CD Projekt Red Announces New Witcher Game Made With Unreal Engine 5

CD Projekt Red, creators of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, have announced that “the next installment in The Witcher series” is currently in development.

The studio released the news today on its website, citing that the new Witcher game will “start a new saga of the franchise”. So far, it is still unknown who the protagonist is and where it takes place in CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher timeline. However, the studio has announced that they will move away from REDengine, the in-house engine used to develop Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3, and will develop this new Witcher game on Unreal Engine 5.

The studio’s announcement states, “This is an exciting moment as we transition from REDengine to Unreal Engine 5 and begin our multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games.” “As well as licensing, we cover potential future versions of the Unreal Engine if it relates to technical development of Unreal Engine 5. We will work closely with the developers at Epic Games to help customize the open engine. - world experience.

No further details about this game, such as development period or release date, are available at this time.

CD Projekt Red says REDengine will continue to be used to develop the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.

The news comes years after the studio said the first three Witcher games are the final trilogy and they can’t name the next game “The Witcher 4”. However, since we have stated that there will be more games happening in the world of The Witcher, this new Witcher game won’t be titled The Witcher 4 unless something changes.