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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut cover art

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

CD PROJEKT RED · 2008-09-19

Steam

ActionRPG

Franchise: The Witcher · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 16, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 05, 2012 (Mac)

Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer 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.

608
playing now
89%
positive of 87k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
61
twitch viewers (latest)
87/100
IGDB user rating (96 ratings)
38h
to beat · rushed 30h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

608 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

The Witcher is a 2007 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red for Windows and OS X. It was based on the fantasy novel series The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The game's story takes place after the events of the main saga.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 608 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,646 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~456/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 3.5M–7.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 87,332 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.49-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.49-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Nuuvem (2015-07-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 35 of 56 observed days · $0.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.2k3.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 932 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,198 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3,180 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,162 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,157 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,583 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,293 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,125 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,089 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 780 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 863 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,028 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,086 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 979 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 886 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 652 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 776 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,117 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,504 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 799 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 451 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 605 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 488 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 359 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 63 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k02026-08-06 21:00 — 737 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 286 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 634 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 748 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 336 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 784 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 907 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 360 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 931 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 930 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 306 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 705 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 751 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 289 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 661 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 631 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 284 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 646 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 887 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 249 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 480 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 665 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 281 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 734 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 355 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 527 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 938 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 608 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.792015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.492015-03-19 — best price $19.952015-05-12 — best price $16.932015-06-21 — best price $9.992015-09-03 — best price $1.492015-11-03 — best price $9.992015-12-11 — best price $1.492016-03-01 — best price $9.992016-08-19 — best price $1.492017-01-19 — best price $9.992017-05-30 — best price $1.492017-10-23 — best price $9.992018-01-25 — best price $1.492018-06-19 — best price $9.992018-11-10 — best price $1.292019-03-29 — best price $9.992019-08-01 — best price $9.992019-11-25 — best price $1.492020-04-03 — best price $1.492020-08-31 — best price $9.992020-12-10 — best price $1.492021-05-18 — best price $1.492021-10-28 — best price $1.492022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-12-08 — best price $1.492023-04-29 — best price $9.992023-09-01 — best price $1.492023-12-13 — best price $1.492024-05-02 — best price $9.992024-09-29 — best price $9.992025-02-05 — best price $9.992025-08-26 — best price $1.492026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-06-17 — best price $1.492026-08-30 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.8k3102026-05-31 — 621 pageviews2026-06-03 — 453 pageviews2026-06-06 — 490 pageviews2026-06-09 — 445 pageviews2026-06-12 — 388 pageviews2026-06-15 — 390 pageviews2026-06-18 — 384 pageviews2026-06-21 — 525 pageviews2026-06-24 — 407 pageviews2026-06-27 — 469 pageviews2026-06-30 — 459 pageviews2026-07-03 — 392 pageviews2026-07-06 — 429 pageviews2026-07-09 — 385 pageviews2026-07-12 — 404 pageviews2026-07-15 — 377 pageviews2026-07-18 — 378 pageviews2026-07-21 — 385 pageviews2026-07-24 — 336 pageviews2026-07-27 — 422 pageviews2026-07-30 — 383 pageviews2026-08-02 — 425 pageviews2026-08-05 — 382 pageviews2026-08-08 — 373 pageviews2026-08-11 — 403 pageviews2026-08-14 — 368 pageviews2026-08-17 — 382 pageviews2026-08-20 — 358 pageviews2026-08-23 — 421 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,773 pageviews2026-08-28 — 770 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6102026-08-29 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 61 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam Cloud1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Czech, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Traditional Chinese (text only)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionMatureNudityFantasyAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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