# The Witcher Team Reveals Project Hadar

> CD Projekt Red details new Witcher game with Ciri as lead.
- Title: The Witcher Team Reveals Project Hadar · NME | Shortify
- Summary: CD Projekt Red details new Witcher game with Ciri as lead. CD Projekt Red is developing a new Witcher game where Ciri takes over as protagonist, with a…
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- Source: NME — https://nme.com/news/gaming-news/witcher-team-mysterious-new-game-project-hadar-update-release-3973362
- Published: 2026-10-16T12:26:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: project hadar, witcher 4, ciri, geralt, cd projekt red, the witcher, music, culture
## Project Hadar Update
CD Projekt Red confirms a new Witcher game with Ciri as main protagonist, developed from scratch since 2022.

> The project is in the earliest stages of the creative process, which means we are not developing any game yet, but working exclusively on the foundation for this new setting.
## Witcher 4 Timeline
Witcher 4 set for 2028 release, with the next two games in the new trilogy planned within a six-year period.
## Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel
Cyberpunk 2077 sequel has been in development since 2023, alongside Witcher remasters and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remaster.
## Key takeaway

CD Projekt Red is developing a new Witcher game where Ciri takes over as protagonist, with a release timeline targeting 2028 for Witcher 4.