The impressive The Witcher 3 Online mod , which introduced a multiplayer mode to PC players earlier this year, has become even better today with its massive 3.0 update . Besides being able to explore the Continent together, this milestone achievement from the modding community introduces full support for Gwent online multiplayer - effectively resurrecting CD Projekt Red's standalone card game spin-off that officially closed down back in 2023 . With the Polish developer reportedly mapping out the franchise's official multiplayer future, this fan-driven revival lands at a perfect time.
Support for Gwent multiplayer matches in The Witcher 3 doesn't stop at the basics, just offering players the opportunity to play the card game against human players with pre-made decks. The 3.0 update brings full match sync , meaning that players can use the exact cards and decks they have collected in the game, so all the progress is kept intact as if it were a regular game of Gwent in the single-player campaign .
Needless to say, this is huge for any fan of The Witcher 3 playing the game on PC , as well as for any old Gwent aficionado. Although Gwent: The Witcher Card Game began its life as an online multiplayer rendition of the game's minigame, as I well remember from testing the very first version of the game during Gamescom 2016 , over time, the title changed a lot, as is expected for a live-service game. As such, The Witcher 3 Online mod now offers that same pure, unadulterated (and quite unbalanced) Gwent experience that many have missed for years.
The aforementioned Gwent: The Witcher Card Game was CD Projekt Red's first foray into a multiplayer experience , and we have now learned it won't be the last. The Polish developer is reportedly now working on a new free-to-play multiplayer game for PC and mobile platforms , alongside the series' next single-player experiences - the recently announced The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion and The Witcher 4 . And who knows, a new rendition of online Gwent could be among the features of this new multiplayer project .
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