CD Projekt RED has announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 next month, with a worldwide digital launch on the Nintendo eShop scheduled for 29 September 2026.
The remaster updates one of the defining open-world RPGs of the last decade for Nintendo's next-generation portable home console.
Background and upgrade path
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt originally released in 2015 and has since become a cornerstone title for CD Projekt RED.
The new Remastered edition brings enhanced visuals, performance improvements and gameplay updates to the title and includes the acclaimed Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions.
CD Projekt RED confirmed that players who already own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition on the original Nintendo Switch will be eligible to claim the Remastered edition for Nintendo Switch 2 at launch.
Developer overview (paraphrased)
CD Projekt RED described the Remastered release as a modernization of the generation-defining open-world RPG, delivering upgrades to visuals, performance and gameplay systems.
The studio said the package reworks lighting and rendering and introduces improvements intended to bring new detail and depth across the Continent.
Game summary (paraphrased)
Players will again assume the role of monster slayer-for-hire Geralt of Rivia, navigating the war-torn Northern Kingdoms in search of his adopted daughter Ciri while confronting the spectral Wild Hunt.
The Remastered edition ships with both major story expansions — Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine — expanding the base narrative and endgame content.
Key Remastered features
- Upgraded visuals and performance: improved environment, NPC and monster textures, enhanced foliage, reworked lighting and rendering, and ray tracing support.
- Improved combat: revamped animations, new finishers and an adaptive camera to increase fluidity and impact.
- Reimagined skill system: an overhauled skill tree designed to offer deeper flexibility and meaningful progression.
- Additional updates: cross-platform mod support, transmogrification, expanded photo mode, realistic light and shadow, immersive meditation and other animation improvements.
Availability
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will be available digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide on 29 September 2026.
CD Projekt RED's announcement clarifies that eligible owners of the Complete Edition on the original Nintendo Switch can claim the Remastered edition at launch.
The remaster updates one of the defining open-world RPGs of the last decade for Nintendo's next-generation portable home console.
Background and upgrade path
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt originally released in 2015 and has since become a cornerstone title for CD Projekt RED.
The new Remastered edition brings enhanced visuals, performance improvements and gameplay updates to the title and includes the acclaimed Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions.
CD Projekt RED confirmed that players who already own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition on the original Nintendo Switch will be eligible to claim the Remastered edition for Nintendo Switch 2 at launch.
Developer overview (paraphrased)
CD Projekt RED described the Remastered release as a modernization of the generation-defining open-world RPG, delivering upgrades to visuals, performance and gameplay systems.
The studio said the package reworks lighting and rendering and introduces improvements intended to bring new detail and depth across the Continent.
Game summary (paraphrased)
Players will again assume the role of monster slayer-for-hire Geralt of Rivia, navigating the war-torn Northern Kingdoms in search of his adopted daughter Ciri while confronting the spectral Wild Hunt.
The Remastered edition ships with both major story expansions — Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine — expanding the base narrative and endgame content.
Key Remastered features
- Upgraded visuals and performance: improved environment, NPC and monster textures, enhanced foliage, reworked lighting and rendering, and ray tracing support.
- Improved combat: revamped animations, new finishers and an adaptive camera to increase fluidity and impact.
- Reimagined skill system: an overhauled skill tree designed to offer deeper flexibility and meaningful progression.
- Additional updates: cross-platform mod support, transmogrification, expanded photo mode, realistic light and shadow, immersive meditation and other animation improvements.
Availability
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will be available digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide on 29 September 2026.
CD Projekt RED's announcement clarifies that eligible owners of the Complete Edition on the original Nintendo Switch can claim the Remastered edition at launch.
