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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

Story-driven fantasy RPG with card battles and difficult decisions

CD PROJEKT RED · Released Nov 9, 2018

AdventureRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 17K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 68 in 30 days
Players
65
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
5 months ago
May 21, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GT 730
4 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales?

This single-player, isometric RPG follows Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia as Nilfgaard threatens her kingdoms in the world of The Witcher. You explore regions, gather resources, develop a camp and recruit units. Battles use cards, and some encounters are puzzles.

For you if...

  • +you want a character-focused story about leading a kingdom
  • +you enjoy alternating between card battles and tactical puzzles
  • +you like gathering resources to strengthen your army camp

Not for you if...

  • −you want action combat instead of card battles
  • −you expect unrestricted deckbuilding and mostly standard matches
  • −you dislike slow exploration between story encounters

What players say

88% of 16,917 reviews are positive · 89% of 68 in the last 30 days

Players praise the writing, voice acting, art and music. Common complaints focus on the slow pace and card encounters that rely heavily on puzzles or restrict deck choices.

Players over time

▼ -45% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 114 players on Oct 3, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202665
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Nov 5, 202639
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Nov 1, 202665
Oct 31, 202649
Oct 30, 202653
Oct 29, 202648
Oct 28, 202651
Oct 27, 202654
Oct 26, 202652
Oct 25, 202681
Oct 24, 202663
Oct 23, 202652
Oct 22, 202642
Oct 21, 202646
Oct 20, 202653
Oct 19, 202660
Oct 18, 202687
Oct 17, 202682
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Oct 15, 202674
Oct 14, 202669
Oct 13, 202675
Oct 12, 202687
Oct 11, 202695
Oct 10, 202695
Oct 9, 202692
Oct 8, 202683
Oct 7, 202696
Oct 6, 2026101
Oct 5, 2026100
Oct 4, 2026105
Oct 3, 2026114
Oct 2, 202681
Oct 1, 2026104
Sep 30, 202675
Sep 29, 202673
Sep 28, 202675
Sep 27, 202671
Sep 26, 202664
Sep 25, 202657
Sep 24, 202644
Sep 23, 202676
Sep 23, 202641
Sep 22, 202639
Sep 21, 2026103

How many players finish Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales?

23% of Steam players have unlocked «Return of the Queen», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GT 730, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
Processor
Intel Celeron G1820 | AMD A4-7300
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | Radeon R7 240
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space

Recommended

OS
7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 (64bit)
Processor
Intel Core i3 6100 | AMD FX-6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | AMD Radeon R7 265
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
8 GB available space

Does Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
39
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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