The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
is an developed and published by developer and is based on series of fantasy novels written by . It is the sequel to the 2011 game and the third main installment in , played in an open world with a .
The game takes place in a fictional based on . Players control , a monster slayer for hire known as a Witcher, and search for his adopted daughter, who is on the run from the otherworldly . Players battle the game's many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to increase Geralt's abilities and purchase equipment. The game's story has three possible endings, determined by the player's choices at key points in the narrative.
Development began in 2011 and lasted for three and a half years. Central and Northern European cultures formed the basis of the game's world. enabled the developer to create a complex story without compromising the game's open world. The music was primarily composed by and performed by the .