The Witcher Remake announced, made in Unreal Engine 5

A remake of the first Witcher game has been announced by CD Projekt Red as just one of several planned titles in the series.

The very first game in The Witcher series is currently being remade for modern consoles, as CD Projekt Red has just announced. This game was the first game made by the Polish studio, with The Witcher being a series with a medium-sized cult following until The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt turned it into a global sensation that now has its own acclaimed series on Netflix.

The very first game is liked by those who played it at the time, but there are a lot of problems and questionable design choices that cause it to fall down under a modern lens. An opportunity for fans old and new to give this classic another try is a welcome one, especially following CD Projekt Red’s recent announcement of a new Witcher trilogy in their long-term plans.

This project was originally known under the codename “Canis Majoris” and is being developed by the Polish studio Fool’s Theory, in conjunction with some veteran Witcher developers. The announcement promises that the game is being “rebuilt from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5”, so that should mean this remake will be a proper reimagining of the game, rather than a simple graphical upgrade like some remasters.

In this announcement, the team states that the game is still early in development and asks for patience before it is talked about in any detail. This puts us in mind of The Elder Scrolls 6, which has had no official details since the teaser at E3 2018, although this hopefully won’t be quite as extreme.

Either way, it’s an exciting time to be a Witcher fan, as there are still some mystery projects for the series CD Projekt Red is yet to reveal and we’ll let you know as soon as any more news breaks on this game. You can read the full announcement post on the official Witcher website.

Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.