The 7 best Witcher games to play right now, ranked

As you'll discover in our ranking of the best Witcher games, there's actually more highlights that extend beyond the core series starring Geralt.

There are some fantastic spin-offs set in The Witcher universe that I've made sure to include here, with experiences set across different points in and around the original Polish novel saga (there's even a tiny overlap with Netflix's The Witcher TV series for good measure). I've of course included CD Projekt Red's enduring mainline series which includes some of the best RPGs around. To keep things simple, I've also only featured games in this ranking that are easily available to play on current platforms (using Steam as a benchmark).

So, if the recent release of The Witcher 3's Remaster has you looking for more Witcher goodness, or you're in search of something Witcher shaped to keep you busy while you wait for all of the upcoming CD Projekt Red games, you can explore my ranking of the best Witcher games below, with each one including the kind of vibe you can expect (which you can learn more about in our FAQ section).

The best Witcher games to play today, starting with…

7. The Witcher Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

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

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

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

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

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

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 Remastered

To absolutely nobody's surprise (least of all mine), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt reigns supreme as the best Witcher game of all time, and the Remastered version gives it some refinements and polish that make it even better. 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 (with a third coming in 2027 with Witcher 3: Songs of the Past), 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.

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