While CD Projekt RED has confirmed that it has been working on quite a few projects – a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Songs of the Past expansion, and even a multiplayer title codenamed Project Sirius – it looks like the studio has also been working on a multiplayer title based on The Witcher. According to Mp1st, the unnamed title is being made for PC, iOS, and Android, and will focus on co-op gameplay.
The project has been described as a brand-new one set in the world of The Witcher, and will seemingly be a free-to-play game. Its main timeframe will be in the year 1230, with series protagonist Geralt still being a young witcher. Gameplay will revolve around players taking on contracts to take on monsters across the game’s various environments. Some of the biomes to be included in the title include dark forests, villages, and haunted ruins.
The core combat mechanics will reportedly be powered by a skill-based system, with players having a choice of picking their preferred abilities from the various Witcher schools. Along with this, players will also get to brew potions to enhance their combat capabilities, as well as make use of Signs like Igni to help out in a fight. It is currently unknown which development team is working with CD Projekt RED on the project, but the report speculates that it might be mobile developer Scopely.
The studio was confirmed to be working with CD Projekt on an unnamed project, with the latter company saying that work on the project was progressing at a rapid pace. However, CD Projekt also noted that “it’s definitely not a story for 2026,” during its earnings report in March.
Scopely is known to be a major player in mobile gaming, and had announced plans to acquire Pokémon Go developer Niantic last year. At the time, the company had said that it wouldn’t introduce obstructive things to the game in a bid to increase its revenue.
“Scopely really recognises how unique this game is, and they’ve told us themselves that they would be foolish to try to change the recipe of what’s made this such a huge hit and a success,” said senior product director Michael Steranka at the time. “So yeah, absolutely not. We will not be building into our games any type of obtrusive ads or anything like that.”
In the meantime, CD Projekt RED has been working with Fool’s Theory on The Witcher 3’s Songs of the Past expansion. Co-CEO Michał Nowakowski had compared the DLC’s scope to that of Blood and Wine, and confirmed that it was originally slated for release in 2026 before being pushed back to a 2027 release window.
“We had a moment where our plans for Songs of the Past would be released this year,” he said. “However, we decided, together with the development team, that the game will be launching in 2027 to achieve the best possible result from the consumer standpoint, which, in the end, frankly speaking, is the only thing that really matters.”
The Songs of the Past DLC will come to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The studio has also said that its story won’t be a prologue to The Witcher 4.
The Witcher Co-op Game in Development for PC and Mobile – Rumor
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