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The Witcher is a single-player role-playing and adventure video game developed by CD Projekt RED. Released in 2007, the title is part of The Witcher franchise and was built using the Aurora Engine. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Mac platforms. The game carries a Mature ESRB rating.
Critical reception included review scores of 4/5, 9/10, and 91/100. Other metrics include a Metacritic score of 81, an IGDB rating of 82 based on 827 ratings, and a critic rating of 88 from two critics. A RAWG rating of 4.18 is also recorded. The software version identifier is 1.5.
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Game details · IGDB
Based on the novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher follows Geralt of Rivia, an amnesiac witcher (problem solver and slayer of monsters) whose home, the Kaer Morhen citadel, is besieged by an organization called the Salamandra, who steal their valuable potions and get away. Throughout the game, Geralt must resolve people's moral dilemmas, connect the dots of his past and track down the Salamandra.
- Released
- 2007
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Aurora Engine
- Franchise
- The Witcher
- Developer
- CD Projekt RED
- Publisher
- CD Projekt RED, Atari, Inc.
Key facts
- Developer
- CD Projekt Red
- Publishers
- CEE : CD Projekt NA / EU / AS / AU : Atari
- Director
- Jacek Brzeziński
- Producer
- Maciej Miąsik
- Designer
- Michał Madej
- Programmer
- Maciej Siniło
- Artist
- Adam Badowski
- Writers
- Artur Ganszyniec Sebastian Stępień Marcin Blacha
- Composers
- Adam Skorupa Paweł Blaszczak
- Series
- The Witcher
- Engine
- Aurora Engine
- Platforms
- Windows , OS X
- Release
- EU : 26 October 2007 NA : 30 October 2007 AU : 9 November 2007 Enhanced Edition Windows NA : 16 September 2008 EU : 19 September 2008 AU : 30 September 2008 OS X 5 April 2012
- Genre
- Action role-playing
- Mode
- Single-player
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Encyclopedic overview
The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin pronounced [ˈvʲɛd͡ʑmʲin]) is a 2007 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red for Windows and OS X. It was based on the fantasy novel series The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The game's story takes place after the events of the main saga.
It received positive reviews from critics. A console version, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, was scheduled for release in 2009 using an entirely new engine and combat system. This was suspended as a result of payment problems with console developers Widescreen Games. A sequel, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, was released in 2011.
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