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Every CD Projekt Red Game In Development

CD Projekt Red has come a long way since shipping the original Witcher game in 2007.

We knew they were planning to develop two games at the same time going forward, but the Poland-based developer has announced four new Witcher games, a new cyberpunk, and another all-new project, all in one. So I kicked the door of the AAA gaming space in October 2022. straight away.

But the explosion of information has given rise to complex ideas and many numbers, orders and schedules. For example, his next three releases of CD Projekt Red will be Witcher games, but these are not new Witcher trilogies. confusing!

To keep you up to date, IGN has put together a list of all CD Projekt Red games currently in development and what we know about their release timelines. The developer also said it’s open to partnerships with outside studios for mobile games based on the franchise, but these won’t be on the list as no specifics have been announced yet.

Most games now only have codenames (named after stars because CD Projekt Red “reaches for them”), but in plainer terms what each game actually is explained.

Polaris aka The Witcher 4

A single teaser image was released in March 2022, announcing a new Witcher saga (Image: CD Projekt Red)

A single teaser image was released in March 2022, announcing a new Witcher saga (Image: CD Projekt Red)

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that a new Witcher game, which marks the beginning of a new story, is in development in March 2022. Although not officially called The Witcher 4, you can think of it as the true next Witcher game.

The new game, later revealed to be codenamed Polaris, only entered pre-production in May 2022, so it won’t be released until 2025 at the earliest. It is also being developed in his Unreal Engine 5, a new effort from CD Projekt Red. They create everything from scratch and establish a new foundation for the upcoming game. However, he will be one of his next two games to be released by CD Projekt Red.

So far, there are no actual story details about Polaris, but we do know that it will be the first game in the new trilogy, and its teaser image shows a Witcher medallion depicting a lynx. and many speculate that it’s Ciri from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. becomes the new protagonist (because Geralt has officially disappeared).

The final word on Polaris is that it will be overseen by CD Projekt Red’s Jason Slama. Slama recently announced that Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, the game he’s the director of, promised no crunches at the studio after the Cyberpunk 2077 controversy.

sirius, molasses flood game

Sirius is a new game from The Molasses Flood purchased by CD Projekt Red in 2021 (Image: CD Projekt Red)

Sirius is a new game from The Molasses Flood purchased by CD Projekt Red in 2021 (Image: CD Projekt Red)

Another witcher game, codenamed Sirius, is in development at The Molasses Flood, developers of The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow, which was acquired by CD Projekt Red in October 2021. This is the only other game currently in development alongside Polaris. Developed under the umbrella of CD Projekt Red (other than the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion), it is still in the prototype stage.

The game has single-player elements such as story and quests, but also blends in multiplayer components. CD Projekt Red clearly confirms that players can play together. Sirius is set in the world of The Witcher and is being developed with the backing of CD Projekt Red, but does not follow the open-world RPG format of Polaris or The Witcher 3.

Instead, it’s “targeted at a wider audience,” and I’m not exactly sure what that means, but Michał Nowakowski of CD Projekt Red said: It’s “definitely not a small game” and “definitely not a mobile game”. He added that it aims to attract people who are not interested.

No further details have been shared, but from various job listings on The Molasses Flood, it’s clear that Sirius has stylized art and some form of procedurally generated levels complete with leveling and combat systems. You can check that you are likely to have it. Possibly hinting at a survival or roguelike game.It’s unclear when details will be revealed, but Sirius will be his one of the next three games to be released by CD Projekt Red. .

Canis Majoris, Another Open World Witcher RPG

The other is Canis Major "authentic" An open-world witcher in development by a third party (Image: CD Projekt Red)

Canis Major is another “real” open world witcher being developed by a third party (Image: CD Projekt Red)

Polaris is launching another trilogy of traditional Witcher games, but these aren’t the only “full-blown” entries on the horizon.Canis Majoris is another AAA story-driven Witcher RPG titled Codenamed, this is only published by CD Projekt Red.

Instead, a now-unknown developer, led by an industry veteran who worked on previous Witcher games, will create a new entry in Unreal Engine 5 using the same toolset as Polaris. CD Projekt Red President and Co-CEO Confirmed by Adam Kichinski As a result, Canis Major arrives after Polaris. I mean, it’s at least three years away, maybe more.

I don’t know who is successful at this point, but I know who is not. Rebel Wolves – the studio formed by the game director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and various other former CD Projekt Red employees – will be a new witcher game in its own AAA dark fantasy.

Marcin Jefimow was also expected (as executive producer of CD Projekt Red, who left the company in September 2022), but confirmed to IGN that neither he nor his new team are involved. CD Projekt Red has commented that it will share more “soon, really soon,” so it may not be too long to wait for the mystery studio to be revealed.

Orion, Cyberpunk 2077 sequel

Orion is not yet in development, but will be a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 (Image: CD Projekt Red)

Orion is not yet in development, but will be a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 (Image: CD Projekt Red)

CD Projekt Red has officially announced plans to release a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 in October 2022. Codenamed Orion, the game will first feature “Further Team Growth”, something his CD Projekt Red is taking seriously as it fully expands to the US.

Aptly titled CD Projekt Red North America, this officially new studio will be based in Boston (next to The Molasses Flood, but in a different location) but will also include the Vancouver team acquired in March 2021. increase.

CD Projekt Red North America will be the main studio behind the development of Orion. Lead quest designer for Cyberpunk 2077 Paweł Sasko Piotr Nielubowicz, CFO of CD Projekt Red, has commented that it is “safe to assume” that 350 to 500 developers will be needed to create Orion, resulting in a significant wave of hiring. is expected.

Hadar, CD Projekt Red’s First Original IP

CD Projekt Red has begun early conceptual work on its first brand new title, Hadar, for 2021 (Image: CD Projekt Red)

CD Projekt Red has begun early conceptual work on its first brand new title, Hadar, for 2021 (Image: CD Projekt Red)

After nearly two decades developing games for existing properties, CD Projekt Red has officially started work on its own original IP. Little has been said about what would become of the game, codenamed Hadar, but it has been under consideration for several years, with official early concept work beginning in late 2021.

Hadar is probably years away, but it’s probably the furthest out of all the CD Projekt Red games we know of right now, as the foundations of the new setting are still in the creative exploration phase. There are no suggestions as to what is, but CD Projekt Red remains committed to branding itself as a studio that creates AAA story-driven RPGs, meaning Hadar will likely fall into that category. increase.

However, the studio has said it plans to include multiplayer elements in most of its future titles as well, and its own IP could be the perfect place to explore this concept without restrictions.

The currently unknown Witcher 5 and 6

The only games confirmed without codenames, Witcher 5 and 6 (because they don’t have official titles), were the last two games confirmed by CD Projekt Red in October 2022. A trilogy starting with Polaris, it can likewise be considered a mainline Witcher game.

The trilogy presents a new tale of The Witcher transitioning from previous protagonist Geralt, with the narrative wrapped up across Andrzej Sapkowski’s original Witcher books and The Witcher Games’ first trilogy.

We don’t know much more than what’s already been said about Polaris, but CD Projekt Red has provided schedules for at least those last two games. is. So, on average, a new Witcher trilogy game will come out every three years.

Of course, it’s unclear when Polaris will start, but given that it won’t be released until at least 2025, the new trilogy will extend to at least 2031. Within Unreal Engine 5 he is working on creating the foundation for his trilogy, which will be used in all three of his. So the latter two of him are a little easier to develop.

CD Projekt Red is also a small part of its current development capacity, having first launched in 2007 and completing a trilogy in 2015 with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the first three Witcher games. has been released for eight years.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He talks about witchers all day long.

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