The Witcher spinoff 'Project Sirius' to be re-evaluated by CD Projekt Red

Project Sirius, a multiplayer spinoff set in The Witcher universe, might be entirely rebooted by CD Projekt Red.

On Monday, CD Projekt Red made a regulatory announcement that it is filing an impairment charge for Project Sirius – effectively writing off funding intended for the game.

“The aforementioned decision is based on results of evaluation of the scope and commercial potential of the original concept of Project Sirius, and ongoing work on formulating a new framework for this project,” reads CD Project’s statement.

The bit mentioning a “new framework” suggests that Project Sirius will undergo sweeping changes. This is speculation on our part, though.

“Our current focus is ensuring that Project Sirius is aligned with the strategy of the CD Projekt Group,” said a company spokesperson to Eurogamer. “At this point in time, we are neither providing insight into the evaluation of the project nor the potential future frameworks thereof.”

Currently, all we know about the game is it will be multiplayer, uses the Witcher IP, and is being made by developer The Molasses Flood. Project Sirius was announced alongside several Witcher games last fall. 

CD Projekt Red is also working on a remake of The Witcher (as in the first game), The Witcher 4, and Cyberpunk 2077‘s Phantom Liberty expansion.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.