Fans of The Witcher have waited years for any sense of when the next game will arrive. Now, at least, they have a year to circle.
CD Projekt Red is targeting a 2028 release for The Witcher 4. Joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski confirmed the window in August, in a video message ahead of Gamescom 2026. It’s the first time the studio has put a specific year on the sequel, which it had previously only ruled out for 2026.
Here’s everything we know so far about The Witcher 4, from its release date and platforms to Ciri’s story and what’s coming before it arrives.
Emmanuel Umahi
When is The Witcher 4 coming out?
The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 launch. That’s a target, not a fixed date, and CD Projekt Red hasn’t narrowed it down further.
In his message, Nowakowski said more than 500 developers are working on the RPG, which he described as the studio’s biggest, boldest, and most ambitious game yet.
“We have more than 500 incredibly talented developers working to create something truly special for you,” he said. “I know it’s a bit of a wait, and you’d love to play it sooner, but let the team cook.”
Ciri takes the lead in a new saga
The biggest change is who you’ll be playing as. Instead of Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher 4 puts Ciri at the centre of a new Witcher saga.
CD Projekt Red first revealed this direction in the game’s cinematic trailer at The Game Awards 2024. The nearly six-minute trailer follows Ciri as she takes on a monster contract in a remote village where generations of residents have been forced to make human sacrifices.
The trailer hinted at how she’ll fight, with advanced magic and a chain used in combat. More importantly, it set the tone: a darker, morally complicated world, which is what made the earlier games stand out.
The Witcher 4 is a single-player, open-world RPG built on Unreal Engine 5. CD Projekt Red has promised a large, immersive world, action-packed gameplay, and a story with meaningful consequences.
What we’ve seen so far
It’s worth being clear about what fans have and haven’t seen.
The Game Awards reveal was a cinematic trailer, not gameplay. At Unreal Fest 2025, CD Projekt Red showed Ciri exploring a detailed environment, riding her horse Kelpie and moving through a busy town full of people. But that was a technology demonstration of what Unreal Engine 5 can do for the game’s world and characters, not a full gameplay reveal.
In other words, we’ve seen the tone and the technology. We haven’t yet seen how the game actually plays.
Which platforms will The Witcher 4 be on?
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