“The Witcher 4” confirms that Gwent will return, and CDPR says the team and fans love it

The latest game in the fantasy ARPG “The Witcher” series “Polaris” was recently unveiled at TGA 2024 as “The Witcher IV”. The development team CD Projekt Red (CDPR) recently hinted in an interview that the new game will also be in the form of a mini-game. Launched the card game “Gwent”.

Gwent first appeared in “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”. The characters and monsters that appeared in the game were made into cards. A best-of-three game system was adopted. Players must build decks according to different camps. The board is divided into melee, ranged and There are three battlefields in the siege. During the battle, units need to be placed in appropriate positions to compete with the opponent for total attack power. You can choose to keep the cards in your hand until the next round.

The popularity of “Gwent” has led to its independent stand-alone games “Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales” (Gwent: The Witcher Tales), “Gwent: Alien Mage”, and the multiplayer game “Witcher’s Gwent”. “Special Cards”, board game company Hachette Boardgames recently announced that it will launch a physical version of “Gwent Cards” in 2025.

In an interview with foreign media Easy Allies, “The Witcher 4” game director Sebastian Kalemba and executive producer Gosia Mitręga revealed that the latest game in the series will also include “Gwent Card”.

Mitręga said bluntly, “We really love this game and have been listening to the community’s voices very carefully. We just like this (community). This game is really great!” He added confidently ” I don’t think anyone will be disappointed.” Kalemba also said, “Gwent is part of the gaming experience, that’s for sure. We also love Gwent.”

It seems that “The Witcher 4” will also continue the tradition of “Gwent Cards”, but because each derivative work has different gameplay rules, it is highly anticipated what kind of experience changes “Gwent Cards” will bring in the new work. “The Witcher 4” is currently in development, and its release date has not yet been announced.