{"id":10381,"date":"2025-09-03T02:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/gog-galaxy-users-can-snag-the-original-witcher-game-for-free\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T02:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T02:38:40","slug":"gog-galaxy-users-can-snag-the-original-witcher-game-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gog-galaxy-users-can-snag-the-original-witcher-game-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"GOG Galaxy Users Can Snag The Original Witcher Game For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gog-galaxy-users-can-snag-the-original-witcher-game-for-free.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>Believe it or not, Cyberpunk 2077 arrives in less than a week. If you frequent GOG.com and are thinking, \u201cThat\u2019s plenty of time to squeeze in a full playthrough of the first Witcher game,&#8221;\u00a0you\u2019re in luck! The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director\u2019s Cut is now free for <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2019\/07\/03\/gog-galaxy-20-states-its-case-to-be-your-one-pc-library-to-rule-them-all\"><span><span><span><span>GOG Galaxy <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span>users \u2013 as long as you don&#8217;t mind joining their mailing list.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>If you\u2019re wondering why this is happening, CD Projekt Red owns GOG, so there you go. Also, it\u2019s probably to both reward players for using GOG Galaxy as well as perhaps coax gamers into giving the PC game launcher a try. Existing users will probably have to update the software, then hit the \u201cRecent\u201d view and check the banner above. Then click the \u201cgiveaway\u201d button, which opts you in for emails of GOG news and other updates, and The Witcher should appear in your library, both in the application and on the website.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director\u2019s Cut offers a spruced up version of the 2007 RPG by adding improved animations, more NPCs, and improved stability among other fixes. It also removes the censorship of the original North American release, putting it on par with international copies of the game in terms of content.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>If you prefer to get your Witcher fix via television, you\u2019ll be happy to know Season 2 of the Netflix series has <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/11\/18\/report-netflixs-the-witcher-season-2-resumes-filming-after-more-positive-covid-19-cases\"><span><span><span><span>resumed filming<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> after a COVID-19 scare. Those looking for more Witcher software to engage with should keep an eye on that <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/08\/31\/check-out-some-the-witcher-monster-slayer-gameplay\"><span><span><span><span>Witcher AR mobile game<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span> that\u2019s in the works. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/12\/04\/gog-galaxy-users-can-snag-the-original-witcher-game-for-free\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, Cyberpunk 2077 arrives in less than a week. If you frequent GOG.com and are thinking, \u201cThat\u2019s plenty of time to squeeze in a full playthrough of the first Witcher game,&#8221;\u00a0you\u2019re in luck! The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director\u2019s Cut is now free for GOG Galaxy users \u2013 as long as you don&#8217;t mind joining their mailing list.\u00a0 If you\u2019re wondering why this is happening, CD Projekt Red owns GOG, so there you go. Also, it\u2019s probably to both reward players for using GOG Galaxy as well as perhaps coax gamers into giving the PC game launcher a try. Existing users will probably have to update the software, then hit the \u201cRecent\u201d view and check the banner above. Then click the \u201cgiveaway\u201d button,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gog-galaxy-users-can-snag-the-original-witcher-game-for-free\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GOG Galaxy Users Can Snag The Original Witcher Game For Free | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Believe it or not, Cyberpunk 2077 arrives in less than a week. 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