The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
0.5670Canon Score · ranked #10 all time
Aggregated from 12 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third game in The Witcher video game series, played in an open world with a third-person perspective. The games follow the Witcher series of fantasy novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
Why it ranks #10
Every list on which The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian 50 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #5 / 50 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #10 / 300 |
| Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #15 / 50 |
| IGN Top 100 (2021) | Critics' canon | #16 / 100 |
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #17 / 200 |
| Slant 100 Greatest (2020) | Editorial list | #42 / 100 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #54 / 500 |
| EDGE 100 Greatest (2017) | Critics' canon | #56 / 100 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #165 / 214 |
| Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020) | Editorial list | Selected |
| The Game Awards GOTY winners | Award | Winner |
| GDC Choice GOTY winners | Award | Winner |