When CD Projekt Red finally announced and eventually released GWENT on iOS, I was glad to see the company bring it to mobile. Games like that play best on touchscreens for a lot of people and it made me wonder if Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales would ever be feasible for mobile. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a singleplayer RPG set in the world of The Witcher from CD Projekt Red that debuted on PC and consoles a while ago. It looked exactly like something I would enjoy so I got it on Xbox One and didn’t play much initially. I felt like it would be more fun on a portable since this has GWENT gameplay but singleplayer. The game finally came to Switch as well bringing the 25+ hour campaign to a portable and it got a surprise launch on iOS. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales ($9.99) is now available on iOS as a premium release. Watch the trailer for the iOS version below:
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales had some performance issues when it launched on consoles earlier and still isn’t perfect on Nintendo Switch from what I can see. Hopefully it plays well on iOS devices. After GWENT has consistently been getting updates across PC and mobile, it is great to see CD Projekt Red bring Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales to iOS as well. It is available now for $9.99 on the App Store. The game supports progress sync with PC and it will be coming to Android in the future. It needs 4 GB of space on iOS And is a premium release. If you play Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on iOS, you can unlock content in GWENT including unique ornaments and 20 cards. Have you played Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales on any platform yet?
Polished that sucker off on Switch myself. Damn good single player card game/rpg experience.
I much prefer single player experiences, including card games (like Ascension), so this is the perfect way to get introduced to the Witcher series. As a parent of two very young children, the Witcher 3 seemed daunting to dive into. So, with this I’ll be able to get into the universe.
Wow. Didn’t know this was coming.
I didn't really enjoy this on PC... I kept playing it, waiting for the gameplay to click, but it didn't. The game seemed insanely easy at times when it should've been hard (like boss battles) and littered with hand-held tutorials for overly complex mechanics the next. Then I played Gwent in W3 and fell immediately enjoyed it. This might be based off Gwent, but it seems to lack the elegance of it.
That said, the voicework in this is fantastic. I'll still push on and see if it gets better, but I don't forsee it ranking as one of my favourites.