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The Witcher
The Witcher	2007
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	2011
The Witcher Adventure Game	2014
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2015
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game	2018
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales	2018
Gwent: Rogue Mage	2022
The Witcher: Remake	TBA

Key points

Any version of the game, including retail, can be redeemed for a DRM-free copy on GOG.com; see here for details.

General information

Official Website - contains download links and basic information about the patches

Official Forums

Official Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Solidshield v1.9.5.1 and TAGES v5.5.2.8 DRM. DRM removed in the latest Patches.
GamersGate
GOG.com		Provides high quality bonus goodies.^[1]
Humble Store
Origin
Steam
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

All versions can be registered on GOG.com even if a product key was not included; see here for details.

Essential improvements

Patches

There are two patches available for download on the official page:

Patch 1.4 upgraded the game to the Enhanced Edition.
Patch 1.5 removed the DRM and fixed bugs introduced by patch 1.4. It also contains five community-made adventures.

Modifications

Skip intro videos

Walking in OTS view

In the base game, there is no option or toggle for walking, as opposed to running in the over the shoulder camera view. A small mod addressing this is available here. The download also contains installation instructions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Graphical settings.

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HBAO+

Use NVIDIA Profile Inspector^[2]
Open The Witcher driver profile via NVIDIA Profile Inspector. Change `Ambient Occlusion compatibility` to `0x0000002D (MechWarrior Online)`. Change `Ambient Occlusion usage` to `Enabled`. Change `Ambient Occlusion setting` to whichever quality desired. Apply changes.

Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

General settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

"Fixes to Common Problems" - A comprehensive list of known issues and potential fixes

Crash at launch

Recent Steam Beta clients may cause the Steam version of the game to crash.

Only applies to the Steam version of the game. Refer to "Fixes to Common Problems" for other solutions.

Opt out from Steam Beta client^{[citation needed]}
Open Steam settings and select the "Account" tab. In "Beta participation" click "Change..." and select "NONE". Steam should ask you to restart the client and download the latest stable release of the client.

Minimum system requirements not met

Disable the system requirements check^[3]

This fix is known to cause other issues. You might be unable to change the game's resolution above a certain limit, and the texture quality and antialiasing settings might be locked to the lowest settings. To avoid this, try the optional step or the registry edit solution below.

Create a shortcut to witcher.exe (the game itself, NOT the game's launcher).
Right-click the shortcut and choose Properties.
Add -dontforceminreqs to the end of the Target field.
(Optional) Download TexSettings.d2a and move the file to <path-to-game>\Data\Override. If the Override folder does not exist, create the folder and then move the file to that folder.

Disable DirectDraw emulation mode^[4]

This fix is only recommended for experienced users. Incorrectly applied registry edits can severely harm your computer. Proceed at your own risk.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectDraw
You should see the key EmulationOnly set to 1. Double click the key and change its value to 0.
Reboot your computer, and retry the game.
When you plan to play another game, revert the registry entry back to 1 as it may interfere with some games using DirectDraw, such as older 2D games.

No mouse in the main menu

Press Shift^{[citation needed]}
In some cases, when the intro cinematic is skipped, the mouse is not visible on the main menu. This can be fixed by pressing the key that releases the mouse in Over the Shoulder view(Shift by default).

Frequent game crashes

Set the game to run in windowed mode^{[citation needed]}
Use a program such as Borderless Gaming to force the game to run in a borderless window.

Pre-rendered cutscenes don't display

Audio will still play, but the video will freeze to the last displayed frame.

Lower the lighting setting^{[citation needed]}

Go to Advanced Settings.
Set Lighting to low. Cutscenes should now display correctly.

You can revert the lighting setting afterwards. However, the setting will need to be altered before each pre-rendered cutscene.

In-game cut-scenes appear pixelated

Use any 16:9 resolution^{[citation needed]}
Go to Options, Video Options. Choose a 16:9 resolution (1280x720, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, etc.)

Lights visible through walls

On some systems with SLI enabled, light sources are sometimes visible through walls.

Change SLI rendering mode^{[citation needed]}
In the Nvidia control panel go to "Manage 3D settings." Hit the tab "Program settings" and add `<path-to-game>\system\witcher.exe` Scroll down through the settings to the one called "Multi-GPU rendering mode" and change it to Force Alternate frame rendering 2. Click Apply.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 2800+	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9800	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX ATI Radeon X1950 XT

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i5 or Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 320M AMD Radeon HD 6750M Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX AMD Radeon X1950 XT 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20900/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (20900) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20900/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (20900) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/20900/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (20900) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] ttp://steamcommunity.com/app/20900/discussions/0/864977026156369874/

[3] ttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sq0vgFlerS-YT093TS2jEpx6xjZP7X1x1BcAs7EHXYY/pubhtml

[4] Fixes to Common Problems at GOG.com

[5] FIX: Minimum Requirements Not Met on Win7 x64 at GOG.com

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Developers

	CD Projekt Red
Publishers
	Atari
Poland	CD Projekt
Engines
	Aurora
Release dates
Windows	October 26, 2007
macOS (OS X)	April 5, 2012