Excellent story and writing
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“This is one of the best stories and writing I have experienced in gaming”
Steam review · 43.1 h played ↗
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%CD PROJEKT RED2018Card Game · RPG · Adventure
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A story-first Witcher spin-off with superb writing, voice acting and art, wrapped around a Gwent variant heavy on puzzles. Skip it if you want freeform Gwent deckbuilding.
Great for
Witcher fans who want a long, choice-driven story and don't mind puzzle-style Gwent battles
Main risk
Expecting classic Gwent or deckbuilding but getting scripted puzzle battles and a long, repetitive campaign
What players love
Great voice acting and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Incredible story, VA work and soundtrack, the artstyle is incredibly complementary to the world.”
Steam review · 46.4 h played ↗
Tough moral choices with consequences
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the choices that it requires you to make are often genuinely difficult and thought provoking”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
Fun Gwent battles and clever puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Each puzzle and most battles feels unique.”
Steam review · 44.4 h played ↗
Must-play for Witcher fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is such a treat for people into Witcher lore, especially fans of the books.”
Steam review · 55.6 h played ↗
Memorable characters and Queen Meve
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Queen Meve is an excellent protagonist, and she adds real weight to the decisions you make.”
Steam review · 36.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too many scripted puzzle battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“9/10 card events in this game are set up as puzzles, with fixed enemies, fixed card selections, and anal special rules”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Limited resources and weak deckbuilding
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Resources are finite and very hard to come by.”
Steam review · 68.1 h played ↗
Too long and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Somewhere through Act 3 I started to tire of the mundane and repetitive fights”
Steam review · 31.7 h played ↗
Gwent differs from Witcher 3 and is confusing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Zero hints, zero sense.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Slow, tedious overworld and clunky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Why does my character walk so slow? Why do I have to hold down a button to pick up resources?”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
No manual saves; mistakes are permanent
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“you cannot reload saves. If it was a shorter 5-10 hour campaign it wouldn't be an issue, but this game takes 40+ hours to beat.”
Steam review · 62.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support8 GB
Minimum
OS7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Celeron G1820 | AMD A4-7300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | Radeon R7 240
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OS7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 6100 | AMD FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon R7 265
Storage8 GB available space
OS7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Celeron G1820 | AMD A4-7300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | Radeon R7 240
Storage8 GB available space
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