COSM-GAME The Witcher 4
The Witcher 4 is a single-player open-world role-playing game that begins a new saga with Ciri as the playable protagonist. Ciri is now a professional monster slayer, taking dangerous contracts as she travels through a brutal dark-fantasy world and decides how to deal with both creatures and the people caught around them. The adventure is being built around open-world exploration, monster hunting, combat using Ciri's weapons and magic, and story choices with consequences. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 5, with Kovir confirmed as one of the regions players will explore.
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On September 2, 2026, CD PROJEKT RED confirmed a planned 2028 Global release window for The Witcher 4 as part of its upcoming Witcher publishing lineup. The project remains in development as the first game in a new Witcher saga led by Ciri.
Release date and status
The Witcher 4 is Upcoming and currently has a planned Global release window of 2028. CD PROJEKT RED has not announced an exact release date, launch time, or timezone.
| Global release | 2028 |
| Platforms | |
| Global status | Upcoming |
| Pricing model | Pricing not confirmed |
| Availability | Availability details have not been confirmed. |
Platforms and availability
Official project and technology presentations identify PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S as the current platform set for The Witcher 4. The Unreal Engine 5 technology demonstration was shown running at 60 FPS on PlayStation 5, but CD PROJEKT RED explicitly states that the presentation is not actual gameplay and does not establish final retail performance.
Gameplay and setting
The Witcher 4 is a single-player open-world RPG centered on Ciri as a professional monster slayer. The cinematic reveal shows the type of work she undertakes through a witcher contract in the isolated village of Stromford. Ciri fights with steel and silver swords and can also use a chain, witcher potions, and magic as she confronts monsters and difficult human conflicts. Player choices and their consequences remain an important part of the game's narrative direction.
The adventure takes place in the Continent and includes Kovir, a far-northern region appearing in the game series for the first time. The Unreal Engine 5 technology demonstration follows Ciri and her horse Kelpie through Kovir's mountains and forests toward the port town of Valdrest. Those scenes demonstrate the open-world technology being developed for The Witcher 4 rather than final gameplay footage.
Trailer, screenshots, and media
The selected cinematic reveal introduces Ciri's lead role and monster-slayer abilities, while the gallery also shows Kovir, Kelpie, Valdrest, and the dense environments presented through The Witcher 4's Unreal Engine 5 technology demonstration.
Developer and publisher
CD PROJEKT RED is the lead developer and publisher of The Witcher 4. Fool's Theory also provides development support, with CD PROJEKT confirming that part of the studio's team has supported The Witcher 4 because of shared production dependencies with The Witcher Remake. CD PROJEKT RED is developing the game with Unreal Engine 5 and collaborates with Epic Games on technology intended to support its open-world design.
| Developers | CD PROJEKT REDFool's Theory |
| Publisher | CD PROJEKT RED |
| Official website | The Witcher 4 |
Download and availability
The Witcher 4 is not yet available through a confirmed official purchase, download, preorder, or wishlist route. Its official game and project pages currently provide the cinematic reveal, technology presentation, and development information rather than a retail acquisition route.
System / Device Requirements
Detailed PC system requirements for The Witcher 4 have not been announced yet. The Unreal Engine 5 technology demonstration ran at 60 FPS on PlayStation 5, but it was explicitly presented as a technology demonstration rather than actual gameplay, so that result is not a final retail performance specification.
| PlayStation 5 specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Supported hardware | PlayStation 5 |
- Value
- PlayStation 5
| Xbox Series X/S specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Supported hardware | Xbox Series X/S |
- Value
- Xbox Series X/S