The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Play Witcher 3 Next-Gen in stereo, in a cinema screen or first person, with a movable VR HUD.
Needs a gamepad. No motion-controller gameplay: you hold a controller (or use keyboard and mouse) and look around with your head.
The catch: Gamepad only; the author is not planning motion controllers.
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Launch Kit
Get The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt running
Steps are general until you ; then the runtime step matches your headset.
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Set your VR runtime
Pick your OpenXR runtime: the Meta Horizon Link app for Link or Air Link, Virtual Desktop's VDXR for Virtual Desktop, or SteamVR for Index, Beyond and Pico.
General step from us -
Install The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Steam)
Install it and launch it once in flat mode to finish first-time setup, then quit. The creator says it needs Witcher 3 Next-Gen (2022) v4.0.4, DirectX 12.
General step from us -
Have these ready
Witcher 3 Next-Gen v4.0.4 DX12 · OpenXR runtime · Mouse and keyboard or gamepad · VR-ready GPU and CPU
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 1
Extract the release into the Witcher 3 folder
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Creator step 2
Merge folders and overwrite when asked
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Creator step 3
Optionally add nvngx_dlssnr.dll for OptiScaler
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Creator step 4
Run bin\x64_dx12\Witcher3VRLauncher.exe
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Creator step 5
Choose integration and Save & Launch
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First launch in VR
Put the headset on, then start The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt the way the creator's guide says. Calibrate your height in the first area.
General step from us
Stuck?
VR motion controllers are not supported or planned
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Ray tracing and high SSR unsupported
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Crashes possible with DLSS 5 neural rendering
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Black screen in the headset
This mod uses OpenXR. Check the active OpenXR runtime matches how you connect (the Set your VR runtime step), then start Link or Virtual Desktop before the game. General tip from us
Controllers don't show up
Start Link, Virtual Desktop or SteamVR before the game, and make sure the controllers are awake before launch. General tip from us
Stutter or low frame rate
Lower the in-game resolution or render scale first, then shadows and volumetrics. Close overlays you don't need. General tip from us
The mod didn't load at all
Recheck the game version against the creator's page; a game update is the most common cause. Then reinstall the mod files. General tip from us
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Copy a prompt for Claude Code on your PC. It asks before every download or change, and only uses the official page.