The remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has won the Best Remake/Remaster award at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards. The CD Projekt RED team stated that the reputation accumulated by the original over the years placed significant pressure on the remastering process.
Jakub Kutrzuba, Vice President and Executive Producer of External Projects, who accepted the award on behalf of the company, recalled that the team felt both nervous and uneasy when they took over the project years after the original's release. Developers always strive to further perfect the game, while repeatedly worrying about whether the final product will be good enough.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt holds an OpenCritic score of 93, with cumulative sales exceeding 65 million copies, and is regarded by many players as a definitive role-playing game. With this latest win for the remastered version, the title has now secured ten victories, making it the most awarded game in the history of the Golden Joystick Awards.
Kutrzuba believes the team ultimately did a good job, stating that this honor will serve as motivation to continue updating the game. He also mentioned that the team is working on "Old Tunes," a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and hopes players will enjoy it. At the same awards ceremony, The Witcher 4 won the Most Anticipated Game award.