The Witcher 3: Secret Trick Lets You Play Ciri in Geralt’s Missions Without Mods
A clever exploit now lets you play as Ciri far beyond her usual story segments in The Witcher 3—no mods required. It’s a dream come true for fans eager to see more of the heroine set to headline The Witcher 4.
While Ciri is a central figure in The Witcher 3’s narrative, her playable moments are limited to a handful of specific sequences. For most of the adventure, players control Geralt. But thanks to a crafty trick shared by Reddit user PotentialEmu2367, the rules have changed: it’s now possible to take Ciri out of her dedicated quests and have her tackle missions usually reserved for the White Wolf himself.
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The exploit that frees Ciri from her story missions
The Reddit video demonstrates how to escape from the quest “Ciri’s Story: Visiting Junior” and take Ciri on a tour through other parts of the main storyline. The most striking example? Ciri ditches Dandelion mid-mission to meet up with Sigismund Dijkstra in Novigrad, jumping straight into a quest originally designed for Geralt.
It’s just a funny thing: in the quest “Ciris story: visiting Junior” you can leave Dandellion and go do the main quests of the game for Ciri instead of Geralt.
by u/PotentialEmu2367 in Witcher3
Players are still figuring out the full scope of this trick: just how many main quests can Ciri access? Does the exploit work outside this specific sequence? Either way, the possibility is real—and you don’t need to download a single third-party file to try it.
Inevitable technical limitations
Like any gameplay workaround, this one comes with some visible quirks:
- Cutscene swaps: During certain dialogue scenes, Ciri temporarily disappears and Geralt takes her place, only for Ciri to return once the sequence ends.
- Awkward character model: In other moments, Geralt’s animation skeleton is applied to Ciri, giving her broad shoulders and a surprisingly masculine stance.
These oddities are a reminder that The Witcher 3 was always designed with Geralt at its core. The developers never intended for Ciri to take the lead outside her scripted segments, hence the visual hiccups.
An unofficial early access to The Witcher 4
The irony hasn’t gone unnoticed by the community: one Reddit comment jokingly calls this a “secret early access to The Witcher 4”. The reference is clear—CD Projekt Red has confirmed Ciri will be the next game’s protagonist, making this exploit all the more symbolic.
For fans who’d rather play as Geralt’s adopted daughter than the witcher himself, this trick offers an unexpected preview. While we wait for The Witcher 4—with no release date in sight—it’s a clever and entertaining way to extend the adventure with a character set to define the saga’s next generation.
PC, PlayStation 5, The Witcher, Xbox Series X|S
