Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
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For the standalone single-player expansion, see Gwent: Rogue Mage.
Developers | |
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CD Projekt Red | |
Publishers | |
CD Projekt | |
China | GAEA |
Engines | |
Unity 2018[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 23, 2018 |
macOS (OS X) | April 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
OpenCritic | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Free-to-play, Cross-game bonus |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Menu-based |
Genres | CCG, Strategy |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | The Witcher |
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view CCG and strategy game in the The Witcher series.
Support for the Microsoft Store/UWP version was suspended on December 28, 2018.[2] Players can migrate to the GOG version by requesting an account transfer.
As of late 2023, the game is no longer actively supported, with card balancing left to the community.[3]
General information
- Official Discord server
- Unofficial wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
Official website | Chinese version. Only available in Mainland China with Simplified Chinese subtitles and Mandarin audio. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Requires linking to GOG Galaxy account. | |||
Microsoft Store (unavailable) |
- A free card keg, along with a free copy of The Witcher, is available by subscribing to the official GOG.com newsletter as part of the Gwent Welcome Bonus.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Cross-game bonus | Buying and playing the GOG version of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales will give card packs, exclusive cards, and cosmetics. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CDProjektRED\Gwent HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CDProjektRED\Gwent\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1284410/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CDProjektRED\Gwent\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1284410/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | Saves are automatically stored in the cloud. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Limited to 16:9 aspect ratios. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Labeled as Fullscreen. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA up to 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter), Wireless (Bluetooth) V2 tested. |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Switching input device resets the cursor to the middle of the screen. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects, Voice | |
Surround sound | 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Mute All, Mute Music and Voices, Play All | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- Change language through GOG Galaxy to trigger a download of the audio language.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Wwise | |
Input | Rewired | |
Multiplayer | GOG Galaxy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum[4] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Celeron G1820 AMD A4-7300 |
Intel Core i3-6100 AMD FX-6300 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 7900/710 ATI Radeon HD 4650 AMD Radeon R5 330 DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R7 265 DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
Other | 1280 x 720 is minimum display resolution |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.36f1[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1284410/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1284410) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-07-25
- ↑ GWENT - Important update regarding the UWP PC version of GWENT - last accessed on 2019-05-28
- ↑ GWENTFINITY PART 3: TEAM STRUCTURE UPDATE - GWENT: The Witcher Card Game - last accessed on 2023-12-26
- ↑ System requirements. Can I run Gwent: The Witcher Card Game? - last accessed on 2016-10-30