The Witcher 4 is the long-awaited sequel to the Witcher trilogy about Geralt of Rivia. The game is intended to serve as the start of a new trilogy.
The Witcher 4: Release not yet announced
The Witcher 4 with the project name Polaris currently has no planned release date (Stand: August 2024).
- The reason for this lies in the Development start of the game. Polaris was announced on March 21, 2022, and in an interview with the Reuters news agency in January 2024, the game is scheduled to go into development from the middle of the same year.
- According to CD Projekt SA CEO Adam Badowski, the Polaris team will be over 400 people who will be involved in the development. Game Director will be Sebastian Kalemba, the lead animator of Witcher 3.
- Due to the team size and the use of Unreal Engine 5, it is expected that The Witcher 4 2026 at the earliest or 2027 will be published. We will keep you updated about a more precise date or publication period.
The Witcher 4: Contents at a glance
Since the latest part in the video game series of the Witcher saga is still early in the development cycle is located, the information about the contents is still sparse.
- It is known that there is a new protagonists or a new protagonist The game will still be a continuation of the previous game trilogy, which had Geralt in the main role.
- However, according to the English voice actor Doug Cockle, who lends his voice to the Witcher, Geralt will be in Polaris happen. This information comes from a YouTube video by the Fall Damage channel featuring Cockle. The game will not revolve around Geralt and how big his role will be is not yet known.
- It can be assumed that the future main character will probably be the School of the Lynx The teaser image shows a lynx amulet. Since the lynx school consists of a Fanfiction by authors Smiki55 and Witcher190, it is interesting to see if this will have an impact on the game's story.
- According to the studio, the switch to the Unreal Engine 5 will place an even greater focus on Freedom while gaming. At the same time, Polaris is the start of a completely new trilogy that is supposed to be completed within a period of six years after the release of The Witcher 4.
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