Together, the two combine to form a game world that covers 136 square kilometers, or roughly 52 square miles. Novigrad clocks in at around 72 square kilometers, with Skellige's size estimated at 64 square kilometers.
Slides in the presentation mention two large areas that make up the bulk of Witcher 3's world: Novigrad and Skellige. It's always difficult to compare the size of game worlds, but thanks to some numbers from a CD Projekt Red presentation at GDC we now have some concrete information with which to estimate Geralt's fantasy world. A better point of comparison would be other open world titles like Grand Theft Auto V or The Elder Scrolls IV: Skyrim. However, since Witcher 2 isn't truly an open-world game, the comparison can be a little confusing. World SizeĪccording to CD Projekt Red, Witcher 3 is more than 35 times the size of Witcher 2.
With the game's May 19 release date nearly here, we decided to take a look at all the different ways The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is shaping up to be one of the biggest games.well, ever. Since it was first announced, CD Projekt Red has promised a huge open world to explore, filled with hundreds of hours worth of content.
The Witcher 3 is big in more ways than one.