The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 3181 Ratings

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  1. linkware29
    Oct 18, 2015
    10
    Perfect DLC. CD Project red created a wonderful story with amazing and interesting characters. The map got a bit bigger and a new forging system are included in the DLC. For its very cheap price and lots of content I have to say that this is one of the best DLCs out there.
  2. ferrhis
    Oct 22, 2015
    10
    This is how DLC should be done. Truly 10 hours of new, great content. A stable of new (and old) characters that both fit the tone of the game overall and move it in new directions. A excellently written central story that rivals the Bloody Baron questline (imho). Wouldn't have expected any less from CDPR. The only downside is I've finished it, and now I have to wait a few months for theThis is how DLC should be done. Truly 10 hours of new, great content. A stable of new (and old) characters that both fit the tone of the game overall and move it in new directions. A excellently written central story that rivals the Bloody Baron questline (imho). Wouldn't have expected any less from CDPR. The only downside is I've finished it, and now I have to wait a few months for the next expansion.… Expand
  3. Sceptic
    Oct 18, 2015
    10
    It's a fantastic DLC,well worth the small asking price.Besides the expected new weapons,armour,quests etc,it contains a truly brilliant main story and excellent characters,music and dialogue.The Witcher (and CDPR) keep on giving in what is now,I have decided, the greatest video game I've ever experienced (4 times so far).Blood and Wine cannot come soon enough...Masterful.
  4. jacob_lukas
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    This dlc is even better than original, already amazing game. Lots of new characters and quests. Rebalanced, better combat. Many bugs are fixed. It's like enhanced game with additional story!
  5. guilhermefdias
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    What can I say?
    This game already had a special place in my heart.
    And after this expansion, got even deeper in my thoughts. What a great storyline, voice acting and writing. How great?! I just can't get enough of Witcher. Geralt must live forever.
  6. keitaro202
    Oct 13, 2015
    10
    Perfect in every way. One thing, however, you have to ignore: reviews that bicker over the word "expansion." We have known for several months what this expansion entails and so it makes no sense to criticize it for "oh it doesn't have an extra map and this is more of the same." What does that even mean? Every expansion from every game is more of the same.

    Hearts of Stone has    Perfect in every way. One thing, however, you have to ignore: reviews that bicker over the word "expansion." We have known for several months what this expansion entails and so it makes no sense to criticize it for "oh it doesn't have an extra map and this is more of the same." What does that even mean? Every expansion from every game is more of the same.

