.

Editions & Packages

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