CD Projekt Red Reveals A New Witcher Game Made With Unreal Engine 5

The only crucial piece of information that the studio has shared is that the next game in its acclaimed franchise will be built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5. Touted to deliver photorealistic imagery in games, Unreal Engine 5 is said to be a leap forward for visual geometry, lighting, and life-like animation. Arkane Studios’ Redfall, Team Clout’s ILL, Black Myth: Wukong, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 are among the upcoming games that will rely on Unreal Engine 5 and the firepower of next-gen consoles to take game visuals to the next level. With The Witcher series jumping the Unreal Engine 5 bandwagon, we can expect some truly breathtaking visuals in the upcoming game.

We are not planning on making the game exclusive to one storefront.

— The Witcher (@witchergame) March 21, 2022

The studio is adopting Unreal Engine 5 as part of a multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games, but that doesn’t mean the upcoming title will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. The official Twitter handle for The Witcher games confirmed that the studio has no plans of keeping the game exclusive to a single storefront. Even though CD Projekt RED is abandoning the in-house REDengine for the fourth entry in The Witcher series, it will continue using the engine for developing the next Cyberpunk 2077 expansion. Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the biggest projects the studio ever worked on, but after a string of delays and a bug-ridden launch, the hype around the game withered considerably. The fourth outing in The Witcher series just might bring things back on track.