CD Projekt's The Witcher franchise is a series of games and upcoming graphic novels created by or based on a license from CD Projekt RED, the makers of The Witcher computer game. Unlike all previous adaptations of Andrzej Sapkowski's works, products in CD Projekt's The Witcher-franchise, aside from being mostly faithful to Sapkowki's books, are set in a common continuity and are graphically consistent with each other.
As of May 2016, Blood and Wine is the final installment of the series, with no plans for future releases.[1]
Major games
Major games so far
The Witcher
A 2007 computer role-playing game based on Sapkowski's saga called The Witcher was developed by CD Projekt, and was released in Europe on October 26th, and the US on October 30th. It was advertised far more than its predecessor, and although it was CDProjekt's first game, it was recieved very well by reviewers in both the EU and the US. The computer game's plot is set 5 years after the end of Pani jeziora (the last book of the series).
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
A 2011 computer role-playing game based on Sapkowski's saga, developed by CD Projekt RED, and was released in North America on May 17, 2011. The computer game's plot is set a few months after the original game.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
A 2015 computer role-playing based on Sapkowski's saga, developed by CD Projekt RED, and was released in May 19, 2015. Plot is set a six months after previous game.
Other games
The Witcher: Crimson Trail mobile phone game
The Witcher: Crimson Trail (Polish: Wiedźmin: Krwawy Szlak), also known as The Witcher Mobile is a mobile phone action game created developed by Breakpoint on the license from CD Projekt. It features Geralt in his youth as a promising young student, has just completed his training to become an elite monster slayer – a witcher.
The Witcher: Versus browser game
The Witcher: Versus is a Flash-based multiplayer fighting browser game, developed for CD Projekt RED by one2tribe and launched in 2008. The game has you create a character from one of three classes and challenge other players to deadly battles. When you first sign up for Versus, which is tied into your thewitcher.com forum account if you have one, you choose from one of three character classes: Witcher, Sorceress and Frightener.
The Witcher: Battle Arena MOBA game
The Witcher Battle Arena is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game in which players take control of well known characters from The Witcher universe, created by CD Projekt and Fuero Games.
Card games
Two card games based on CD Projekt's The Witcher computer game have been designed by Kuźnia Gier. One, Wiedźmin: Przygodowa Gra Karciana (The Witcher: Adventure Cardgame) has been published by Kuźnia Gier and is being sold in Polish gaming stores, while the other, Wiedźmin: Promocyjna Gra Karciana (The Witcher Promo Card Game) is a simpler game added to the collector's edition of The Witcher in some countries.
The Witcher Adventure Game board game
In 2014 there was realised a board game from a Witcher Universe with Yarpen Zigrin,Geralt of Rivia, Triss Merigold and Dandelion as main heroes.
The Witcher: Role-Playing Game PnP game
In 2014 there was anounced pen and paper rpg from The Witcher Universe by CD Projekt and R.Talsorian Games.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game card game
After lot of convincing, CD Projekt decided to please fans with stand-alone version of gwent.
Comics
Currently, CD Projekt is preparing a new graphic novel series, based on the three most important short stories by Andrzej Sapkowski: Kwestia ceny (A Matter of Price), Miecz przeznaczenia (Sword of Destiny) and Coś więcej (Something More), as well as the five novels in the Witcher Saga. While the graphic novels are being written by Maciej Parowski, who wrote the previous series of Witcher comics in the early 1990s, they are going to be graphically consistent with CD Projekt's franchise, not with the previous comics.
Egremont:
- Racja stanu (Reassons of State)
Dark Horse:
Canceled stuff
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf console game
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf (Polish: Wiedźmin: Powrót Białego Wilka) was suposed to be console role-playing game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 by CD Projekt RED, most likely to be released no earlier than 2011 or 2012. While it will feature the same story as The Witcher PC game, based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, it will use a new engine, created in cooperation with Widescreen Games, and a new action-based combat system.
The Witcher: Scars of Betrayal
The Witcher: Scars of Betrayal is a canceled add-on for The Witcher. It was in development by Ossian Studios for some time in 2008 but was cancelled.
The Witcher: Outcast
The Witcher: Outcast was a planned add-on for The Witcher that was in development by roXidy but was cancelled.