Witcher 3 Remastered Smashes Steam Player Record

Did you jump back into The Witcher 3 this week? You're not alone. The Witcher 3 Remastered has already smashed its previous Steam concurrent player record, just hours after launch.

Before the remaster, the game's peak on Steam was 103,329 players back in January 2020, when the Witcher TV series premiered. Now, that record has been shattered with a new peak of 114,696 players. That's a massive 258% jump from last month, when only 31,959 people were playing.

And remember, these numbers only cover Steam. There are likely tons of players on Xbox Series X and S, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and other PC platforms like GOG and Battle.net. So the actual player count is probably even higher.

With the weekend coming up, those numbers will likely climb even more. After all, the remaster is a free update for anyone who already owns The Witcher 3, so there's a low barrier to entry—as long as you have a decent gaming PC.

Of course, it hasn't been all smooth sailing. The game had some issues on AMD graphics cards at launch, but that's been fixed with a new AMD driver. Still, it's easy to see why people are flocking back. CD Projekt Red has packed in a huge list of improvements, from graphics to Roach's running animations. The game even supports path tracing, though you'll need a beast of a PC for that.

If you're diving back in, there's plenty to help you. Check out our guides on things The Witcher 3 doesn't tell you, our full walkthrough, and our endings guide that covers all the major quests and choices in the base game and expansions (now bundled in with the Remastered edition). When you're ready for the tough choices, our sex and romance guide shows who Geralt can smooch. And to make Geralt as strong as possible, we've got all the Witcher gear locations, Places of Power, and even Gwent card locations.

So, will you be picking up the remaster and jumping back into Geralt's boots? Let us know in the comments!