The Witcher
2007 · CD Projekt Red
Source book
- The Witcher saga — Andrzej Sapkowski
The first game, and already a sequel. The story starts after the books.
Platforms
Windows, Mac OS X
Fidelity
The 2007 role-playing game is based on Sapkowski's series. Wikipedia notes that its story takes place after the events of the main saga. Original release: Windows and Mac OS X.
Read first?
01
When to read first
Read first if you want the books unspoiled. Even this rougher first game is set after them.
02
When playing first is fine
Play first if you want the games as their own series and do not plan to read the novels. You will meet Geralt with the ending already behind him.
03
Why
People sometimes treat the first game as a fresh start. It is a fresh start for the games, not for the books.
Source
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_(video_game)
The call above is an editorial reading of that public page. If the page and this note disagree, believe the page.