Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Reviews

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is ranked in the 93rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2018

This is the best singleplayer story ever seen in card games. Witcher's world is still charming and CD Projekt Red rocks!

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9 / 10
Oct 28, 2018

The Witcher Tales is a strange potion that is surprisingly good. From a logical point of view, a game that mixes so many genres together can't be this amazing, but then comes CDPR, a company that is just unable to develop bad titles.

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Pardis Game
Mohammad Kiani
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Nov 16, 2018

As spin-off to the Witcher series, Thronebreaker is a worthy and appreciated game. It is totally worth the money one would spend on, offering more than 30 hours of joy and entertainment. If you are a fan of the Witcher series and would like to drown yourself even more in it's universe, Thronebreaker is a must for you

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9 / 10.0
Nov 8, 2018

An exquisite combination of deep storytelling and refined card game combat mechanics, Thronebreaker delivers an exceptional RPG experience that not many developers can achieve these days. It's a pity that Geralt's saga has ended after just three games, but Thronebreaker is definitely going to quench your thirst for anything The Witcher related, at least for a while.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2018

CD Projekt did it again. It's not just a Gwent-game, it's a brand new Witcher story.

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90 / 100
Dec 17, 2018

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a very well done game, has an impeccable location (dubbing), and it fuses the genre of RPG and card game very well. Within the universe of The Witcher, addressing so many ethical issues and with so many decisions to make, finding out what will be the end between the 20 available is more interesting by the hour. It's a beautiful game, full of details, animations and interactions that make the gameplay a great experience.

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Digiato
Mohammad Amin Behtoui
Top Critic
90 / 100
Nov 28, 2018

It doesn't matter if you have played the Witcher series or not, Thronebreaker could be the great entrance to this amazing world.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 18, 2019

Overall, Thronebreaker is a revolutionary game within the CCG genre, and I hope other companies take note. With a 40-hour story to support an engaging card game, there's nothing else quite like it, and its unique nature is to its overall benefit. It's made me realize how much I can and do enjoy card games when they're done right. I always loved the idea of CCGs, but it often takes a lot of time and grinding to get up to par with others. CD Projekt Red remedies this by slowly teaching the complexities of Gwent to the player with an engaging plot to keep players enthralled all the way through. It's time to take all my hard-earned rewards and experience gained in Thronebreaker and have my ego obliterated by a horde of Nekkers controlled by a 13-year-old kid — and I couldn't be more excited.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2018

Clever, beautiful and more intricate and expansive than I expected a card game to be, you will scratch your noggin for some devilish puzzles, while following on a story of one of the biggest threats the Northern Kingdoms ever faced: the armies of Nilfgaard.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 4, 2020

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a gorgeously crafted game and has something for different types of gamers. The game has three difficulties, perfect for those who want to play normally, want a brutal challenge, or just simply explore and enjoy the story.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2020

Fans familiar with CD Projekt Red’s talents in storytelling won’t be surprised to read that the adventure and decision making in this game is impressive or even that this version of Gwent plays well. What is surprising is that is title blends three genres into a single cohesive piece, engineered to be the perfect combo without lacking too much in any particular way.

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8.9 / 10.0
Nov 6, 2018

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a card game that takes certain elements from Role Playing and Puzzle genres and manages to introduce a new series based on the world of Witcher. despite this, it's not similar to the famous Gwent game from the Witcher 3 and is a completely new game.

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8.8 / 10.0
Oct 22, 2018

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales offers more playtime than anybody could wish for and is an all around great experience for Witcher fans and card game enthusiasts alike. With concise balance of main quest decisions effecting the card deck, it offers great replay value and is so much more than just a simple spinoff.

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8.8 / 10.0
Dec 16, 2018

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is an innovative game that combines traditional card games with RPG games, and the game has been able to bring new and interesting characters into the rich Witcher world, with good graphics and a constantly renewed fighting style. I can say that Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales surprised me Personally, it is a card game but suffers from some drop in the frame rate and freezing of the unwarranted screen. The game may give preference to those who play Gwent: The Witcher Card Game by winning special cards as they progress in the game they can use in the Gwent game.

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8.7 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2018

As to why or how, again, perhaps this is due to the nature of GWENT and trying to balance difficulty once the sheer variety and number of competing strategies and decks come into play. Whatever the reasons though no doubt it comes from creating an RPG story-driven game unlike anything else out there. One that features one of the best interactive bits of fiction this side of The Witcher III – with a flawed, interesting, and awe-inspiring protagonist in the form of Meve. No doubt, we can't wait to check out the next Witcher Tale.

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86 / 100
Oct 18, 2018

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales will dazzle the fans of the universe thanks, especially, to its elaborate and evocative story. And the charisma that Meve lavishes, the protagonist of the game. Reorder the bases of Gwent to provide more packaging to the exciting battles for house brand cards.

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8.6 / 10.0
Mar 22, 2020

Gamers everywhere should give the royal treatment to Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. It is a stunning display of storytelling that rarely stumbles throughout a 25-hour runtime. While bogged down by the stiff card-playing, the easy mode can turn Thronebreaker into one of the best visual novels around. With 30 endings and an arresting art style, this is one utterly unmissable tale.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 1, 2018

Thronebraker effortlessly infuses Gwent with the geopolitical underpinnings, fantasy tales, and difficult choices of The Witcher series

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Alan Bell
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2020

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a wonderful addition to the Switch. While it may not appeal to all fans, those who enjoyed Gwent in The Witcher 3 will find a lot to love. There's enough nuance and strategy for those hungry for a challenge and it does a great job of adding to the mythology of the world and it's excellent characters.

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Gamefa
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Dec 15, 2018

When we are all amazed by Cyberpunk 2077 and waiting to hear more about it, CD Project Red surprises us nicely and takes us back to our beloved world of "The Witcher" with "Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales", An amazing RPG with deep strategy elements that sets in the fantasy world of Witcher. you must build your army and battle with your enemies in a unique combat system, gather resources and develop your camp and do a large number of side and main quests. If you are looking for a valuable and deep RPG-Strategy game, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is one of the best of its genre and takes you to a 30 hours journey in one of the most beloved world in gaming history. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a game that absolutely worth your time and money. Nothing new for CD Project Red! Right?!

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