The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

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UPDATE PULSEevery ~1d·last 16d ago·30 recent on record

Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

97.3
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

96.8% of 889,268 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 96.7. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, but the developers were last heard 33 days ago — adding 0.6.

reception 96.7·support +0.6·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Current price

$24.99$49.99−50%

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

33 days ago

Usual rhythm

every ~44.5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

within normal range

The developers post roughly every 44.5 days and were last heard 33 days ago — within their normal range. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, though the developers have posted 5 times. It is currently 50% below its usual price.

Distilled by the oracle

Our coverage

1 dispatch written from this game’s announcements

patchAug 15, 2026

Modders Restore Cut Witcher 3 Menu for Replaying Story Recaps Anytime

CD Projekt Red built a system into The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt where Dandelion narrates brief story recaps — triggered when loading a save or fast-travelling to a new map section mid-playthrough. What was less known is that the studio also designed a dedicated menu for replaying these recaps at any time, similar to the existing character biography screen. That menu was cut before release.

Modders have now restored it.

What changed

  • A previously cut in-game menu has been recovered and made functional by modders
  • The menu allows players to watch any of the Dandelion-narrated story recaps on demand
  • It mirrors the accessibility of the existing character biography feature, which lets players look up key figures and their history with Geralt

The timing carries some weight. A Witcher 3 expansion called Songs of the Past is reported to be arriving next year, and the restored recap menu offers a practical way to refresh one's memory on the main story without committing to another full playthrough.

For players who have let the game sit for years, this recovered feature closes a gap that arguably should never have been cut in the first place.

Two years of development

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6 announcements · 0 substantial · 21 months with nothing

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