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Gwent
May 3, 2026 at 07:44 PM
Restructured Gwent article around TW4 confirmation. Compressed TW3 mechanics section to a single hedged paragraph, folded standalone TW3 spinoff and physical card-set sections into a one-sentence aside, and reframed Geralt-Gwent-player reference with explicit TW3 framing. Deliberate shrink: prior-game and spinoff content was disproportionately filling the body
Gwent is coming back. Game Director Sebastian Kalemba confirmed it plainly: "It's a part of the experience, absolutely. We also love Gwent." Executive Producer Malgorzata Mitrega added: "I don't think anyone will be disappointed."
Those quotes are about as direct as confirmations get, but they leave nearly everything about the implementation unclear. How Gwent will work in the new game, whether it uses the same rules as in the prior digital version, and how it fits into the world have not been detailed.
In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Gwent was a faction-based collectible card mini-game played against NPCs throughout the world, with cards earned through shops, opponents, and quests. Whether The Witcher IV retains those mechanics, factions, or deck rules is unconfirmed. CDPR previously ran a standalone digital Gwent product and announced a physical Gwent card set; The Witcher IV's implementation is unrelated and unconfirmed.
Most details remain unrevealed:
Whether the rules match the version in The Witcher 3 or are redesigned
What factions or deck types will be available (Kovir-based factions seem likely given the setting)
How card collection will work
Whether Gwent ties into the story or side quests
Whether there is a tournament or competitive element
Given that Ciri is the protagonist rather than Geralt, the framing of Gwent could shift. In The Witcher 3, Geralt was an established Gwent player; Ciri has no equivalent precedent in prior games.
