CD Projekt Red confirmed The Witcher IV during The Game Awards 2024, positioning the project as the next major entry in the long-running Witcher franchise.
The studio revealed an action-driven cinematic trailer centered on Ciri and described the title as the start of "a new saga." The developer also confirmed the project is being built on Unreal Engine 5 and framed the game as an ambitious, single-player open-world RPG.
Background and official scope
The Witcher IV is presented as a single-player, open-world role-playing game that places players in the role of Ciri, a professional monster slayer, as she navigates a brutal dark-fantasy world.
CD Projekt Red has stated the project is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and aims to deliver what the studio calls the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher experience to date.
No platforms or release date have been announced by the publisher.
Rewriting of the official description
In official terms, CD Projekt Red describes The Witcher IV as a single-player, open-world RPG focused on Ciri at the outset of a new saga.
The studio says the title is being developed on Unreal Engine 5 with the intent to increase immersion and ambition compared with previous Witcher entries.
Platform context and series history
While CD Projekt Red has not confirmed platforms for The Witcher IV, the studio’s previous entry, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, launched originally in May 2015 and later arrived on Nintendo Switch in October 2019 — a release that surprised many given earlier skepticism about porting such a large open-world game to Nintendo’s handheld-hybrid hardware.
Reviews of The Witcher 3 on Switch were strong from several outlets; for example, Nintendo Life awarded the Switch edition a 9/10, praising the achievement of bringing the game to the platform.
What’s next
At this stage, details remain limited to the announcement trailer, the Unreal Engine 5 confirmation, and the studio’s high-level goals for scope and immersion.
CD Projekt Red’s next public updates will clarify platform plans, a development timeline, and further gameplay details.
For developers, publishers, and platform holders watching industry momentum around large-scale open-world RPGs, The Witcher IV will be one of 2025’s most watched projects.
The studio revealed an action-driven cinematic trailer centered on Ciri and described the title as the start of "a new saga." The developer also confirmed the project is being built on Unreal Engine 5 and framed the game as an ambitious, single-player open-world RPG.
Background and official scope
The Witcher IV is presented as a single-player, open-world role-playing game that places players in the role of Ciri, a professional monster slayer, as she navigates a brutal dark-fantasy world.
CD Projekt Red has stated the project is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and aims to deliver what the studio calls the most immersive and ambitious open-world Witcher experience to date.
No platforms or release date have been announced by the publisher.
Rewriting of the official description
In official terms, CD Projekt Red describes The Witcher IV as a single-player, open-world RPG focused on Ciri at the outset of a new saga.
The studio says the title is being developed on Unreal Engine 5 with the intent to increase immersion and ambition compared with previous Witcher entries.
Platform context and series history
While CD Projekt Red has not confirmed platforms for The Witcher IV, the studio’s previous entry, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, launched originally in May 2015 and later arrived on Nintendo Switch in October 2019 — a release that surprised many given earlier skepticism about porting such a large open-world game to Nintendo’s handheld-hybrid hardware.
Reviews of The Witcher 3 on Switch were strong from several outlets; for example, Nintendo Life awarded the Switch edition a 9/10, praising the achievement of bringing the game to the platform.
What’s next
At this stage, details remain limited to the announcement trailer, the Unreal Engine 5 confirmation, and the studio’s high-level goals for scope and immersion.
CD Projekt Red’s next public updates will clarify platform plans, a development timeline, and further gameplay details.
For developers, publishers, and platform holders watching industry momentum around large-scale open-world RPGs, The Witcher IV will be one of 2025’s most watched projects.
