CD Projekt RED has unveiled The Witcher Remake, a full remake of The Witcher in Unreal Engine 5. No launch date and no platforms have been shared simply but, although Polish studio Fool’s Theory are at present creating it. CD Projekt RED shared that “veteran Witcher sequence workers are concerned” with it.

They additionally revealed that The Witcher Remake was beforehand generally known as “Project Canis Majoris”, which is without doubt one of the 5 completely different Witcher video games introduced earlier this month. The slide for the venture pitched it as a “story-driven, single participant open-world RPG set inside The Witcher universe.”

The first Witcher sport has been due for a remake a while now. It initially launched in October 2007 and its Enhanced Edition re-release adopted it in September 2008 – each solely on PC.

Here is what CD Projekt RED needed to say concerning the announcement for The Witcher Remake.

We are thrilled to announce that The Witcher Remake is being labored on! That’s proper, the sport that began all of it is being rebuilt from the bottom up in Unreal Engine 5. 

The sport is at present within the early levels of growth on the Polish studio Fool’s Theory, the place veteran Witcher sequence workers are concerned. We, as CD PROJEKT RED, are offering full inventive supervision. 

The Witcher Remake is what you would possibly know by the codename “Canis Majoris”. It’s nonetheless early and we need to make sure that the sport is created with the utmost care and a focus to element, due to this fact, whereas we’re excited to share the information with you, we need to ask you for persistence as will probably be some time till we begin speaking about this venture intimately.

Adam Badowski, Head of Studio at CD Projekt RED, shared some statements about The Witcher Remake.

“The Witcher is where it all started for us, for CD PROJEKT RED. It was the first game we made, ever, and it was a big moment for us then. 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.”

“Collaborating with Fool’s Theory on the project is just as exciting, as some of the people there have been previously involved in The Witcher games. They know the source material well, they know how much gamers have been looking forward to seeing the remake happen, and they know how to make incredible and ambitious games. And although it will take some time before we’re ready to share more about and from the game, I know it’ll be worth the wait.”

Jakub Rokosz, CEO of Fool’s Theory, additionally had this to say about their collaboration with CD Projekt RED in creating The Witcher Remake.

“I’m very completely satisfied that my skilled paths have crossed once more with fellow builders from the time of working collectively on The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3. Especially when it is a remake of a venture that’s so near our hearts.”

“We are excited to affix forces with CD PROJEKT RED, and our objective is to provide gamers one other nice sport from the enduring Witcher sequence.”