Witcher fans are used to waiting, as it’s been over a decade since the last game in the main series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, was released. They’ll have to wait just a bit longer for The Witcher 4, but now they have an idea of when that wait might end.
On Monday, CD Projekt Red joint-CEO Michał Nowakowski confirmed the studio is targeting a 2028 release window for The Witcher 4. “I know it’s a bit of a wait, and you’d love to play it sooner, but let the team cook,” he said in a video posted on X. Though CD Projekt Red will make announcements during Gamescom this week, Nowakowski said The WItcher 4 will not be showcased at the event.
The 2028 release window comes after CD Projekt Red previously said it did not plan to release The Witcher 4 by the end of 2026, but didn’t offer a window beyond that. The studio is ambitious with its next set of The Witcher games, hoping to release a trilogy within a six-year window. If that holds true and The Witcher 4 is released in 2028, we’ll be playing The Witcher 6 in 2034.
It’s a bold plan, especially when you consider that the previous The Witcher trilogy was released over the course of eight years (2007 to 2015) and video game development timelines have only gotten longer industry-wide. There’s also the possibility of unexpected delays to The Witcher 4 and future entries that could throw a wrench into CDPR’s plans.
Up next for The Witcher game series is Songs of the Past, an expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It’ll be showcased at Gamescom this week, and Nowakowski even teased “a surprise or two” for the studio’s livestreams throughout the event. Songs of the Past was announced in May and will be an all-new adventure for Geralt, who will take a backseat to Ciri in The Witcher 4. It’s expected to be released sometime next year for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.
