The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt (Steam Game) Steam logo

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You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

Release DateMay 18, 2015
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.8% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.8%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96% Top 1% / 96%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)681.4K  Top 1% / 737.6K  Top 1%
Curators227 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time114.7 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar2.9 hours  Top 5%
Followers913K  Top 1%
Owners± 23.1M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 20M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 299.7M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt's Steam rating and reviews from May 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 94.1% (May 2015) to 97.9% (April 2020).

With its 737.6K reviews Top 1%, The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (29%), followed by Simplified Chinese (23%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is available in 16 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt, comparing positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 224 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 130 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • immersive world
  • engrossing story
  • vibrant graphics
  • diverse locations
  • well-optimized
  • charismatic dialogue
  • quality RPG system
  • thought-through locations
  • rich and enjoyable world
  • monster design
  • shallow fighting system
  • silly designs
  • loot overload becomes a slog
  • questionable levelling system
  • minor glitches
  • no Linux version
  • lack of puzzle solutions
  • no drinking contests or armwrestling
  • not fit for everyone
  • low FPS after update

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 96.8% rating  Top 4% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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