Witcher 3 Hidden Message Found After Nearly A Decade Since Release

A hidden message has been found in almost a decade after its release. CD Projekt Red's RPG launched in 2015, so in 9 years most players would have assumed that they uncovered all there was to find, but it's clear the game has plenty more secrets hidden away.

This glitch was shown in a video by YouTuber xLetalis, after one of their followers — who is only referred to as «Matt» — uncovered artwork in the style of a classic wartime recruitment poster that references CD Projekt Red directly.

The image shows a soldier of Temeria, who is identifiable by the coat of arms across his chest: three silver lilies on a black field, as they point directly ahead at the reader, with a banner saying "" underneath.

The artwork was uncovered a year ago by Redditor xSteini01, although it was mirrored at the time, with the text reading backwards. xSteini01 found the image in the game files, but asked the r/witcher Subreddit if anyone had actually found it in-game, but no one seemed to know where it was, with a now-deleted Reddit user suggesting that it might be in a "".

The sign is found on the road just below the landmark for St. Gregory's Bridge, not far from Dijkstra's bathhouse and can be accessed by glitching through the map, forcing 's protagonist, Geralt of Rivia, under the cobbles of Novigrad, where players can enter a crevice with the image on the wall. To glitch through, players must sprint directly toward Dijkstra and aim at the far corner of his room in the bathhouse, Geralt should go through the corner while interacting with Dijkstra during the transition between the gameplay and the cutscene.

Alternatively, xLetalis states that standing by the location of the artwork on the map and using the «phase» console command also let them into this area.

Considering how well-hidden this sign was, and how fourth-wall-breaking it is, it was clearly never intended to be seen by players and was likely a fun Easter egg for its developers. CD Projekt Red may have moved on from the