Gwent: Rogue Mage – the only participant Witcher card recreation – is out as we speak

Gwent: Rogue Mage – a brand new single participant roguelike card recreation – is out as we speak on Steam, iOS, and Android. Based on The Witcher IP and a by-product of the multiplayer Witcher card recreation, Gwent, from again in 2017, this takes you thru occasions tons of of years previous to Geralt’s adventures by means of the world in a newfound standalone journey.

This new story, which follows mage Alzur and their companion Lily as they search out a robust weapon to finish the monster menace as soon as and for all, is purchasable for £7.49. While standalone, it’s technically an growth to Gwent, that means you may also choose that up at extra value for the total Gwent expertise.

If this looks like information that appeared out of nowhere, it’s as a result of it was revealed to the world solely yesterday in an IGN exclusive. This was beforehand underneath wraps as Project Golden Nekker, however particulars concerning the title, or its sudden emergence onto PC and cellular platforms, hadn’t been made identified till the final second.

In an interview from the aforementioned IGN unique, recreation director Vladimir Tortsov states that this title is a response to a need from followers for a PvE Gwent expertise, extra aligned with how they’d have first skilled it in The Witcher 3.

“While Gwent multiplayer is a fantastic game for those who are looking for a great PvP multiplayer experience, we perfectly understand that many Witcher players loved the original mini-game of Gwent for totally different reasons. With Rogue Mage we aim to give this audience a reason to play modern-day Gwent in the format they prefer.”

This launch possible comes as a welcome shock to followers of The Witcher who had been in any other case sitting tight and ready for added updates on The Witcher 4, which solely lately left the analysis section of improvement. Since that title continues to be clearly a methods out, perhaps Gwent: Rogue Mage can present an expertise of what diehard mega followers of the sequence – or followers of card video games on the whole – will take pleasure in.

Will you be selecting up Gwent: Rogue Mage? Let us know beneath!