The Witcher 3 Remaster Hits 120,000 Concurrent Steam Players On Release Day
This remaster's Steam peak already exceeds the 2015 launch record, which suggests strong demand for replaying the game on modern hardware without a paid re-purchase.
Key Facts
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remaster released on September 29, 2026, for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
- The remaster reached 120,324 concurrent players on Steam, exceeding the original game's May 2015 record of 92,268.
- Owners of The Witcher 3 can upgrade to the remaster for free, except PS4 and Switch owners who pay 100 yen.
- The remaster includes the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions and adds a reforging feature for equipment appearance.
- A new expansion, Songs of the Past, is scheduled for 2027, and The Witcher 4 is in development for 2028.
Reporting from 4 sources: ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark.
CD Projekt Red released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remaster on September 29 at 19:00 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The Steam version reached a peak of 120,324 concurrent players, surpassing the original game's all-time record of 92,268 set at its May 2015 launch. The remaster includes enhanced textures, models, and lighting, a revamped skill tree, updated combat animations, a reforging feature for equipment appearance, and an expanded photo mode. It also bundles the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions. Owners of the original game can upgrade for free on most platforms, though upgrading from the PS4 or Switch versions costs 100 yen. A new expansion, Songs of the Past, is scheduled for 2027, and The Witcher 4 is in development for a planned 2028 release.
The remaster ships with a known PC bug: saves become impossible after applying the update, and Game Spark advises moving the Documents folder to a path without double-byte characters or waiting for a fix. Players are also told to install the latest graphics drivers first. NVIDIA 617.14, AMD 26.9.2, and Intel 32.0.101.8993 are the versions named, with the delayed AMD driver now out.
Other platform details the release notes cover:
- PC storefronts listed are Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and Battle.net.
- Existing save data carries over to the remastered version.
- Steam is running the remaster at 50 percent off, 3,245 yen, until October 2, 2026, with the series bundle at 61 percent off.
- Patch notes went live on September 28, a day before release.
The numbers differ by outlet and by timing. Automaton had the Steam peak at 100,000 at the time of writing and notes the game hit about 90,000 right after its 2015 release, then about 100,000 again when the Netflix series arrived in December 2019. Denfaminicogamer put the peak at 112,227. Game Spark has the 120,324 figure and the 92,268 prior record. Advance word on the patch called it "remake-level," and Game Spark notes a provisional Metascore ranked No. 1 for 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.