CD Projekt Red New Game Details Revealed by Job Listing

A new CD Projekt Red job posting has spilled some details about the studio's Project Hadar and its combat. CD Projekt Red has spent the last several years restoring good faith with fans after the disastrous 2020 launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Years of patches and the very well-received 2.0 Phantom Liberty DLC update in 2023 have swung sentiment surrounding the game and studio back in a positive direction as CD Projekt Red works on its next batch of AAA RPGs.

CD Projekt Red has a lot going on at the moment post-Cyberpunk and Phantom Liberty. The Witcher 4 is set to be the studio's next game, which was revealed for the first time at The Game Awards in December. The six-minute Ciri-led cinematic reveal gave fans a glimpse at the world of The Witcher for the first time in nearly a decade since The Witcher 3's final DLC in 2016. The Witcher 4 later received a lengthy Unreal Engine 5 tech demo as part of the State of Unreal event during Summer Game Fest last month, which wowed fans with its incredibly crisp visuals. Additionally, CD Projekt Red also has a full-blown sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 in the pipeline, which seems further away than The Witcher 4.

CD Projekt Red's Project Hadar Could Find a Good Niche in Modern Fantasy

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By Cameron Swan

It's not just The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk sequel that CD Projekt has in development at the moment, as a third AAA game, a new IP known as Project Hadar, was confirmed several years ago. Very little is known about Project Hadar, though a new CD Projekt Red job listing has shed a tiny bit of light on the game. The studio is looking for a Senior Gameplay Designer, and in the "Qualifications" part of the job post, CDPR expressed an interest in candidates who have experience working on "RPG/Action titles with melee-oriented combat."

CD Projekt Red's Project Hadar Will Focus On Melee Combat

CD Projekt Red has historically seldom been known for its combat, as the studio specializes in immense world-building, gripping storytelling, and well-crafted RPG systems. The Witcher franchise has always featured third-person melee combat, but Cyberpunk, given its setting and first-person perspective, leaned away from melee in favor of FPS-focused combat. It's very difficult to tell what sort of setting or perspective Project Hadar will have based on its melee-focused combat alone, though seeing that the studio already does third-person melee with The Witcher, Hadar could potentially end up being a first-person game. Project Hadar's setting still remains a mystery, but its melee focus might suggest it may not be another futuristic sci-fi game like Cyberpunk.

The Witcher 4 is still likely several years away, and the Cyberpunk sequel seems like it'll be next up after that. This means that it could end up being a great number of years before anything official is seen or heard regarding Project Hadar, though it could potentially be released before Cyberpunk's sequel. CD Project Red does have a penchant for revealing its games very early, but fans shouldn't expect to officially learn anything concrete about Hadar anytime soon.

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