Many developers who contributed to the critically acclaimed RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have since departed CD Projekt Red to establish new studios or join existing ones, leading to a diverse slate of upcoming games. These projects range from direct sequels within established CDPR franchises to entirely new intellectual properties, with several slated to release in the coming years.
CD Projekt Red itself has multiple titles in development featuring veteran staff. The highly anticipated The Witcher 4 will see Ciri take the protagonist role in another open-world RPG set in the Continent, exploring the previously unvisited Kovir region. This sequel is expected to leverage Ciri's magical abilities and is tentatively slated for a 2027 or 2028 release. Before The Witcher 4, the final expansion for The Witcher 3, titled Songs of the Past, is set to launch in 2027. Co-developed with Fool's Theory, this expansion will feature Geralt of Rivia and serve as a prologue to the sequel.
Further expansions for CDPR's catalog include Cyberpunk 2, codenamed Project Orion. This title is in pre-production, with development beginning in May 2025. It will introduce a new city, described as a dystopian version of Chicago. A release is not anticipated before 2030. Project Hadar is another original IP from CD Projekt Red, currently in pre-production with a smaller development team. Described as an "emotional, open-world experience," details remain scarce. Project Sirius, a multiplayer spin-off set in The Witcher universe, is also in development, handled by The Molasses Flood studio. This project has undergone a reboot after initial development began in 2022.
Beyond CD Projekt Red, former The Witcher 3 developers are spearheading ambitious new projects. Rebel Wolves, founded by former The Witcher 3 game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, is developing The Blood of Dawnwalker. This RPG is set in 14th-century Europe and follows a protagonist who is human by day and a vampire by night. The Blood of Dawnwalker is scheduled for release on September 2, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
Fool's Theory is also remaking the original The Witcher game, under CD Projekt Red's creative supervision. This remake, internally known as Canis Majoris, is being rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 and is expected to be fully open-world, though a release date has not yet been confirmed. Blank Game Studios, co-founded by The Witcher 3 co-director Mateusz Kanik, is working on a "character-driven game set in an apocalypse." This project is in its early stages with a small team.
Lastly, Dark Passenger, a studio co-founded by veterans of The Witcher 3's cinematic and art teams, is developing an untitled multiplayer stealth-action game set in feudal Japan. While updates have been infrequent, the studio's ongoing hiring suggests development is continuing.
These diverse projects highlight the significant impact former The Witcher 3 developers are having across the industry, promising a wealth of new experiences for players.