    Hearts of Stone has everything you want in any continuation of Geralt's story. It's wonderfully paced and takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Remarkable work CD Projekt.    … Expand
  7. Nathonas
    Oct 15, 2015
    10
    I wouldn't exactly call Hearts of Stone an expansion, more like an expanded DLC. Having said that, the story completely blew me away. This is definitely one of the greatest pieces of RPG storytelling ever made. Please CDPR, please make more like this.
  8. tivec
    Oct 15, 2015
    10
    Saying, that Hearts of Stones gives us tons of new content is too much, but I got everything I expected.
    Great, new, deep history, new romans (excellent one for Witcher games and books fans), some new gear changes, which only hardcore players will find useful, great written characters and tons of other things which I forgot to mention.
    Still CDPR delivered us great, new experience, with    Saying, that Hearts of Stones gives us tons of new content is too much, but I got everything I expected.
    Great, new, deep history, new romans (excellent one for Witcher games and books fans), some new gear changes, which only hardcore players will find useful, great written characters and tons of other things which I forgot to mention.
    Still CDPR delivered us great, new experience, with which every witcher fan will be satisfied.    … Expand
  9. Aamta123
    Oct 14, 2015
    10
    Just Finished It Yesterday A TRUE MASTERPIECE!!!!!
    It is worth every penny.Best Rpg Ever!!!1.Cannot wait for the next expansion
    the story pulls you in its grisp the new antagonist showed amazing perfomance
    All The Characters Are Amazing.Old Characters Also play a role This Game Is Gonna be a hell of a legend
    Arkham Knight Was ok But The witcher 3 Hearts Of Stone MAde Our Hearts Of gold
  10. Tylaris
    Oct 14, 2015
    10
    Another fine example of human pettiness and stupidity...while Konami is busy bringing back "legendary" horse armor DLC and Warner Bros selling previously free Batgirl content for ten times it's real value, CDPR releases something that blows away majority of other titles in amount AND quality of it's content, while charging it on a DLC price scale...and a cheap one at that.
    And people    Another fine example of human pettiness and stupidity...while Konami is busy bringing back "legendary" horse armor DLC and Warner Bros selling previously free Batgirl content for ten times it's real value, CDPR releases something that blows away majority of other titles in amount AND quality of it's content, while charging it on a DLC price scale...and a cheap one at that.
    And people STILL complain.
    If you enjoyed the stories of the Wild Hunt, you'll fall in love with this...excellent characterization with great dialogue, strong, compelling themes, more humor and horror, funny Geralt's 11 heist, fun and challenging boss battles with enemies, game play enhancements and more.
    This is a purchase you won't regret.    … Expand
  11. EE061003
    Oct 13, 2015
    10
    The moment I installed this I knew it’s a masterpiece. Freakin awesome DLC. That should be the example to follow. A full fledged game offered in a DLC. Witcher 3 is turning out to be a game of the century. Long Live CDPROJEKTRED. Engrossing story line and new memorable character from the first witcher. In this era of deceptive and disappointing tactics of micro transactions used by otherThe moment I installed this I knew it’s a masterpiece. Freakin awesome DLC. That should be the example to follow. A full fledged game offered in a DLC. Witcher 3 is turning out to be a game of the century. Long Live CDPROJEKTRED. Engrossing story line and new memorable character from the first witcher. In this era of deceptive and disappointing tactics of micro transactions used by other companies to screw gamers outta their wallets CDPROJEKTRED's Witcher 3 is a treat to all gamers across the globe.. Rockstar, Ubi, EA are u guying watching??… Expand
  12. joem282
    Jan 31, 2016
    10
    A great example of what DLC should be. It adds a new crafting system to the game and expands the world a bit. The real treat, however, is the story. Without spoiling anything, I'll say that the antagonist is one of the most interesting I've encountered in a video game, ever. I really enjoyed the 10 hours I put into and I think it's well worth the $15 it cost.
  13. Bloodyrus
    Mar 28, 2016
    10
    This much better than original game. 10/10

    What can i say else? Main story very intersting, not a lot of quests, but they realy interesting. I can recommend this expantion to everyone
  14. barakav
    Dec 27, 2015
    10
    The story is simply amazing, especially the parts about the new antagonist which is a very interesting character by himself. Be warned though, the fights are much harder than in the original game and you have to adjust your tactics to the bosses as well as you can.
  15. daphenom001
    Jan 7, 2016
    10
    Epic story with tons of extra hours of gameplay. Devs advertised it as ~10hrs and i got about ~30hrs going slow. Very good value. Adds tons of new areas and the story of it is top-tier. Get this dlc already.
  16. Kunsti
    May 14, 2016
    10
    "Hearts of Stone" is even better than "The Witcher 3" itself. It improves the game in every way (e. g. boss battles), especially the main story line of the dlc is better than the one of "Wild Hunt". "Hearts of Stone" is the best dlc I have ever played!
  17. marinflawers
    Jan 16, 2016
    10
    It is not a simple DLC but a complex, rich parallel storyline!
    Great music.
    Story well told.

