Xbox owners rush to buy ‘best open-world game of all time’ that is landing in baskets for over half the original price

THE Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, one of the games that inspired the popular Netflix franchise, is currently on offer for half its original price for Xbox players.

The Game of the Year Edition of the title, which first hit the shelves with a £34.99 price tag, includes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt base game, as well as the Blood and Wine and Hearts of Stone downloadable stories.

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Players can also barter with merchants and explore dwarven smiths in cities to feel truly at home in the fantasy universe[/caption]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the Game of the Year edition, is reduced by 64 per cent to just £12.59 on CD Keys.com.

While the standard version of the game has had its price slashed by 54 per cent from £24.99 to £11.99.

The award-winning open-world role-player game (RPG) is set in an expansive fantasy universe with a range of different worlds to explore.

The singeplayer title, released in 2016, lets players defeat exotic monsters, from savage beasts to supernatural predators, with an arsenal of weapons, potions and magic.

But it’s not just endless fighting.

The game offers horse racing, card games, fist fighting, among other activities as a change of pace.

Players can also barter with merchants and explore dwarven smiths in cities to feel truly at home in the fantasy universe.

All gamers need to play is a good connection to Wi-Fi and an Xbox Live Account.

“The Witcher 3 is a masterpiece, and in many respects simply the best and most exciting game in recent years,” according to a Eurogamer Poland critics review on Metacritic.

“It captivates players with artistic vision, a huge world and an epic story.

“The developers were not looking for cheap applause – game design is uncompromising, consistent, thoughtful and nuanced.”

But players love it too.

One gamer, on Metacritic, called it “one of the best open-world games of all time.”

Another said: “Absolutely love this game! It’s the first RPG I played through in five years.

“The DLC expansion packs were also enjoyable added stories.”