CD Projekt Red is developing the next game in The Witcher series. The Polish developer has confirmed that it has begun development on The Witcher 4 in 2022. The game, codenamed Polaris, will be the first in a new Witcher trilogy. The studio has yet to reveal any details about the upcoming role-playing game, but The Witcher 4 will reportedly feature Geralt of Rivia, but not as a protagonist. The iconic character’s voice actor says the titular wizard won’t have a central role in The Witcher 4.
The Witcher 4
Doug Cockle, the voice actor for Geralt in the first three Witcher games, said in a new interview that the silver-haired monster hunter will appear in The Witcher 4, but will not be the main character in the game.
“The Witcher 4 has been released. I can’t comment on that,” Coker said in the interview (spotted by VGC). “We knew Geralt was going to be a part of the game, but we just didn’t know how much. And the game wasn’t going to be focused on Geralt, so it wasn’t about him this time,” Coker said.
However, the voice actor did not comment further on The Witcher 4’s protagonist. “We don’t know who it’s about and I’m glad to know!”
Coker, who voiced Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, said he has yet to see a script for the next game in the series.
The Witcher game in development
CD Projekt Red first announced The Witcher 4 in March 2022. The studio said at the time that development on the game had begun, but did not provide a release window. CD Projekt Red also confirmed that it has partnered with Epic Games to develop The Witcher 4 in Unreal Engine 5.
Later that year, the studio provided more details about the future of the Witcher series, confirming a new trilogy headed by Project “Polaris,” a remaster of the first Witcher game built with Unreal Engine 5 and codenamed “Canis Majoris,” as well as a multiplayer Witcher game codenamed “Sirius.” CD Projekt Red has yet to confirm a release schedule for its upcoming The Witcher project. The studio also confirmed that it is working on a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.
