Central and Northern European cultures formed the basis of the game's world. The game's story has three possible endings, determined by the player's choices at key points in the narrative.ĭevelopment began in 2011 and lasted for three and a half years. Players battle the game's many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to increase Geralt's abilities and purchase equipment. Players control Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer for hire known as a Witcher, and search for his adopted daughter, who is on the run from the otherworldly Wild Hunt.
The game takes place in a fictional fantasy world based on Slavic mythology. The games follow the Witcher series of fantasy novels written by Andrzej Sapkowski.
It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third game in The Witcher video game series, played in an open world with a third-person perspective. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt.