The Witcher 4

The Witcher 4 is the working name commonly used for CD Projekt Red’s next mainline Witcher game, officially known by its internal codename, Polaris. CD Projekt Red announced Polaris in March 2022 as the beginning of a new Witcher saga. The project is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 rather than the studio’s proprietary REDengine, marking a major technological change for the series. CD Projekt Red is collaborating with Epic Games on Unreal Engine development, although the game is not an Epic Games exclusive. The project became more concrete in December 2024, when CD Projekt Red stated that Polaris had entered full-scale production. The company described it as the largest and most advanced project in its history, with more than 400 developers working on it at that time. No release date, supported platforms, or final public title had been announced in the verified information available after that production update. CD Projekt Red has also said that Polaris is intended to begin a new Witcher trilogy, rather than simply continue the existing games as a fourth chapter with the same structure. The most specific story information comes from the cinematic trailer shown at The Game Awards in December 2024. It presents Ciri as the central character. In the trailer, Ciri accepts a contract to save a young woman named Mion from a monster called the Bauk. The sequence takes place in a village holding a ritual sacrifice, and it draws on the Slavic folklore creature known as the bauk. Ciri uses Witcher abilities, swordsmanship, potions, and magical powers during the hunt. The trailer ends with her confronting the consequences of the village’s traditions, but it does not establish the game’s complete plot, world structure, or relationship to the endings of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. CD Projekt Red has not confirmed whether players will visit particular kingdoms, which characters from the earlier games will return, or how the new game will handle choices and consequences. It has also not published a complete gameplay demonstration. Therefore, claims about a specific release window, detailed regions, combat systems, romance options, or an exact ending would be speculation. What is verified is that Polaris is a CD Projekt Red production, uses Unreal Engine 5, is planned as the opening installment of a new trilogy, and places Ciri at the center of its first revealed narrative material.