CD Projekt Red's last entry in the Witcher series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, catapulted the franchise to new heights, reaching a kind of critical and commercial success that the previous entries didn't quite manage, even if they were still popular and beloved. Although the game's release was followed up with some truly great DLC, things have been fairly quiet on The Witcher front since 2016. While the three main entries in the franchise to date served as a fairly well-contained trilogy of storytelling, players were still eager for more installments in the Witcher saga, and they were impatient for information on a new franchise entry.
Luckily that news came in March 2022, seven years after the release of the last entry. Details have been scarce, but CD Projekt Red has confirmed that a new game is in development. This will be the start of a new saga, igniting lots of questions from fans about when the game will be set and who will serve as its protagonist. With further confirmation that a new Witcher school, the School of the Lynx, will be introduced, it's clear that the developer is looking to bring some big changes to the franchise in the next game. One change could be filling the world with even more Witchers, which could have some interesting consequences for the upcoming Witcher game.
Why The Witcher 3's Geralt is Such a Beloved Protagonist
While the previous games featured more than one Witcher, the monster-slaying wanderers were still pretty few and far between. The majority of the games were spent with just the enigmatic white-haired wolf, Geralt, with some of his Witcher pals popping in and out occasionally. This suited the story and his character perfectly and showed how he found it hard to form attachments and
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