: The paper Environment, Items, Locations, Quests, and Combat in The Witcher 3 examines how combat and world-building reinforce the protagonist's identity while naturally guiding player movement.

: The paper Playing or Being Played? Choice and Agency in The Witcher III from University College London examines how narrative directions manipulate player will and the "fallacy" of narrative-based ludic choices.

: Creation of the fictional world in The Witcher 3 analyzes the spatial representation and "allegories of space" that make the game's massive environment playable. In-Game "Papers" (Quests)

: Adapting the Witcher investigates the game as a transmedial storyworld adaptation from Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series, using ludology and narratology. Design and Technical Studies