Witcher 3 DLC 'Songs of the Past' Lets Players Pet Dogs
The dog-petting detail, amplified by the official account tagging "Can You Pet the Dog?," shows CD PROJEKT RED leaning into player attachment to the world as a marketing hook for a DLC arriving a decade after the last expansion.
Key Facts
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC "Songs of the Past" was revealed during "REDstreams: On the Go! gamescom 2026" on August 26.
- The DLC lets players pet dogs, as confirmed by the official The Witcher X account.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remaster is scheduled for release on September 29.
- "Songs of the Past" is scheduled for release in 2027 as a paid expansion for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
- Development is a joint effort with Fool's Theory, whose members previously worked on The Witcher 3.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer.
CD PROJEKT RED revealed gameplay footage for the new Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLC "Songs of the Past" during "REDstreams: On the Go! gamescom 2026" on August 26. The stream confirmed that players can pet dogs, a detail the official The Witcher X account highlighted in a screenshot, tagging the account "Can You Pet the Dog?" The DLC is scheduled for release in 2027 as a paid expansion for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with wishlisting currently available. In the expansion, Geralt travels to the new region Retten, an idyllic region hiding dark secrets, reunites with old friends, and faces an evil entity. New abilities and a new weapon called the chain are introduced. The DLC also incorporates improvements from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remaster, which releases on September 29, covering gameplay, graphics, performance, and character progression. Development is a joint effort with Fool's Theory, a studio founded by former Witcher 3 developers. The story centers on Dandelion, who goes missing again, leading Geralt to investigate his hometown of Letten, where he meets potential romance candidate Rila.
- The expansion is the third paid DLC for The Witcher 3, arriving roughly a decade after the previous one, "Blood and Wine."
- Development is led by Fool's Theory, a Polish studio founded 11 years ago by former Witcher 3 developers, working jointly with CD PROJEKT RED.
- Karolina Kuzia-Rokosz, vision director at Fool's Theory, said the collaboration began after CD PROJEKT RED "found the right partner," and the studios work with "the same stakeholders, the same supervisors, the same decision-makers."
- John Schwab, the English voice actor for Dandelion, said he has played the role "before my son was born," and that his son, now heading to university in two weeks, sometimes says "Dad, I just killed you again" while playing games featuring his father.
- Kuzia-Rokosz described the story as "a classic Witcher story" that digs into Dandelion's melancholic side and gives him "a chance to grow," not necessarily a story "about" Dandelion, per Schwab.
- The new "silver chain" weapon enables area attacks, pulling in enemies, breaking shield bearers' guards, and combo attacks with signs such as chain plus Igni.
- Skills are now a tree system, allowing more efficient acquisition of higher-level skills than the previous linear style.
- Monsters and boss characters in the demo ranged from levels 38 to 40, a step above "Blood and Wine" in difficulty.
- Dandelion's family home in Letten features a potential romance candidate, Rila, described as "Dandelion's family" and "cute."
- The remaster, out September 29, is free for owners of the base game and includes the two previously released paid DLCs.
- A Japanese dub trailer has already been released alongside the announcement.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) ダンディリオン、また失踪したのか！ 「ウィッチャー3 ワイルドハント 追憶の調べ」詳報【gamescom2026】
- Denfaminicogamer 『ウィッチャー3』の吟遊詩人ダンディリオン役は「息子が生まれる前から」──11年ぶりの新DLC「追憶の調べ」を、声優と開発者に聞いた【gamescom2026】