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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Become The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a legendary monster slayer caught in a web of intrigue woven by forces vying for control of the world. Make difficult decisions and live with the consequences in a game that will immerse you in an extraordinary tale like no other.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Played The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and honestly, it’s still pretty solid. The story is really good and choices actually matter, which makes it interesting to replay. Combat feels a bit old and clunky at first, but you…”
“♥♥♥♥ i love this game, it's an underrated masterpiece, i get it the combat sucks, sometimes it's too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard, yes i know but come on it's an 2007 game, first big project from a ''newer'' company don't expect a…”
“Great story but has a serious issue with crashing as well as lackluster gameplay, this game could use a remaster.”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The Witcher still holds up all these years later. I did use some mods to improve the QoL and graphics. The combat took a little while to get used to, especially remembering to switch swords depending on which type of…”
“Love to scavenge random people's items and selling them to random merchants to buy armor and upgraded weapon. Great game!”
“Really cool game with a good story and a pretty exotic but still cool combat”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Imagine you’ve just finished the game, and the credits music begins to play. Right now you’re processing the whole story you’ve experienced. And the music helps you do it. It starts with a melancholic note — more…”
“Played The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and honestly, it’s still pretty solid. The story is really good and choices actually matter, which makes it interesting to replay. Combat feels a bit old and clunky at first, but you…”
“I think the Witcher 1 when it first released was probably and excellent standout game but its definitely showing some age in 2026 which often happens for near 20 year old games but in some aspects it holds up Really…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The game's story still holds up very well after all this time, the combat system can be rough and there is not native controller support but I managed to map some controls anyway to a controller and it makes the combat…”
“a nice story base game. and the graphics are very good compare to how old this game is. just have to adjust with the the fighting style”
“Truly a fantastic game once you see past the initial clunky feeling. Even with it's age, there are few games that can compare the how much I enjoyed playing through this, especially a second time. I highly reccomend you…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“♥♥♥♥ i love this game, it's an underrated masterpiece, i get it the combat sucks, sometimes it's too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard, yes i know but come on it's an 2007 game, first big project from a ''newer'' company don't expect a…”
“This game feels incredibly alive. To be honest, many NPCs here are developed just as well as - and sometimes even better than - in the third game. The combat system is definitely weaker than in Witcher 2 or 3, but the…”
“This game looks and plays like a game from 2008, Is that a bad thing? Up to you, Personally once I got used to odd almost rhythm game esk combat, I fell in love with the gameplay. But I also grew up playing games from…”
28 of the 103 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
“Played The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and honestly, it’s still pretty solid. The story is really good and choices actually matter, which makes it interesting to replay. Combat feels a bit old and clunky at first, but you…”
“♥♥♥♥ i love this game, it's an underrated masterpiece, i get it the combat sucks, sometimes it's too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard, yes i know but come on it's an 2007 game, first big project from a ''newer'' company don't expect a…”
“Great story but has a serious issue with crashing as well as lackluster gameplay, this game could use a remaster.”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Great story but has a serious issue with crashing as well as lackluster gameplay, this game could use a remaster.”
“too much bugs, controls are mad crazy, wdym pause is on space?? I want to play it but im loosing way too much patience on this one, even thought im in the 1st chapter. Unplayable for me :/”
“It's a good game better than I expected, I found it somewhat boring when I first tried , and the tutorial doesn't explain much how to play, have to figure for yourself or watch guide. If the game didn't had constant…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“What the hell are these controls”
“I have yet to finish the game, but so far I don't recommend it. The combat is extremely boring and is poorly choreographed, the movement feels stiff and extremely sluggish. This game is supposedly an RPG, yet you…”
“Horrible gameplay, horrible quests, main character speed is equivalent to a snail, the fights are just slow and boring, I do not recommend this game unless you want to lose your hair or shorten your life expectancy.…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“♥♥♥♥ i love this game, it's an underrated masterpiece, i get it the combat sucks, sometimes it's too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard, yes i know but come on it's an 2007 game, first big project from a ''newer'' company don't expect a…”
“It's a good game better than I expected, I found it somewhat boring when I first tried , and the tutorial doesn't explain much how to play, have to figure for yourself or watch guide. If the game didn't had constant…”
“Don't let yourself get influenced by the braindead comments of "BUT ITS SO OLD" the game is older than the can of beans my grandma has in her cupboard but that's why it's one of the best gameplay and story exeriences.…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is definitely showing its age. The graphics are a bit rough by todays standards. The combat is incredibly dated, but once you've got it the game becomes much easier. I don't think I would recommend this game…”
“Look. If you play this expecting a modern RPG, you will be disappointed. It is PEAK 00s. The voice acting is terrible, the character modeling is also not great, and the character DESIGN for female characters is…”
“top 10 games to recommend to your biggest enemies The story is pretty good Graphics are kinda mid for 2007 Gameplay is horrible, also the game design will make you turn your monitor into the foldable edition Although if…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I am not really sure what I expected when I saw the Atari logo and realized this game was from 2007. I had seen the show. Knew about Wild Hunt. But, holy. If you have been searching for a challenge, something to kinda wake up that hunger for a good game, I think you found it…”
— a player, Steam review · 77 hrs played“Combat was unfamiliar and took time to get used to, but story is pretty fun and worth playing. I enjoyed eating bread the most.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“If you plan to buy it for Mac - do not. Steam version is broken. Neither Steam nor CD Project RED cared to fix it. Both closed the tickets blaming each other.”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:36 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Fantasy · Story Rich · Mature · Singleplayer · Choices Matter · Action · Third Person · Nudity · Adventure · Dark Fantasy · Based On A Novel (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Czech, Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Traditional Chinese (text only) |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.thewitcher.com/witcher1 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Microsoft® Windows® /XP/Vista DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included) or higher Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or Athlon 64 +2800 (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 +3000 recommended). Athlon XP series, such as the Athlon XP +2400, is not supported Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon 9800 or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX or ATI Radeon X1950 XT or better recommended) Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM recommended) Sound: DirectX version 9.0c-compatible sound card Hard Drive: 15 GB Free