CD Projekt Red Recruits Renowned Modder to Enhance The Witcher 3 Remaster

CD Projekt Red has brought on a well-known modder to help make the newly announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered look better than ever before.

The community creator, known as HalkHogan, shared the news in an update on the Nexus Mods page for their own The Witcher 3 HD Rework Project (HDRP) mod. This PC mod alone has racked up over 320,000 unique downloads and more than 1.6 million views, and it seems it caught CD Projekt Red's attention ahead of the remaster's release.

In their message, HalkHogan confirmed their involvement in the official remaster, telling fans they'll no longer need to use HDRP. Instead, they suggest players check out their contributions in The Witcher 3 Remastered.

"Hello, my Witcher friends!" the message reads. "It's been a while since the last news, and I would like to clarify any questions and confirm that I am cooperating with CDPR on the Witcher 3 Remaster, and my work will be officially available in the game on September 29th (on PC and consoles). HDRP will no longer be needed."

The modder confirmed that "almost all in-game characters, monsters, animals, vegetation, armors, and equipment for Geralt and Roach," as well as "a large part of the environment," have been reworked for the remaster. They added, "I've put a lot of effort into ensuring the highest quality. :)"

The Witcher 3 Remastered was officially announced at gamescom Opening Night Live (ONL) 2026. It's set to refresh the classic 2015 RPG for PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on September 29, 2026, and it sounds like it's more than just a minor visual update. You can see everything you need to know about it here, and how to download the upgrade here.

It's a great time to be a Witcher fan. Also revealed at gamescom ONL 2026 was a first look at the surprise expansion, Songs of the Past. Following critically acclaimed DLC like Blood & Wine, IGN's brief time with the content left us eager for more. You can see everything else the developer revealed for the expansion here.

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