Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

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  • Summary: In GWENT, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilitiesIn GWENT, gamers clash with their friends in fast-paced duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. The game is played over a best-of-three series of rounds, as players unleash their hand by slinging spells and diverse units with special abilities and use clever tricks to deceive their opponents.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Game Informer
    Nov 2, 2018
    85
    After years of iteration as a minigame and in beta, Gwent has come into its own as a great card game. It emphasizes keen decision-making over chance, and a great back-and-forth buildup ratchets up the tension across multiple rounds. With a great variety of decks and strategies at its disposal, as well as strong incentives to play match after match, Gwent proves great ideas can come from small beginnings.
  2. GameSpot
    Oct 31, 2018
    80
    Gwent clearly learns from other digital collectible card games that have carved their niche out of the market, but its play style offers up an entirely different type of challenge. It's one that requires some investment, and hard decisions on which Faction you'd like to invest in, but Gwent also respects your time by rewarding you for nearly every action in a match, tempting you to play just one more. Its matches could use some fine-tuning in their pacing and presentation, but Gwent is otherwise a refreshingly new take on card games that establishes itself firmly outside of the simple side activity it was in The Witcher 3.
  3. Edge Magazine
    Dec 6, 2018
    80
    The price of this intricacy is that Gwent is anything but accessible... It feels both remarkably grown-up, and finely aged by its years of open development. [Jan 2019, p.120]
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  4. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    80
    Gwent’s greatest asset are its basic mechanics – simple, easy to grasp and engaging mentally. Gives the players a lot of agency and even more tactics to discover and choose from. [13/2018, p.60]
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  5. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 28, 2018
    78
    From Witcher III minigame to a proper title: let's try GWENT's final release.
  6. PlayGround.ru
    Nov 14, 2018
    70
    Gwent is a nice card game, but its final version is totally different from what everyone expected.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 89
  3. Negative: 30 out of 89
  1. AndersBjorkman
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Great game especially if you like the Witcher universe (if you like cardgames and the witcher, this is a 6/5). You can get good decks fromGreat game especially if you like the Witcher universe (if you like cardgames and the witcher, this is a 6/5). You can get good decks from short easy grinds without paying, unlike most other cardgames out there. Active developers who are constantly improving the game. I love this game, and cdprojektred is currently one of the best game studios in the world, and they put in their usual love and craftsmanship into this game. For me a 5/5.… Expand
  2. gertflump
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    I've played a lot of CCGs but none have made me come back as often as Gwent. The in game rewards and progression systems are extremely givingI've played a lot of CCGs but none have made me come back as often as Gwent. The in game rewards and progression systems are extremely giving and fair. The card art and animations are beyond compare. And the six different factions have distinct archetypes and identifies which make the game eclectic and fun. I highly recommend it!… Expand
  4. Blaines
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    I didn't like it at first but after 10 hours in homecoming i want to play another round. Game definitely need more cards and i hope we willI didn't like it at first but after 10 hours in homecoming i want to play another round. Game definitely need more cards and i hope we will see a lot of them in future.… Expand
  5. SLTYSPTOON
    May 26, 2020
    7
    A fun little game that doesn't have much depth to it but is definitely fun. It doesn't have much content but it doesn't need to. It won't blowA fun little game that doesn't have much depth to it but is definitely fun. It doesn't have much content but it doesn't need to. It won't blow you away but it will show you a good time.… Expand
  6. gentlebenno
    Jan 25, 2019
    5
    Last year I joined this game on Beta and easily cranked north of 200 hours in the first two months, I was quite obsessed. Many months later,Last year I joined this game on Beta and easily cranked north of 200 hours in the first two months, I was quite obsessed. Many months later, I put it down for a while and then came back upon release hoping for a return to the same. I liked Thronebreaker, but overall Gwent as released is a huge disappointment.

    I'm not sure what CDPR was thinking in conducting a massive overhaul of the game, but it truly is a different game. And I, like other long time Beta fans, I'm not happy with the changes. Gwent is now an inferior game to the Beta version. I could list about twenty reasons why, but I just don't have the energy because I'm sad. They spiked this game, for whatever reason, and it makes me sad.

    To me, the Beta version of this game was like a 9 or 10, but I can't rate the released version the same. Maybe CDPR will fix it in the long run, but at this point they must be committed and so I doubt it. Thus I shall remain sad, and quite nostalgic for the glory and excitement I had while playing Beta.    … Expand
  7. ivandrago80
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    Gwent was a great game. I played a lot beta and really enjoyed it. It was fast paced and interesting. Sadly the Homecoming come in andGwent was a great game. I played a lot beta and really enjoyed it. It was fast paced and interesting. Sadly the Homecoming come in and destroyed everything what I liked about Gwent. This is a disappointment now and I know I am not the only one feeling like that. On top of that I dont understand the business model of developers - after destroying my collection of cards from beta I got enough scraps to have ALL cards in Homecoming and half of the scraps still left (and my beta collection was not full). I think this game will be dead soon as it will not be profitable.… Expand
  8. rus8
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    It is good example for every human. You can be punished for nothing. Just for your nationality. Disgusting company. Don't come back to Russia. Never.

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