‘The Witcher: Monster Slayer’ review: A spellbinding, on-the-go AR game, which asks for more than it should

Given the runaway success of Pokémon GO from Niantic, it is rather surprising it took so long for other entrants such as Harry Potter: Wizards Unite! Considering the pandemic has got many of us huddled in our homes, The Witcher: Monster Slayer comes at a very odd time. The world of Andrezj Sapkowski’s novel series The Witcher is a gritty cross between the worlds of Westeros and Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales. In The Witcher: Monster Slayer, you get to play as a Witcher hundreds of years before Geralt’s story even begins. The Witcher: Monster Slayer Developer: Spokko Games Publisher: CD Projekt Red Price: Free on iOS and Android, with in-app purchases The Witcher: Monster Slayer, is thematically and tonally closely inspired by Wizards Unite.