When it comes to ranking the best Witcher games, you’d be surprised by how many there are to sift through. I certainly was, and have spent the past three days getting my head around the many spin-offs to CD Projekt Red’s mainline RPG series. They all take place at different points in and around the original Polish novel saga, with a tiny bit of overlap with Netflix’s The Witcher TV series for good measure. But with so many titles to choose from, I’ve come up with a few rules in making this list to keep things nice and simple.
Firstly, I’ve only listed the Witcher games you can play right now on modern platforms, and I’ve specifically used Steam as a benchmark. It would also be a very short list if I restricted it to just the best RPGs in the franchise, so I’ve widened my search to draw in some iconic narrative, tactical, and card-based offerings, too. Many of the games here are playable on mobile, while one of them is actually a PC and Xbox exclusive as of 2026, and a host of others are available on a range of consoles, ensuring that there’s a Witchering delight for everyone to enjoy – even if you don’t know where to start.
The best Witcher games to play today, starting with…
7. The Witcher Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut
Release date: September 18, 2008
Platform(s): PC
Vibe: Story-driven
Calling it one of the best Witcher games is a bit of a stretch, but Geralt of Rivia’s maiden voyage has to go somewhere on this list. 2008’s enhanced edition of The Witcher came out a year after its initial 2007 launch, offering an extended experience for PC players to explore. At the time, it was a welcome little facelift to correct course and give the new franchise a head start toward greatness. Alas, the game itself does not hold up very well to the test of time.
Combat is a hard slog. Our The Witcher Enhanced Edition review noted the mystifying controls and “long-winded” storytelling, even by 2008’s standards, and the graphics and movement systems have only gotten clunkier with age. Then there’s the tokenizing Romance cards Geralt collects upon successfully wooing one of the RPG’s lovely ladies…. Yeah, it’s altogether a bit of a chaotic mess to play in 2026, and I can only recommend it to absolute Witcher die-hards. Otherwise, I’d wait it out for the Witcher 1 Remake, which is currently in the works.
6. The Witcher Adventure Game
Release date: November 24, 2014
Platform(s): PC, mobile
Vibe: Better With Friends
Perhaps the most dicey Witcher game on this list, The Witcher Adventure Game is a 2014 digitized rendition of the popular board game. You can play against either the computer or your real-life friends as one of four characters from CD Projekt Red’s games and the original novels themselves. Then, you’ll be vying to conquer the board either through combat or the gift of the gab, whichever your character excels at most.
The Witcher Adventure Game isn’t an RPG, really, though the stat-based gameplay does funnel you toward taking certain avenues when it comes to problem-solving (we all know Geralt isn’t a diplomat). Now roughly 12 years old, The Witcher Adventure Game is a niche recommendation in 2026 – that UI still feels like an eyesore to me, and the whole game wears its mobile game aesthetic on its war-torn sleeve. But if you’re looking for a more strategic approach to The Witcher universe that you can take on-the-go, it’s one to keep in mind.
5. Reigns: The Witcher
Release date: February 25, 2026
Platform(s): PC, mobile
Vibe: Quick Play
The newest entrant on my list of best Witcher games, Reigns is a fast-paced and silly narrative adventure where you’ll be swiping through Dandelion’s (aka Jaskier’s) ballads for a choose-you-own-adventure of epic proportions. I love playing Reigns on my phone, whether at the bus stop or on the airplane, but it’s also great fun to sit down and play on my computer when I fancy something silly yet compulsive.
The Tinder-like swiping is a fun gimmick that works seamlessly with Reigns’ scenario-based gameplay, casting Geralt in the role of many a tale, all of them yours to shape. It’s refreshing to have a more lighthearted way to engage with The Witcher – one that won’t ask you to murder either a whole village or some little orphan kids. Be it bathing, romancing, “dying a lot”, or getting grubby in a monster fight, Reigns trades the narrative weight and mechanical complexity of its RPG counterparts for pure bardic nonsense. And honestly, I love that for Geralt.
4. The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings
Release date: May 17, 2011
Platform(s): PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Vibe: Story-driven
As mentioned in our The Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings review, Geralt’s second RPG outing is where things really start picking up steam. With a reworked combat system and a darker, more mature tone, CD Projekt Red “replaced or improved all the needlessly cumbersome design decisions that plagued the first game” to deliver a bombastic RPG adventure that, sadly, you still can’t play on PlayStation.
I’ve docked it a few points for the purposes of this list – I’m trying to find easily accessible options, after all – but The Witcher 2 deserves a special shoutout as the game that gave us our first proper taste of what Geralt of Rivia could become. Think agonizing moral conundrums, nail-biting battles, stunning world design (by 2011’s standpoint, though the enhanced edition cleans up a lot of it)… CD Projekt Red struck gold with this one, and if you have the right platforms at hand, you won’t regret going back 15 years to experience it.
3. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Release date: October 23, 2018
Platform(s): PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, mobile
Vibe: Story-driven
Card-based RPG Thronebreaker is one of the most unique and best Witcher games of the bunch. As a prequel to the events of CD Projekt Red’s mainline games, it sees players set out across the continent as Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia, drawing cards and finding allies to rally the troops and build up a formidable army.
But although it’s a companion piece to the next item on this list, this isn’t your average deck-builder. Our five-star Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review explains how this spin-off thrives in its very own right, as “instead of drawing through your deck and needing to react to your opponent’s every move, you’re more focused on simply sticking to the plan set forth by your opening hand.” It’s the perfect setup for choice and consequence moments as effects ripple out over the course of a 30-hour playthrough, and an excellent isometric venture for fans of the best tactical RPGs who want a dose of the Witcherverse at the same time.
2. Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Release date: October 23, 2018
Platform(s): PC, mobile
Vibe: Better With Friends
I’m not sure if it’s a contentious opinion, but the digital Gwent card game is probably the second-best Witcher game by virtue of its sheer staying power. Inspired by the popularity of playing Gwent in The Witcher 3, this game lets you do nothing but that as you battle it out in 1v1 matches against strangers via online matchmaking. CD Projekt Red cut its ongoing dev support for it in 2023, handing the reins to the community instead – and it’s still just as popular.
Players dutifully vote for changes to the card meta, ushering in a new era of true democracy that protects the core game experience while ensuring it stays fresh and exciting. There’s also a physical edition if you’re looking for fixed parameters, which our US Managing Editor deems “just as engrossing as the original” in his Gwent: The Legendary Card Game review. Gwent is clearly here to stay, and I can’t wait to (hopefully) see it in The Witcher 4 too.
1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Release date: May 19, 2015
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X
Vibe: Story-driven
To absolutely nobody’s surprise (least of all mine), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt reigns supreme as the best Witcher game of all time. You’re probably familiar with it if you’re already here, but let me paint you a quick picture: you are Geralt of Rivia, monster hunter extraordinaire, and you’re traipsing the Continent in search of your adopted Child Surprise daughter, Ciri.
Over a decade later, Witcher 3 is the undisputed king among the best third-person RPGs. It has grueling action, a stunning open world, engaging characters, interwoven plotlines, political intrigue, love triangles, fearsome beasts, and just about every other flavor of RPG goodness you could ever wish for – even the opportunity to build out Geralt’s retirement plan in one of its two DLCs, as described in our The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine review. Whether you’re brand new to the franchise or not, believe the hype and play The Witcher 3 before you do any other game on this list.
Best Witcher games FAQs
How do we decide on our best Witcher games ranking?
Alongside taking into consideration CD Projekt Red’s iconic RPGs set in the Witcher universe, I’ve also broadened this ranking to include other noteworthy Witcher themed games that I’d recommend checking out. Ensuring my picks reflect both the best games available, as well as the ones that are easy to access on modern platforms. I’ve also consulted with fellow Witcher fans on the team here at GamesRadar+, and taken note of reviews to bring together the best offerings around right now.
Our RPG “Vibes” explained
The RPG Vibes are used as short descriptors for the kinds of experiences you can expect from any given game in this list. While more than one vibe can sometimes apply, I’ve tried to pick the one I think best reflects the game in question and the list it sits within. You can find a breakdown of our vibes below:
- Better with Friends: RPGs that can be played solo but thrive with others. These offer the possibility for shared experiences, be that online or locally.
- Quick Play: RPGs that aren’t hard to pick up and play whenever you have the spare time. The perfect choice for busy folks after quick gaming sessions.
- Chill Out: RPGs that let you take things at your own pace, explore, and venture on side-quests if you choose. For those looking for a less demanding and more stress-free time.
- Expect the Unexpected: RPGs where you can get silly and find yourself in novel and very unusual situations. Things can go wrong quickly, but also in very funny directions.
Why do we update our ranking of the best Witcher games?
Here at GamesRadar+, we update our rankings in order to keep our rankings as current as possible. Oftentimes, we’ll change our ranking if a new game has been released that deserves to be highlighted or added to the ranking. We’ll carefully consider whether a new addition deserves a spot over an existing entry, and then decide where it should be placed. Sometimes we may also update a list if an exciting upcoming release is on the way that may shake things up in the future. Of course, we may not need to change the ranking at all if we still stand by it.
How often do we update our rankings?
For the most part, we tend to update rankings on a monthly basis. This is to ensure we’re taking stock of any new releases that have arrived that may meet the criteria of a list we’ve put together. Other times, it may be to shout out a future release related to a current ranking that we think you need to know about because we see potential in it. Sometimes, we may not need to change a ranking if there have been no new releases, or we still believe it reflects the best games currently available.
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