The Witcher 3 Remastered Starts at 94 Metascore on PC

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered has arrived with an early critical average that puts a very large asterisk-shaped grin on Geralt’s face. The PC release is sitting at a 94 Metascore from nine logged reviews, placing it level with twin-stick shooter Sektori as the highest-rated game of 2026 on the aggregate at the time of writing.

That is an impressive start for a remaster of an RPG that was already considered one of the defining games of its era. It is also an early result rather than a permanent coronation. Nine reviews is a small sample beside the 79 reviews attached to the 2015 original’s score and the 65 attached to the Complete Edition. The number can rise, fall, or stay put as more assessments are added. Still, the opening figure gives the remaster a legitimate claim to being the best-scoring version of The Witcher 3 so far.

What the 94 actually means

A Metascore is an aggregated critical score: a single number created from reviews logged for a particular release and platform. It is useful as a quick measure of broad critical reception, but it is not the same thing as a universal verdict or a guarantee that every player will have the same experience. Sample size matters, as does the mix of reviews behind the figure.

For the Remastered PC edition, that distinction is particularly important. A 94 based on nine reviews is an excellent opening result, but it has much more room to move than a score built from several dozen reviews. Calling it the definitive top version today is fair in the narrow, score-based sense. Calling the race permanently settled would be premature.

The current number nevertheless has useful context. The original 2015 release holds a 92 Metascore, a score that has long placed it among the aggregate’s must-play RPGs. The newer remaster’s 94 therefore begins two points ahead of that original benchmark.

The 94 also matches the average reached by the game’s PS5 and Xbox Series X editions. Those versions received a very strong response, but their results did not substantially reshape the Complete Edition’s combined standing because far fewer reviews were logged for those specific platforms. In other words, a platform’s individual reception can be excellent while the broader release label still displays a different aggregate.

Why the Complete Edition’s 85 needs context

At a glance, the Complete Edition’s 85 Metascore looks noticeably lower than both the 2015 original and the Remastered edition. That comparison can be misleading without considering which version supplied most of the reviews.

The Complete Edition includes the Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions. Its logged reviews were heavily associated with the Switch release, where performance concerns led to a more mixed reception. That platform-specific performance baggage pulled the overall figure down, even though the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions averaged 94.

This is a helpful reminder that edition names and platform labels are not interchangeable. A score attached to a cross-platform package can reflect very different technical circumstances from one machine to another. It also means players looking at aggregate scores should check which release and platform they are actually comparing, rather than assuming every number represents the same build.

Remaster, edition, and platform: the terms matter

Original release: the 2015 version of The Witcher 3, currently holding a 92 Metascore.
Complete Edition: a package including Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine; its overall Metascore is 85, with Switch reviews forming much of that record.
PS5 and Xbox Series X editions: versions whose reviews averaged 94, though there were fewer of them.
Remastered: the new PC release, currently at 94 from nine reviews and positioned as an improved, shinier take on the RPG.

The labels may sound like minor store-page housekeeping, but they make a real difference when someone tries to answer a straightforward question such as, “Which version reviewed best?” Right now, the answer is the PC Remastered release—while recognizing that its lead is based on a limited early set of reviews and is tied, numerically, with the current-gen console average.

A strong start in a crowded 2026 chart

The early 94 places The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered at the top of the year’s aggregate rankings alongside Sektori. It is currently ahead of Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.

That leaderboard position is a snapshot, not a season trophy. Rankings change as new games receive reviews and as existing releases add more of them. A remaster can also prompt a slightly different kind of critical discussion than a brand-new game: critics may weigh the quality of the refresh against the durability of the underlying work, while players may focus on whether the updates make this particular edition the most practical route into a familiar world.

In this case, the early reception suggests the remaster is meeting a difficult expectation: it needs to feel sufficiently improved while preserving the RPG that earned its reputation in the first place. The 94 does not identify every reason individual reviewers reached their scores, and it should not be used to invent a universal list of changes or technical guarantees. What it does establish is that the first PC critical response is exceptionally positive.

A 94 is a powerful opening number, but the meaningful comparison is not only “new versus old.” It is also PC Remastered versus the specific Complete Edition and console records that came before it.

What players should take from the early reviews

For anyone deciding whether to return to Geralt’s adventure or make a first trip through it, the headline is encouraging: the remaster has not stumbled out of the gate. Its early aggregate currently equals the best platform-specific average previously recorded for the game and exceeds the original’s 92.

There are two sensible cautions. First, wait for the review count to grow before treating 94 as fixed. Second, do not treat an aggregate as a substitute for checking the platform and edition that matter to you. The Complete Edition’s history shows exactly why that detail can affect a score.

For the wider RPG landscape, the result reinforces how unusually durable The Witcher 3 has been. Eleven years after the original release, the game is not merely receiving another package or another entry in a catalog. Its remastered PC edition has opened as one of the year’s best-reviewed games, at least on the available data. That is a formidable return for an old monster hunter who has evidently not run out of contracts.

The timing also gives fans something substantial to debate while waiting for The Witcher 4. The next major installment remains ahead, but the Remastered release offers a new critical benchmark for the series’ most celebrated RPG in the meantime. For a lighter example of how wide modern game coverage can stretch, even Tokyo Game Show recommendations can jump from Sonic to a hair-removal simulator; a 94-point return for Geralt is comparatively easy to explain.

For now, the correct reading is confident but measured: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered is off to a superb critical start on PC, is temporarily tied for 2026’s highest Metascore, and has a realistic chance to stand as the highest-scoring version of the game if its rating holds as the review pool expands.