CD Projekt RED released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on September 29, 2026. The free upgrade for owners of the original game on supported platforms made an immediate impact, with Steam concurrency passing 120,000 players later that same day. On October 4, SteamDB recorded a new all-time high for the game on Steam at 137,724 concurrent players. That is roughly one-third higher than the previous peak of 103,329, which was set in January 2020 during the surge in interest that followed the first season of Netflix's The Witcher series.Image unavailableCD Projekt RED celebrated the milestone on social media, noting that more witchers were on the Path than 11 years ago and thanking both returning players and newcomers setting out with Geralt for the first time. One important detail is that Remastered was released as a free upgrade for existing owners on supported platforms. The Steam spike therefore reflects a major resurgence in player interest rather than serving as a direct measure of new game sales.
