CD Projekt Red recently teased all the projects it currently has in development in addition toThe Witcher 4. Along with two Cyberpunk 2077 products and a new IP, three new projects in theWitcherseries were announced. These products includedSirius, a project being developed by The Molasses Flood, a major title namedCanis Majoris, and a brand-new trilogy ofWitchergames. With how expansive theWitcherworld is and with different developers working on each project, players could seea variety of newWitchertitlesadded to CD Projekt Red’s iconic series.
While the mainWitchergames might have followed Geralt of Rivia on his adventures after the book series, there is so much more that can be done with different settings and characters.Netflix’sThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolfproved that people have an interest in media that does not star the Geralt and are open to other possibilities. Whether these are characters that players already know or if they’re entirely new characters, they can be used to explore parts of theWitcherworld that were previously unknown to players.
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Project Sirius Could Bring The Survival Genre To The Witcher Series
The Molasses Flood is known for its gamesThe Flame In The FloodandDrake Hollow, two adventure survival games.CD Projekt Red stated thatSiriuswould be a multiplayer gamedeveloped by The Molasses Flood with some support from CDPR. It will differ from past titles due to this multiplayer access while also having a single-player campaign. An adventure-survival game would be something new for theWitcherseries. By havingSiriusbe a survival game, it would be playing to The Molasses Flood’s strengths as a developer.
A multiplayer survival game set in theWitcherseries could fit quite well. There are many unexplored areas of the world that could see settlers trying to build a small village. The different monsters of the series could make an appearance and make for a base defense mode. By combining this with co-op, theWitchercould join the likes of other successful survival games likeValheimorRust. This could easily be done in single-player as well, where the player could gather materials, build a base on their own, and accept quests with the option of multiplayer still being there.
Canis Majoris Could Explore The Witcher Book Series
Canis Majorisis said to be a major title in theWitcherseries by CD Projekt Red. However, this title will also be developed by an external studio that has worked on pastWitchergames. This isreminiscent of games likeBatman: Arkham Origins, a game presented as a main series title, but handed off to a different developer than the studio that created the main series. Players of that series know thatBatman: Arkham Originsis a great side-story and can compete with the other games of the series, so thisWitchertitle could still be great too.
AWitchergame developed by a third party could be no different, especially if it is being worked on by a studio that already has an understanding of the series.Canis Majoriscould even use this as an opportunity to play parts of the story not in a video game before. Even though Geralt’s story in the series is over, this game could bring players back to the events of the book series.Many players have not read theWitcherbooks, and this could be the chance to ease players into the series and give context to some events of the later games.
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The Next Witcher Saga is Ciri’s Time To Shine
CDPR announced earlier this year that a new saga in theWitcherseries is in the works with a picture of a medallion in the snow. While this saga is likely years away, this still got players excited and speculating about what comes next. The series will not star Geralt of Rivia, which opens up the possibility for a new protagonist, which is likely to be Ciri. She has been known to own a cat medallion, thanks toCiri taking one from Leo Bonhart in the events of the book series, so it is possible that the medallion in the teaser could be referring to her.
Ciri played a significant part in the events ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and acted as a secondary protagonist to Geralt. Depending onwhich ending the player got inThe Witcher 3, it could be a good set-up for Ciri to take over as the primary protagonist of the series. The new saga could follow Ciri taking up the profession of her adopted father, wandering around the continent and completing monster slaying jobs that need to be done.
The new saga could also be an opportunity to change up the gameplay of the series to better fit Ciri’s combat style. Some complaints towardsThe Witcher 3’s combat have included how stiff it felt, though Ciri did not have as much of a problem with this as Geralt.Ciri had magic that helped her teleportaround the battlefield and utilize her Elder Blood abilities to a destructive degree. This opens up tons of possibilities in how they could be used for gameplay, similarly to how the player would use signs in previous titles. These powers could also lead to fast travel to many places across theWitcherworld due to Ciri being able to canonically teleport in this way.
The newly announcedWitchertitles have players of the series excited to get back into the series. There has already been some success in spinoffs to theWitcherseries, likeGwent: The Witcher Card GameandThronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, so titles made by other developers like The Molasses Flood are not out of the question. There’s a lot of value to be had in these new games and a new saga following the main series.
