Single Player Spin-Off RPG Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Tells a Story on PS4 This December

From the team behind The Witcher 3

by Robert Ramsey Tue 18th Sep 2018

Thronebreaker The Witcher Tales Ps4 Release Date

CD Projekt Red has slapped a release date on Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. The game originally started out as Gwent: The Witcher Card Game's campaign component, but it's grown into its own single player role-playing title, and it'll launch as a standalone game on PlayStation 4 in December.

For those out of the loop, here's the official description of Thronebreaker from the Polish developer:

Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics. Crafted by the developers responsible for some of the most iconic moments in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the game spins a truly regal tale of Meve, a war-veteran queen of two Northern Realms — Lyria and Rivia. Facing an imminent Nilfgaardian invasion, Meve is forced to once again enter the warpath, and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

Throughout the adventure, players will explore new and never-before-seen parts of The Witcher world, embark on thought-provoking quests featuring rich, multidimensional characters. All while gathering resources to expand their army and engaging in epic story battles powered by the skill-based battle system known from Gwent: The Witcher Card Game.

CD Projekt Red says that pricing will be announced at a later date ahead of release, so it sounds as though it won't be free-to-play like Gwent.

It certainly sounds interesting though, doesn't it? You can nab it from the PlayStation Store on the 4th December.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

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LieutenantFatman
Tue 18th Sep 2018

Excellent, been waiting for this for ages.

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roe
Tue 18th Sep 2018

Not sure this'll be my type of game but I really like that art style.

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Deadlyblack
Tue 18th Sep 2018

I was wondering what happened to the single player part of Gwent.

Glad to see it's almost here.

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wiiware
Tue 18th Sep 2018

Can they make the combat 3rd person like the witcher 3? I don't like card game..

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rjejr
Tue 18th Sep 2018

Interesting. I enjoy a card game when it's part of a story. Maybe this will scratch my Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes itch. It wasn't a card game but a really fun puzzle RPG. And two player worked really well, which was a surprise bonus. I'll keep an eye out. Id' go play Gwent to see if I like it but I just deleted it's 6GB to make room for DQXI. Guess I'll just wait and play TW3.

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Octane
Tue 18th Sep 2018

If it's what I think it is, a Gwent RPG, I'm there day one!

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Octane
Tue 18th Sep 2018

@Kidfried Are they getting rid of the siege class, why? That's looks more like a 'evolution' (not necessarily in a good way) of the Gwent beta, then a return to the game that was in TW3.

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rjejr
Tue 18th Sep 2018

@Kidfried Hey thanks for that, appreciate it. Those pics look like two different games so you're right, no point in starting a game that's going away to be replaced by a seemingly new one.

And thanks for the long explanation to Octane, makes sense.

And if you haven't 'already, I think you'd like M&M. Here's a quick review. Though I don't think it's on PS4.

Also, FYI, you can embed pics by putting the letters img, don't think case matters, between two square brackets, [1mg] then copy and paste http address from your webbar, then [/1mg]. Just use the letter i instead of the number 1.

[1mg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8whgTXhlRI[/1mg]

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Octane
Tue 18th Sep 2018

@Kidfried Well, I got invited to the beta late 2016-ish (I think it was 2016). Gwent is something I played in short bursts ever since. Usually for a day or two. Last time I played it was early summer iirc. I always prefered the way TW3 handled the rows, so I never understood why they ditched that concept to begin with. It's good to see they're returning to that, but I still hope siege makes a return. I feel that the three rows, along with the three weather effects were a core feature of the game. Anyway, I'll probably get it either way, because it seems they know what they're doing based on my experience with TW alone.