While CD Projekt RED has been working on The Witcher 4, and Fool’s Theory is working on a remake of the original The Witcher, analysts believe that the two studios are also working together for a brand new DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to Polish publication Strefa Inwestorów, Noble Securities analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski is predicting a major new DLC that would bridge the gap between the story of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and The Witcher 4 will be coming out in May 2026.
Chrzanowski’s predictions indicate that the DLC will be priced at $30, and that it will come to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt—which originally came out on PC, PS4 and Xbox One all the way back on May 18, 2015. This DLC is also expected to properly kick off the marketing push for The Witcher 4, which is expected to come out in late 2027.
It is worth noting that the two major DLCs released for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt—Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine—have already wrapped up the majority of the story arc for protagonist Geralt of Rivia. With that in mind, as well as the fact that The Witcher 4 will feature a brand new protagonist in the form of Geralt’s adopted daughter Ciri, this rumoured DLC will likely give us a deeper glimpse at her story, including the kind of training she goes through to become the hardened witcher we saw in the reveal trailer for The Witcher 4.
Fool’s Theory is rumoured to be taking lead on the development of this DLC, since the studio also has several developers that have previously worked on games in The Witcher franchise in the past. CD Projekt RED itself is yet to make any announcement or offer any confirmation about this DLC, however.
As for the remake of the original The Witcher, CD Projekt RED has confirmed that it is slated for release some time after the release of Polaris—the studio’s internal codename for The Witcher 4. In an earnings call, president and joint CEO of CD Projekt Group Adam Kiciński spoke about how the remake will make use of Unreal Engine 5-based technology that was also used in The Witcher 4.
“Coming back to The Witcher Remake and when it will come,” said Kiciński. “Yes, it will come after Polaris, which is a consequence of how we think about this project. I think The Witcher Remake will be based in big part on technologies from Polaris, so it will be developed partially in parallel to Polaris. But once Polaris is launched, everything for Polaris will be then in the final shape, and it will be partially reused in the remake.”
Fool’s Theory CEO Jakub Rokosz has also spoken about the studio’s work on The Witcher remake back in January 2024, where he noted that the studio will be taking out parts of the original title that are considered bad, outdated or “unnecessarily convoluted” by modern gaming standards.
