POST-LAUNCH SUPPORT AUDIT · VERIFIED
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD Projekt Red · 2015 · Action RPG
Did the studio keep supporting this game after launch? This page is the evidence.
AFTERCARE SCORE
90
Tier A · Excellent
Pattern: Steady
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LAUNCH CONDITIONMixed
AFTERCARE PATTERNSteady
AUDIT STATUSVerified
CDPR backed its launch goodwill with eleven years of delivered promises — free DLCs, two meaty expansions, and a free next-gen overhaul a decade later.
01Score breakdown
Patch Speed18 / 20
Maintenance Quality17 / 20
Communication18 / 20
Player Responsiveness18 / 20
Follow-Through19 / 20
Five categories, 20 points each, 100 total. Full method on the methodology page.
02The evidence
Launched May 19, 2015 to 93-Metacritic acclaim and 60M+ lifetime sales, but the launch was shadowed by the graphical downgrade controversy and console performance issues. CDPR answered with honesty and the industry-defying 16-free-DLC pledge, then delivered Hearts of Stone, Blood and Wine, a 2019 Switch port, a free next-gen update in December 2022, and free REDkit modding tools in 2024.
- All 16 DLCs free from day one as a deliberate anti-industry-norm stance, plus two full expansions delivered on schedule in 2015–2016
- Free next-gen update (Dec 2022) delivered after an honest delay saga — in-house takeover from Saber Interactive, indefinite delay, then a met Q4 date
- New Game Plus added on player demand; money exploits fixed in playful in-world ways rather than punishing players
- REDkit full modding suite released free in 2024 as a stated 'parting gift'; modders whose work was integrated into the next-gen update were compensated and credited
03Sources
011 Year Later, 'The Witcher 3' Is A Game That Did Everything RightPress reportVisit02The Witcher 3 New-Gen Update Supports Many, But Not All, Of Its Most Popular ModsPress reportVisit03Witcher 3 Next-Gen Upgrade Pulled From Russia Studio, Delayed Indefinitely [Update: Coming December 14]Press reportVisit04The Witcher 3 REDkit Q&A - CDPR and Yigsoft Confirm Steam Workshop Support; Further Improvements PlannedDeveloper statementVisit
04Audit record
- Launch date
- 2015-05-19
- Evidence coverage through
- Oct 4, 2026
- Methodology
- v1.0
- Audit confidence
- High
- Why this confidence
- Eleven years of support are unusually well documented: the 16-free-DLC stance, both expansions, the next-gen delay saga, and REDkit all have detailed press coverage plus direct developer statements.
- Score band
- Excellent (Tier A)