The Witcher 4
The Witcher 4 is CD PROJEKT RED’s upcoming single-player open-world RPG starring Ciri and beginning a new Witcher saga. The game uses customized Unreal Engine 5 technology, but CD PROJEKT RED has not announced a release date, price, final launch-platform list, or official system requirements.
Latest update
CD PROJEKT’s May 28, 2026 first-quarter update continues to identify The Witcher 4 as an upcoming project receiving increased development investment. The latest major public showcase remains the Unreal Engine 5 technology demonstration featuring Ciri and Kelpie traveling through Kovir toward Valdrest, presented on PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second as a technology target rather than a launch-platform announcement.
Release date and status
CD PROJEKT RED is developing The Witcher 4, but no release date or release window has been announced.
| Global release date | |
| Original launch platforms | |
| Current status | Upcoming |
| Availability model | Not announced |
Platforms and availability
CD PROJEKT RED has not announced the final launch platforms. Its Unreal Engine 5 technology work covers PC, PlayStation, and Xbox development targets, but the technology demonstration does not confirm a retail platform list.
Gameplay overview
CD PROJEKT RED describes The Witcher 4 as a single-player open-world RPG. The studio is building the game with customized Unreal Engine 5 technology and aims to create its most immersive and ambitious Witcher open world.
Story, setting, or main mode
Ciri is the protagonist of the first game in a new Witcher saga. The cinematic reveal shows her taking a witcher contract, while the technology demonstration follows Ciri and Kelpie through Kovir toward Valdrest.
Trailer, screenshots, and media
CD PROJEKT RED’s cinematic reveal trailer and technology-demonstration images show Ciri, her witcher abilities, Kovir, Kelpie, Valdrest, crowds, forests, and the project’s dark-fantasy visual direction.
Developer and publisher
CD PROJEKT RED develops and publishes The Witcher 4 using customized Unreal Engine 5 technology.
| Developer | CD PROJEKT RED |
| Publisher | CD PROJEKT RED |
| Official website | The Witcher 4 |
Download and availability
The Witcher 4 remains in development. CD PROJEKT RED has not announced pricing, editions, pre-orders, a release date, or final launch platforms.
System / Device Requirements
CD PROJEKT RED has not published official PC minimum or recommended specifications. It has also not confirmed the final launch platforms, so no CPU, GPU, memory, storage, or console requirement can be presented as official.
The Unreal Engine 5 demonstration ran on PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second, but CD PROJEKT RED identifies that presentation as a technology demonstration rather than a final retail performance specification.
| Platform | Current requirement |
| Launch platforms | Not announced |
| PC | No official version-specific system requirements published |
| PlayStation / Xbox | Technology support discussed, but final launch platforms and hardware requirements are not announced |


