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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

CD PROJEKT RED · 2018-11-09

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AdventureRPG

Franchise: The Witcher · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 04, 2018 (Xbox One), Jan 27, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 09, 2020 (iOS), 2018 (PlayStation 4), Jun 17, 2021 (Android), Oct 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is an Adventure and RPG game released in 2018 for $19.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (90% of 17358 reviews) and an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000.

70
playing now
90%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (182 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (1.4k downloads)
4.36★
PlayStation Store rating (4,172 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 84% recommend · from 80 critics
57h
to beat · completionist 53h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

70 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red. It is a spin-off of The Witcher video game franchise, and acts as the standalone single-player component for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Thronebreaker was released in October 2018 for Windows, on 4 December 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in January 2020 for Nintendo Switch, and in July 2020 for iOS, with the Android version released on 17 June 2021.

Trailer

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales trailer thumbnail

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales - Story Trailer | PS4

≈151,411 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 70 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 605 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~76/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 29,026 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 434k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,358 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at GOG (2024-06-19) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 59 of 94 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-11-01: 1,230 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

318292026-09-15 12:00 — 62 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 81 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 87 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 134 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 75 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 139 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 59 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 154 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 187 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 72 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 136 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 251 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 134 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 149 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 249 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 133 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 101 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 241 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 170 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 89 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 127 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 70 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.3k68Nov 2018Aug 2026Nov 2018 — avg 1,283 · peak 3,352Feb 2019 — avg 376 · peak 1,126May 2019 — avg 146 · peak 382Aug 2019 — avg 184 · peak 444Nov 2019 — avg 246 · peak 636Feb 2020 — avg 233 · peak 534May 2020 — avg 415 · peak 1,519Aug 2020 — avg 214 · peak 723Nov 2020 — avg 179 · peak 470Feb 2021 — avg 161 · peak 468May 2021 — avg 332 · peak 1,333Aug 2021 — avg 167 · peak 527Nov 2021 — avg 196 · peak 625Feb 2022 — avg 174 · peak 425May 2022 — avg 120 · peak 342Aug 2022 — avg 181 · peak 510Nov 2022 — avg 120 · peak 295Feb 2023 — avg 127 · peak 259May 2023 — avg 82 · peak 196Aug 2023 — avg 108 · peak 280Nov 2023 — avg 88 · peak 290Feb 2024 — avg 101 · peak 244May 2024 — avg 86 · peak 206Aug 2024 — avg 110 · peak 347Nov 2024 — avg 108 · peak 279Feb 2025 — avg 91 · peak 234May 2025 — avg 153 · peak 563Aug 2025 — avg 117 · peak 289Nov 2025 — avg 80 · peak 223Feb 2026 — avg 86 · peak 205May 2026 — avg 84 · peak 203Aug 2026 — avg 105 · peak 256
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$3.992018-09-282026-10-152018-09-28 — best price $29.992019-03-21 — best price $22.492019-06-25 — best price $14.992019-09-05 — best price $14.992019-10-28 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $14.992020-02-14 — best price $19.992020-04-30 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $9.992020-10-01 — best price $9.992020-11-27 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-06-04 — best price $5.992021-09-02 — best price $19.992021-11-08 — best price $5.992022-01-22 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $5.992022-10-26 — best price $5.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-04-07 — best price $19.992023-08-28 — best price $5.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-01-25 — best price $4.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-08-12 — best price $3.992024-11-21 — best price $3.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-05-26 — best price $19.992025-09-25 — best price $3.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-03-05 — best price $3.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-08-25 — best price $3.992026-09-06 — best price $3.992026-09-18 — best price $19.992026-09-30 — best price $3.992026-10-12 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

144432026-05-31 — 89 pageviews2026-06-04 — 75 pageviews2026-06-08 — 79 pageviews2026-06-12 — 66 pageviews2026-06-16 — 48 pageviews2026-06-20 — 78 pageviews2026-06-24 — 72 pageviews2026-06-28 — 88 pageviews2026-07-02 — 61 pageviews2026-07-06 — 61 pageviews2026-07-10 — 52 pageviews2026-07-14 — 58 pageviews2026-07-18 — 77 pageviews2026-07-22 — 63 pageviews2026-07-26 — 59 pageviews2026-07-30 — 78 pageviews2026-08-03 — 78 pageviews2026-08-07 — 83 pageviews2026-08-11 — 77 pageviews2026-08-15 — 54 pageviews2026-08-19 — 63 pageviews2026-08-23 — 81 pageviews2026-08-27 — 125 pageviews2026-08-31 — 123 pageviews2026-09-04 — 77 pageviews2026-09-08 — 83 pageviews2026-09-12 — 83 pageviews2026-09-16 — 56 pageviews2026-09-20 — 66 pageviews2026-09-24 — 86 pageviews2026-09-28 — 108 pageviews2026-10-02 — 100 pageviews2026-10-06 — 110 pageviews2026-10-10 — 102 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
77.6%
earned "I'll show them!"
29.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-02-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,66713%39
PS4 (PlayStation)6,93033%40
Xbox One (Xbox)5,6978%40
Switch (Nintendo)1150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGMaturePuzzleFantasyMedievalStrategyAdventureCard GameIsometricStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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