Steam quietly fires shots at Netflix's The Witcher

Alongside Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher series from Polish developer CD Projekt RED is the studio's biggest and most popular franchise.

Inspired by the Andrzej Sapkowski novels, the first video game in The Witcher series was released in 2007 on PC. Sadly, it wasn't a great game then and it hasn't aged well now. Thankfully, a full remake of The Witcher powered by Unreal Engine 5 is in the works, so hopefully, it will right that wrong.

Check out The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt trailer below!

In 2019, The Witcher was adapted into a live-action series on Netflix. For what it was, I enjoyed the series, at least for the first couple of seasons. Being a huge fan of the novels and video games, Henry Cavill is the perfect casting choice as Geralt of Rivia. However, before the arrival of season three, Henry Cavill announced that he was leaving the series.

It’s not been officially confirmed why Cavill has left The Witcher. The most common speculation is that the actor had regular conflicts with the showrunners for not being faithful to the source material from the Andrzej Sapkowski novels. It’s been guessed that Cavill would often correct or suggest ideas, which apparently did not go down well with the showrunners. Going forward, Liam Hemsworth, brother of MCU star Chris, will be playing the role of Geralt of Rivia. With Cavill being so beloved, recasting the role hasn't gone down well with a lot of fans.

It looks as if those in charge of Steam aren't impressed by the change, seriously, after seemingly firing shots at those in charge of the Netflix show. As spotted by Reddit user SporeMoney, a header for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the Steam store read “Much like Henry Cavill, you know what Geralt of Rivia is all about.” Ouch!

“Saw that too haha, sucks we got the Netflix adaptation but at least we'll always have the games!” replied TheRealPyroManiac on the thread. “What Netflix adaptation? There is no Netflix adaptation,” exclaimed Vompat.

At the time of writing, season four of The Witcher does not have a release date, but it is expected to launch sometime between 2024 to 2025.

Topics: The Witcher, The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red, Netflix, PC, Steam, TV And Film, PlayStation, Xbox