The Witcher 4
“A new saga begins.”
Release window
Release
2028 — TBA
Setting
The Continent — post Witcher 3
Protagonist
Ciri — School of the Lynx
Platforms
PS5 · Xbox · PC
Modes
Single-player
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Publisher
CD Projekt Red
Rating
M — Mature
Studio
CD Projekt Red
What makes it matter
Pillar 01
The Lynx Witcher
Ciri, now a full witcher, brings fresh combat identity and a new school to the Continent.
Pillar 02
Post-Geralt Continent
A world still scarred by the events of The Witcher 3 — politics, monsters and mysteries reset.
Pillar 03
UE5 Scale
Seamless open-world traversal, redesigned signs and alchemy, next-gen fidelity throughout.
At a glance
Ciri is the playable witcher
Unreal Engine 5 open world
CD Projekt Red now targeting a 2028 release
First entry in a new Witcher saga
What to expect
CD Projekt Red opens a new Witcher saga — built in Unreal Engine 5, starring Ciri as a fully-fledged witcher of the School of the Lynx, and set in a world still scarred by Geralt's story.
Expect everything that made The Witcher 3 a generational masterpiece — branching quests, morally grey storytelling, dense lore — rebuilt for next-gen scale and fidelity, with seamless open-world traversal and a redesigned signs and alchemy system.
The story so far
Jun 2025
Ciri revealed as the playable witcher in the first cinematic trailer.
Aug 24 2026
At Gamescom ONL, CDPR's joint-CEO confirms a 2028 target — "let the team cook".
Aug 2026
CDPR's Gamescom booth headlines The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past instead of new Witcher 4 gameplay.
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