Windows

The Witcher

Description

Based on the books by the Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is a new addition to the RPG genre from Europe, starring the main character from the books - Geralt, a professional monster-slayer.

The Witcher is a dark game with a dark world. War, rape, murder, poverty, genocide, discrimination, racism, torture, fanaticism - are just a few words that describe this setting. This is the world where humans rule, and non-humans like elves, dwarves and gnomes are subjected to cruel treatment. This is the world where Geralt has to live and subject to. Will Geralt be a victim to a few sentimental moments of kindness, or will he survive as a cynical bitter murderer? These are the choices that you have to make.

Using a heavily modified engine of Neverwinter Nights, The Witcher delivers fast-paced motion-captured smooth combat action, a unique morbid storyline and choices with severe consequences. The game features alchemy and an original real-time combo-based point-and-click combat system.

Alternate Titles

• "巫師" -- Taiwan title
• "巫师" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Ведьмак" -- Russian title
• "Zaklínač" -- Czech title
• "Wushi" -- Chinese title
• "Wiedźmin" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Aurora
• Amnesia-themed games
• Games with alchemy
• Literature-inspired games
• Scripting language: LUA
• The Witcher games

User Reviews

A grain of truth	St_Martyne (3562)
Choose your path, Geralt	Unicorn B. Lynx (60462)
Possibly the finest RPG I've ever played	Jeanne (58317)
Every man wants to be like Geralt, every game wants to be like The Witcher	Melody (119)
[v1.1] Legendary as a story-driven adventure game; Dull as an RPG	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163)

The Press Says

Yahoo! Games	Dec 14, 2007		90
GamePro	Dec 04, 2007	4.5 out of 5	90
2404.org PC Gaming	Nov 21, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Hry Sme	Nov 20, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Gamer Within	Nov 20, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Nov 14, 2007	85 out of 99	86
GamesWEB	Nov 21, 2007	86 out of 100	86
Gameswelt	Oct 26, 2007	84 out of 100	84
Yiya	Jan 19, 2008	B+	83
Computer Bild Spiele	Nov 07, 2007	2.21 out of 6	76

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Damn you Sigfried!	26	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) Dec 26, 2008
Thge Witcher Enhaced	7	stvedder (6251) Sep 01, 2008
Questions...[Warning Spoiler Alert]	5	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) May 10, 2008
Yahtzee hates the Witcher.	83	NatsFan (117) Mar 22, 2008
F****ng barricade!!!! Please help!!	12	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (13163) Mar 19, 2008
Enhanced version coming in May	3	Unicorn B. Lynx (60462) Mar 17, 2008
Questions...	13	St_Martyne (3562) Feb 16, 2008
Did you know ..?	1	Jeanne (58317) Feb 13, 2008
Burn!	7	Schadenfreude (578) Feb 03, 2008
Censorship issues.	11	HandofShadow (48) Jan 05, 2008

Trivia

In October 2008, one year after the release, the development studio CD Projekt RED Sp. z o.o. announced to have sold one million copies of the game (including the enhanced edition).