The Witcher 3 Remastered: what the update broke, and for whom
Shared report · updated Oct 25, 2026
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered modernizes the acclaimed role-playing game with a range of upgrades and enhancements.
RPG · $49.99 · out since 2015 · from the Steam descriptionWithin the bug complaints for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, visual and rendering glitches make up 30%, ahead of crashes during play at 14%.
OneStar read 2,508 Steam reviews of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt posted from Aug 2026 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,508 people who reviewed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in OneStar's sample, 29% complain and 80% praise it. The top complaints about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are bugs and crashes (36% of complaints), gameplay and design (20%) and performance (18%). In OneStar's sample of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt reviews, 1% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was last updated on Oct 25, 2026.
What goes wrong
I downloaded it after a few months of not playing, and to my surprise, the remastered version doesn't even turn on.
Some people are complaining about visual loss and some stutter, in my case this update has made the game completely unplayable, maybe getting 0.1 FPS.
It’s not fun to play; in fact, it’s incredibly boring.
The controls sucks. And I cannot play this game because it is so counter intuative. I got ripped off when paying for this game.
Remaster update made it unplayable for many people on Linux, including me. Not sure why, but it sure is a problem.
What goes well
I like everything about this game!
The Witcher 3 is simply one of the best games I’ve ever played.
one of the best games out there with around150+ hours of content
The updated graphics look amazing, making the world feel more beautiful and immersive.
Personally I started enjoying Witcher 3 only after reading some stories in the books and playing first 2 games, I would say out all 3 games this one has best RPG-esq elements and buildcrafting,...
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 36 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of each review
I downloaded it after a few months of not playing, and to my surprise, the remastered version doesn't even turn on.
I downloaded it after a few months of not playing, and to my surprise, the remastered version doesn't even turn on.
But the remaster is badly broken.
However, I am now unable to play this game as it frequently crashes on start up.
Some people are complaining about visual loss and some stutter, in my case this update has made the game completely unplayable, maybe getting 0.1 FPS.
What they use it for
213 of 2,508 reviewers said; shares are of them
The Witcher 3... What's there to say that hasn't already been said? I finished the OG back in 2019 and I've started playing it again after hopping in and out a few times since then.
Editing my review as of 10/09/2026 to a thumbs up: This is why I love this developer. Yeah, there were issues with the big update but since then a majority of the bugs I've experienced have been...
Great game. If you want to escape reality and just relax en enjoy another world. Go roam in the world of The Witcher. Was this
What they ask for
50 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 4 more with a free account
UsePlaying solo: mention controls and ui 2.7x as often as everyone (32% vs 12%).
Playtime at reviewUnder 2 hours: mention performance 2.0x as often as everyone (42% vs 21%).
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