Witcher 3 Expansion Memories of Melody Sends Geralt to Retten for Dandelion
The expansion's opening is a personal errand for Dandelion rather than a world-ending threat, and the new region Retten is built around interconnected daily-life systems like beekeeping, horse breeding, and brewing.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
CD PROJEKT RED and Fool's Theory showed about 45 minutes of gameplay from the third Witcher 3 expansion, Memories of Melody, at gamescom 2026. The demo covered an early main quest in the new region Retten, where Geralt travels to help Dandelion with family matters. The pre-release build was shown in a theater-style presentation with photography prohibited.
The presentation opened with a question the developers posed to the audience: what brings a retired witcher back to the Path? The answer is not war or political intrigue. Dandelion needs help with family circumstances, so Geralt heads to Retten, the region where his old friend was born and raised.
Retten is described as a Land of Plenty, isolated from continental wars by surrounding mountains. The setting draws on rural Poland and England. The demo showed expanded NPC routines, with residents fishing from boats, moving carts, and working Retten-specific trades such as beekeeping and horse breeding. One early scene has Geralt hear a familiar lute and find a drunk stranger holding Dandelion's instrument, prompting the line "Let's beat him up today."
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