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CD Projekt knows why we're all really here: Gwent is coming back in The Witcher 4, and the devs 'don't think anyone will be disappointed'

I'm in the mood for some diversion. A game of Gwent would be best.

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As spotted by user CM_Escape on the Witcher subreddit, CD Projekt knows what we want and is gonna give it to us: The Gwent minigame will be returning in The Witcher 4, with the card game also presumably including an open world action-RPG to go along with it.

The news came from an Easy Allies interview with Witcher 4 game director Sebastian Kalemba and executive producer Gosia Mitręga. In response to a question about Gwent, the developers weren't ready to comment on specifics at this early stage of production, but it sure sounds like Gwent is back on the menu, baby.

"We really love the game, and we also really carefully, always listen to the community⁠—which we love, and it's an amazing one," said Mitręga, "But I don't think anyone will be disappointed." Kalemba added that "it's a part of the experience, absolutely. We also love Gwent."

I'm super stoked to see where CDPR will take the GOAT videogame minigame in The Witcher 4⁠—Gwent only got better in The Witcher 3's expansions, with the Skellige deck and tournament being a real highlight of Blood and Wine. I'm also curious to see what kinds of lessons CDPR takes from standalone Gwent.

The multiplayer card game never hooked me the same way, with the necessary changes to balance and complexity for sustained competitive play scaring away this single player RPG-liker. I've always meant to give the single-player standalones Thronebreaker and Rogue Mage a shot, though. Continued development for multiplayer Gwent ended this year, but CDPR has recently released a physical deck based on the digital card game. There's a ton of different cool things CDPR could do with Gwent in The Witcher 4, but I know my greatest wish: Geralt himself as the final boss of the Gwent quest, showing up like Red at the end of Pokémon Gold/Silver with a beast deck to show Ciri the heart of the cards.

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[Facism]

More Gwent gets me Gwet

 

[consoul]

I was like 'meh Witcher 4, I don't really need more Witcher in my life'.

Now I'm like 'Oh shit that's right: Gwent! Yeah, sign me up'.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Music to my ears, loved Gwent and went through many decks on my to TW3 platinum trophy

 

[FunkMiller]

...you mean there's something else to the game other than Gwent?

 

[Mayar]

Well, basically that's it, the main content has been delivered, the rest of the game can be skipped, it's unlikely that anyone will play it

 

[adamsapple]

Great, and I can't wait to never do it again.

 

[V1LÆM]

Fuck yeah!

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[The Cockatrice]

The standalone game with the story and the minigame were great. For some reason I didnt enjoy playing their pvp one.

 

[drganon]

I'll continue to not play it.

 

[Kenpachii]

Expected nothing else, loved gwent in the witcher 3.

 

[Flabagast]

The GOAT returns

 

[xrnzaaas]

Finally some good news...

 

[Salmon Snake]

I really liked Gwent in Witcher 3 but the it got too complicated for me in Thronebreakers.

 

[EviLore]

I’m all for it. Put a bag over Ciri’s head and break out the cards.

 

[jufonuk]

I have Witcher three but haven’t played it yet. What’s a gwent?

 

[atyourservice]

Would have been surprising if it weren't returning.
I wonder if they'll add some of the expanded mechanics from the standalone gwent game

 

[Ridicululzz]

A big dub in my book! Hope they greatly expand the card list to allow more deck building variety. I love card based mini-games, and think Rebirth did a great job with Queen's Blood too.

 

[KungFucius]

I never play the minigames. I wonder what the numbers are for these things. How many people totally skip it or try it for a bit and never go back vs how many like it and spend hours on it?

 

[struggler_guts]

 

[Hrk69]

 

[Tunned]

*Puts up shield* I find Gwent boring af (but then again I find all card games boring) and completely ignore it in TW3... But I can see why people like it.

 

[MagiusNecros]

I'd rather play Pazaak

 

[Skifi28]

AAAAAAAAnd another 100 hours wasted chasing down all the cards.

 

[drezz]

First time playing TW3 I skipped it entirely cause I had no clue what was what(in TW2 I had the same problem with the dice shit and tought it was going to be the same'ish) and I felt it was meh...

Second time playing it I intended to do EVERY quest and stuff.. only to fall head over heels for Gwent, God damn how I hated my self silly for being that ignorant of it.

In the DLC I spend countless hours playing vs the butler in our house.
Gwent mobil stuff I disliked. Miss me with that shet.

So glad we get a reprice of the TW3 Gwent and not mobile.

 

[gow3isben]

Don't make it too complex.

Keep it simple and sweet. Don't change it too much from Witcher 3.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Oberstein]

Don't make it too complex.

Keep it simple and sweet. Don't change it too much from Witcher 3.

This.

I loved Gwent in TW3, even if you could quickly break the game and rarely lose, once you understood the mechanics.

As a stand-alone game, the first version was great, but they overcomplicated it and it simply became less appealing. I hope they'll find the right balance between the two models.