The game plays much like the previous installment, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, with minor refinements made. The game was released on May 19, 2015, on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. According to CD Projekt RED, this installment will conclude Geralt's story. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt puts the players in the role of a professional monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, the series’ main protagonist. For the first time in the history of the series, the game will be set in an open-world environment. It is the third title in The Witcher video game series, based on The Witcher saga, a collection of short stories by Polish author, Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, officially announced in February 3, 2013, is an action-role playing video game developed by Polish studio, CD Projekt RED.