The Witcher Remake coming soon in Unreal Engine 5

The Witcher, CD Projekt’s debut work from 2007, which also inaugurated a best-selling, critically acclaimed RPG trilogy, will be remade “from the ground up” in Unreal Engine 5, the publisher announced on Wednesday.

The WitcherRemake is being made in Unreal Engine 5 at Fool’s Theory, a Poland-based studio that has supported triple-A RPG development since its founding in 2015. Fool’s Theory’s developers also worked on 2011’s The Witcher 2 – Assassins Of Kings and 2015’s Wild Hunt in The Witcher 3.; CD Projekt Red, the the trilogy’s original developer, will be “providing full creative supervision,” the publisher added.

CD Projekt’s statement confirmed that The Witcher’s Remake is the project codenamed “Canis Majoris” that was revealed at the beginning of October. The publisher has also scheduled three more all-new sequels for The Witcher, beginning with one code-named “Polaris.” No release window has been given for Polaris, but CD Projekt said the three sequels, which will also be developed in Unreal 5, will launch over a six-year span.

The Witcher “was the first game we made, ever, and it was a big moment for us then,” Adam Badowski, CD Projekt Red’s head of studio, said in a statement. “Going back to this place and remaking the game for the next generation of gamers to experience, it feels just as big, if not bigger.”

The Witcher is an adaptation of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s series of fantasy novels by the same name, published between 1990 and 1999. This franchise, which was once a popular cult in Central and Eastern Europe, has become a Polish national treasure, especially after being mainstreamed by three video games also created by a Polish studio. Polish officials gave President Obama a copy the original game when they visited Poland in 2011. Netflix was also launched The Witcher In 2019, the TV series that starred Henry Cavill in the role of protagonist Geraltof Rivia was renewed by CBS for its third season.

“I am very happy that my professional path has crossed again with fellow developers, from the time of working together on The Witcher 2 And The Witcher 3. Especially when it’s a remake of a project that is so close to our hearts,” Fool’s Theory chief executive Jakub Rokosz said Wednesday. “Our goal is to give players another great game from the iconic Witcher series.”

The first game was developed using BioWare’s Aurora engine, and launched 15 years ago today on PC, in fact. The WitcherNever launched on consoles, either in its original release or 2008’s Enhanced Edition. Wednesday’s statement did not specify what platforms would be getting Remake: The Witcher There is no launch window, date or time.

CD Projekt Red launched the sequel in 2011 (and an Enhanced Edition of that in 2012) for PC and Xbox 360, using the studio’s proprietary REDengine. The most recent game in the series, 2015’s Wild HuntREDengine can also be used. The app was launched for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. A version for Nintendo Switch will follow in 2019. The release of a version for PlayStation 5 (and Xbox Series X) is planned by the end.