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The Witcher 3 hits its highest-ever Steam concurrent player count following Remastered launch

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has hit its highest concurrent player count on Steam since launch following the launch of CD Projekt Red's free Remastered edition. Read more

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The Witcher 3 hits its highest-ever Steam concurrent player count following Remastered launch

Following the launch of the Remastered edition, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt achieved its highest concurrent player count on Steam since its debut. At the time of reporting, over 120,000 gamers were simultaneously immersed in the 2015 RPG on the platform. This surpasses the game's previous peak of 92,000 players in 2015 during its original launch, a 103,000 player peak in January 2020 when Netflix's Witcher series was at its most popular, and an 89,000 player peak in December 2022 following a next-gen update.

However, this figure does not include players on other platforms such as GOG, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation, Xbox, or Switch 2. The Remastered update, which is free for owners of any existing version and includes the Hearts of Stone and Blood of Wine expansions, introduces visual and gameplay enhancements. Earlier this year, Netflix announced that the fifth season of The Witcher will be its final season.

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