The Witcher 3: The 10 Best Character Overhaul Mods, So Far

With viewers waiting in anticipation for the release of The Witcher season 2 on Netflix, now’s a good time for them to replay The Witcher III and get re-immersed in the lore. Thankfully, gamers have a ton of mods to choose from to create their perfect Geralt, while overhauling many of the game’s characters at the same time.

These mods tackle everything from face textures to hair physics and eye detail. With a few downloads, players can turn the otherwise straightforward characters into beautiful works of art, and take pride in their look. Adventuring inside a modded Witcher III game has never been so fashionable.

10 Natural Complexions

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The Witcher III’s character models and facial textures are fine on their own, but this mod overhauls them in a big way. The result is a level of detail, clarity, and quality that surpasses the vanilla game, reskinning many of the NPCs with gorgeous new textures. Every character feels distinct, different, and much more lifelike as a result.

The mod changes 19 female characters and 5 male characters, which is a pretty significant overhaul. With a simple download, these characters get a top-notch makeover that makes them look like they come from a Witcher game created in 2021.

9 4K Witchers

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Those who want more detail in the game’s different Witcher characters should opt for this amazing 4K retexture mod. It reskins the faces of the Witchers with drastically enhanced and detailed textures that bring out their battle-hardened ferocity and grit.

The mod page has a number of pictures demonstrating just how vivid and lifelike the various face textures are, but it’s best to just install the mod and run with it. When combined with other character overhaul mods, The Witcher III gets a major bump in quality.

8 Novigrad Background NPCs

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The various NPCs in The Witcher III were never meant to be particularly interesting, but at least they should look good. This mod helps achieve that, by drastically overhauling the facial mods to offer better quality and more lifelike expressions.

The mod doesn’t affect much in the way of a face rig or facial animations, making it largely cosmetic as opposed to anything else. Still, it’s a simple fix that can inject some much-needed vitality into the various background characters of Novigrad.

7 High Quality Faces

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This mod focuses less on retexturing the faces of the various characters in The Witcher III, and more on expanding their quality, especially from a distance. LOD (level of detail) is of primary concern here, which is important when viewing characters from a distance.

The base vanilla game can create some strange graphical anomalies directly related to low level of detail, which is where this mod works its magic. It’s especially noticeable in the eyes of the various characters, which are more detailed and expressive with the mod active.

6 Real Witcher Eyes – Geralt

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Eye mods are popular character creation options in games like Skyrim, and The Witcher III has its own to choose from. Real Witcher Eyes offers several different options when it comes to reskinning the eyes of these supernaturally powered mutations.

In addition to various iris types, the mod also offers eyes in multiple colors and eyeball styles, some of which are lore-friendly, and others which deviate away from the formula. Players can choose the one that best suits their version of Geralt, and the Witchers he’ll encounter in game.

5 Hair For Yennefer

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Yennefer is one of the most popular characters in the Witcher franchise, and many gamers enjoy overhauling her appearance in the third chapter with a variety of body-related mods. It’s only right that she gets a couple of neat hairstyle options, as well.

This is a great option for those who have already played through the game before, and want to jazz it up with different visual options. The mod includes 9 new hairstyles for  Yennefer, ranging from short styles to ponytails and bob cuts.

4 Enrai Face Textures

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Geralt gets a major face texture boost with Enrai Face Textures, and it’s a drastic change from the original game. In fact, it’s arguable that this retexture mod makes Geralt look better than ever, with a level of detail and structure that goes above and beyond the original.

This mod changes Geralt’s face to be a little more symmetrical and clean, without losing the scarring, grit, and detail of the original. The mod page contains enough screenshots for gamers to judge for themselves as to whether it’s worth the upgrade, or not.

3 Geralt Hairworks Colors & Styles

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There’s always room for improvement, even down to the finest detail. Geralt’s beard and hair is one such area that could do with some enhancement, especially given the fact that the game has been out for a few years already.

The beard itself is much more realistic with this mod installed, looking far less sharp, and more natural on the face. Similarly, hair looks cleaner and more authentic, as opposed to bladed and stringy on the original texture.

2 Henry Cavill FinalRetex

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It was only a matter of time before the success of Netflix’s darkly dramatic and sad Witcher series spilled over into The Witcher III.  The result is this mod, which attempts to plaster actor Henry Cavill’s face onto the in-game version of Geralt, for those who prefer staring at his mug during their playthrough.

It’s a remarkably detailed face texture that looks quite authentic, given the face model of the character. There are some tradeoffs when using this mod, particularly as it relates to cutscenes. Still, fans of the show, and Cavill in particular, probably aren’t going to mind.

1 Hairworks Hair Physics 60fps Fix And Lod Increase

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Hair gets a physics rework with this mod, while also increasing the LOD distance for much better quality from afar. The mod author took into account the physics properties of hair as framerates increase, locking his work in on a sweet spot of 60fps.

The result is hair that moves more realistically, and looks finer and more detailed as a result. It’s a double whammy of fixes that may appear subtle at first glance, yet creates a sense of perfected immersion for gamers who want Geralt to look his absolute best at all times.

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