{"id":376165,"date":"2026-08-27T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=376165"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:38:30","slug":"the-witcher-3-gets-a-new-expansion-songs-of-the-past-arrives-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-witcher-3-gets-a-new-expansion-songs-of-the-past-arrives-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 3 gets a new expansion: Songs of the Past arrives in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CD Projekt Red used Gamescom Opening Night Live on <strong>August 25, 2026<\/strong> to unveil two big updates for <a href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/a>: Songs of the Past, a new expansion set for 2027, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-witcher-3-next-gen-update\" rel=\"noopener\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt &#8211; Remastered<\/a>, a free remaster due out on September 29, 2026.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Songs of the Past brings back a storyline the studio had previously put aside. It sends Geralt to Letten, Dandelion\u2019s homeland, and CD Projekt Red is pitching it as a <strong>full-scale open-world adventure<\/strong> closer to <a href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-blood-and-wine-1.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Blood and Wine<\/a> than a smaller side story, with a stronger focus on Dandelion\u2019s family and his past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/bbc524fe-9b2d-11e6-971b-00163ec9f5fa\/1768399504\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-Download-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-for-windows.jpeg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remaster bundles in visual improvements, better combat, a reworked skill tree, fresh animations, and HalkHogan\u2019s HD Reworked Project. At the same time, Fool\u2019s Theory is helping develop Songs of the Past, while CD Projekt Red keeps attention on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the RPG that\u2019s sold <strong>65 million copies<\/strong>, ahead of a 2028 Witcher 4 that a lot of players assume will put Ciri front and center.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re still playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the <strong>free remaster<\/strong> looks like an easy pickup. Players have responded well to that part of the announcement, even if the 2027 timing for Songs of the Past seems to have pushed CD Projekt Red\u2019s stock slightly lower.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt &#8211; Remastered will be free on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S for anyone who already owns the game. <strong>Both releases<\/strong> are also headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/battle-net-setup.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Battle.net<\/a>, where buying Songs of the Past will get you a Geralt-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred-expansion-bundle.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Diablo 4<\/a> skin.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CD Projekt Red used Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25, 2026 to unveil two big updates for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Songs of the Past, a new expansion set for 2027, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt &#8211; Remastered, a free remaster due out on September 29, 2026. Songs of the Past brings &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-witcher-3-gets-a-new-expansion-songs-of-the-past-arrives-in-2027\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Witcher 3 gets a new expansion: Songs of the Past arrives in 2027&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9327,"featured_media":376164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-376165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376165"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376179,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376165\/revisions\/376179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376165"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=376165"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=376165"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=376165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}