The game is centred around Geralt the witcher, also known as 'the White Wolf', who at the beginning of the game suffers from amnesia. The weather can dynamically change from a light drizzle to a dark, stormy downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning, and the NPCs react to the rain by hiding under roofs trying to get out of the rain. The natural light during various phases of the day is realistically altered, and the day and night transitions serve to enrich the game's ambience. Taking place in a medieval world, the game implements detailed visuals. The Witcher follows the story of Geralt, a mutant ' witcher' - a travelling monster hunter for hire, gifted with unnatural powers.

A console version using an entirely new engine and combat system, titled The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, was planned for release in Fall 2009, but later cancelled. In the first 10 months since release, the game sold 800,000 copies worldwide. An enhanced edition of the game, containing among other things the editor and two new adventures ' The Price of Neutrality' and ' Side Effects', was released in September 2008. Based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, the game utilizes BioWare's proprietary Aurora Engine and was released in October 2007. The Witcher (Polish: Wiedźmin) is a computer role-playing game for the PC by CD Projekt RED.

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