    I played it before the end of the main quest, and the intrigue is partially linked with some events in the game. Maybe if it wasn't detached into a separate DLC the integration could be better. However, it's 10/10 because is the best DLC I've seen so far.
  18. vgasmo
    Mar 17, 2016
    10
    Probably one of the best games I ever played in my life (and i'm 37). The story and flow is amazing. This is an amazing piece of art . I recommend it to everyone.
  19. Srikantan97
    May 23, 2016
    10
    Excellent expansion, If you want to finish it off completely it will take a mere 13-14 hrs(you have to be perfect), the combat well felt like Witcher 2, was challenging in comparison to the one's witcher 3 boasted of, overall it's a great DLC and will be worth every penny, this is how a dlc is supposed to be when not a standalone dlc!
  20. jerf
    May 21, 2016
    10
    Great expansion pack with great story. It starts kind of slow, and I was initially disappointed when it started with a mission to kill some monster in the sewers, but then the story quickly starts taking unexpected turns, and builds up to become a really great storyline on par with the best storylines of the original game (such as the Bloody Baron storyline). Overall, a great expansion.
  21. smuniz83
    Nov 30, 2016
    10
    This is how a DLC should be. Worth your money. A good lengthy story and some new items and features. Feels wish all other RPG were followed up with expansions like this.
  22. DarKz_MeTaLx
    May 17, 2016
    10
    The most awarded game of all time and well deserved. Without a doubt The Witcher 3 is the best game I have ever played. My only wish is that I could forget everything about this game just so I could have that feeling of playing through it for the first time again.
  23. rockman909090
    Jun 1, 2016
    10
    Wow! One of the best DLC ever!!. Incredible interesting characters (Olgierd and Gaunter o'Dim), really interesting and creative missions and really good the end of the story. Full of references to Polish literature, amazing music. I really recommend!
  24. danielvinzia
    Dec 7, 2017
    10
    una expansion mas que genial y encima en esta epoca que pagas locuras por un dlc que trae una pechera rosa, esto es una EXPANSION. monstruosidad de contenido como uno se merece, vale la pena cada centavo.
  25. PaulJazz24
    Nov 6, 2018
    10
    A masterpiece, like the base game. "Scenes from a marriage" in the most engaging and suggestive gameplay I've ever had in 20 years. Great plot, great dialogues, great cinematics, great voice acting.
  26. jonnx
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    This games plus its expansions are easily one of the best games ever.

    There are problems, bugs and not finished things, but graphics, music, story, atmosphere.... everything about this game is amazing.
    spent 60$ on the game plus expansions (steam sale), for about 160 hours of great gameplay. 10/10 would recommend.
  27. xspidermanx322
    May 13, 2016
    10
    They improved upon the one thing that was pretty bad in Witcher 3 and that was the easy boss battles. The story in this expansion is stellar and it is graciously accepted as a longtime Witcher fan.
  28. LifeHistory
    Apr 14, 2017
    10
    Mind blowing, an amazing expantion from the best game in the history!

    Thats how you make Quality but this gives you even quantity which is crazy. CD Project Red really cares about how they make their games. They take really good care of it just like an artist cares about its painting. No need to tell you how this expantion is other than its possibly even better than the main game    Mind blowing, an amazing expantion from the best game in the history!

    Thats how you make Quality but this gives you even quantity which is crazy. CD Project Red really cares about how they make their games. They take really good care of it just like an artist cares about its painting.

    No need to tell you how this expantion is other than its possibly even better than the main game which already was almost too perfect.    … Expand
  29. kingcrimsonbiu
    Mar 23, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Witcher 3 is almost perfect, so is this DLC. I would give it 9.9/10 if this site allows floating point scores.
    Pros:
    --- Shani, what a wonderful lass! I find myself fortunate to have lighthoused Triss and unicorned Yen and ended up being a happy bachelor, because I can now boat Shani without qualms!
    --- The enemies are more challenging to fight, such as the boars, wraiths, and Olgierd.
    --- Some plots are creepy and scary as fok, such as coming into Iris memory, fighting the self-healing wraith , and searching master mirror. I love that feeling!

    Cons:
    --- 10,000 for enchantments, are you kidding me? It feels this secondary quest encourages players to seek free money glitches ...
    --- bugs still exists --- such as loss of keyboard response after dialogue, and crash --- rarely though.    … Expand
  30. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 10
    -Atmosphere: 10 -Characters: 10 -Graphics and design: 10 -Gameplay: 8 -Sound and Music: 10 -Bugs: 9 -Interface: 10 -Completeness of the world: 10 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 9 -Coop in Story mode: 0 -Multiplayer: 0 -Mods and the ability to change the game: 8 Scores from 1    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 10
    -Atmosphere: 10
    -Characters: 10
    -Graphics and design: 10
    -Gameplay: 8
    -Sound and Music: 10
    -Bugs: 9
    -Interface: 10
    -Completeness of the world: 10

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 9
    -Coop in Story mode: 0
    -Multiplayer: 0
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 8

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
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#5 Best PC Game of 2015
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#27 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 6, 2016
    95
    With Geralt's final adventure coming to an end, CD Projekt Red did a masterful job. Action, intrigue, love and Gwent - it's all there and it's better than ever. Truly a finale worthy of the legendary Witcher.
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  2. PC Invasion
    May 31, 2016
    90
    Hearts of Stone is an essential pickup if you’re playing The Witcher 3.
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  3. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    90
    12 hour long expansion almost as good as the original game. [12/2015, p.42]
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