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The Witcher 4 Targets 2028 Release Window
The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window, CD PROJEKT RED Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski confirmed on August 24, 2026. The studio is not ready to announce an exact release date, and 2028 remains a target rather than a locked launch date. More than 500 developers are working on the project, while The Witcher 4 will not be shown or playable at gamescom 2026.
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The Witcher 4 now has a 2028 target window
CD PROJEKT RED has attached a release year to The Witcher 4 for the first time. Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski said on August 24, 2026 that the studio is targeting a 2028 release window for the next mainline Witcher game.
The announcement does not provide a month or day. Nowakowski said CD PROJEKT RED is not ready to share an exact date, making 2028 the current development target rather than a locked launch date.
More than 500 developers are working on the game
Nowakowski said more than 500 developers are currently working on The Witcher 4. He described the project as CD PROJEKT RED's biggest, boldest and most ambitious game to date.
The studio's current plans center on a large open world, action-focused combat and a story-led RPG structure. CD PROJEKT RED's official project description identifies The Witcher 4 as a single-player open-world role-playing game and the beginning of a new Witcher saga.
The Witcher 4 is skipping gamescom 2026
The release-window announcement arrived immediately before gamescom 2026, but The Witcher 4 itself will not be shown at the event and will not be playable on the show floor.
CD PROJEKT RED's Witcher presence at the event instead focuses on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past. That expansion is scheduled for 2027, placing it ahead of The Witcher 4's current 2028 target.
Ciri leads the new Witcher saga
The Witcher 4 continues to be positioned as the next mainline entry after The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Ciri takes the lead as a professional monster slayer, with the official project description confirming that her journey includes Kovir in the far north of the Continent.
The game is being developed in-house by CD PROJEKT RED with Unreal Engine 5. A previously released technical demonstration showed Ciri moving through Kovir and demonstrated technology intended for the game's open world, although CD PROJEKT RED explicitly stated that the presentation was not actual gameplay from The Witcher 4.
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6 questionsThe Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window. CD PROJEKT RED has not announced an exact month or day for the launch.
No. Michał Nowakowski described 2028 as the current target and said the studio is not ready to provide an exact date. The announcement therefore establishes a release window rather than a final launch date.
No. CD PROJEKT RED said The Witcher 4 will not be shown at gamescom 2026 and will not be playable on the show floor. The studio is instead using the event to showcase The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past.
More than 500 developers are working on The Witcher 4. CD PROJEKT RED describes the project as its biggest and most ambitious Witcher game to date.
Ciri is the protagonist of The Witcher 4 and begins the new saga as a professional monster slayer. The official game description places part of her journey in the northern region of Kovir.
The Witcher 4 is being developed with Unreal Engine 5. CD PROJEKT RED has already used a technical demonstration set in Kovir to show technology being developed for its open world, while stressing that the demonstration was not actual gameplay.