At The Game Awards 2024, CD Projekt RED unveiled a surprise trailer for The Witcher 4, confirming that Ciri will be the protagonist. This marks the beginning of a new trilogy, departing from Geralt's story arc. The cinematic trailer showcased Ciri embarking on a Witcher contract in a remote village and performing a ritual sacrifice. True to the series, she wields her silver sword and enhances her abilities with potions, hinting at a narrative rich with monsters and moral complexities.
Game director Sebastian Kalemba emphasized that the story will explore what it truly means to become a Witcher, with Ciri at its core. The game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5, ensuring a leap in visuals and open-world design. While no release date was announced, the project has entered full-scale production, involving over 400 developers
This is definitely Witcher, though, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. There's no word on when that'll happen at this point, but I wouldn't expect anything soon: CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said that after the studio's experience with the oft-delayed Cyberpunk 2077, a "mass attack" marketing campaign—release date announcement, preorders, that sort of thing—won't happen until developers are 100% Ready to go
Game director Sebastian Kalemba emphasized that the story will explore what it truly means to become a Witcher, with Ciri at its core. The game is being developed on Unreal Engine 5, ensuring a leap in visuals and open-world design. While no release date was announced, the project has entered full-scale production, involving over 400 developers
This is definitely Witcher, though, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. There's no word on when that'll happen at this point, but I wouldn't expect anything soon: CD Projekt joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said that after the studio's experience with the oft-delayed Cyberpunk 2077, a "mass attack" marketing campaign—release date announcement, preorders, that sort of thing—won't happen until developers are 100% Ready to go
