AnswerThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Do old saves work in The Witcher 3 Remastered?
Short answer
Yes. Your existing saves load in The Witcher 3 Remastered, and achievements you already unlocked stay unlocked. Your skill points are reset, because Remastered rebuilt skills into a skill tree with three ranks per skill, and you can spend them again as soon as you start the game.
Your saves carry over
You don’t have to start over. CD Projekt said before release that current saves work with the Remastered upgrade, so you pick up where you left off. Achievements and trophies you unlocked before the update stay unlocked too.
Why your skill points were reset
Remastered rebuilt the skill system. According to CD Projekt’s Steam notes, skills now sit in a skill tree, each skill has three ranks, and new skills unlock through their prerequisite skills instead of a set number of points spent. Because of that, CD Projekt’s notes say your skill points have been reset.
You can spend them again right after you boot the game.
Save problems fixed since launch
- Hotfix 5.00c (1 October 2026, Steam): fixed saving and loading failing when the path to your Documents folder contained special characters.
- Patch 5.01 (8 October 2026, Steam): fixed a problem that could affect save data, plus safeguards for saves the problem may already have reached.
Version and platform notes
The Remastered update arrived on Steam on 29 September 2026. Reports before release gave the same date elsewhere: Pure Xbox for Xbox Series X|S, and Dexerto for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. The latest patch in CD Projekt’s Steam notes is 5.01, from 8 October 2026. The skill tree details, the skill-reset notice and the patch fixes come from those Steam notes for the PC version; the save carry-over statement comes from what CD Projekt told the press before release.
Related questions
Do achievements carry over to The Witcher 3 Remastered?
They do: achievements and trophies you unlocked before the update stay unlocked.
Is The Witcher 3 Remastered a separate game on Xbox?
No. On Xbox Series X|S there is no separate Remastered version: the game you own gets the update.
Is the Remastered update free?
Yes, for people who already own the game. CD Projekt announced it as a free upgrade for existing owners, and on Steam any version you bought upgrades for free.
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