Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Nerial released the first Reigns game in 2016, using Tinder-like swiping to represent a medieval king hearing petitions and making the right choices to balance the realm's interests and prolong its rule. The concept worked well enough that the developers applied it to different time periods, and even the world of Game of Thrones. Now Nerial is letting players guide the decisions of The Witcher's Geralt of Rivia with Reigns: The Witcher, which launches on Feb. 25. While the narrative game delivers plenty of absurd humor and tricky decisions, it's marred by the insertion of a terrible combat mini-game.

Geralt's self-proclaimed best friend and hypeman Dandelion is hoping to achieve fame and fortune as a bard by sharing...