The Witcher 4 Could Launch in May 2028 as CD Projekt Red Job Listing Points to Spring Release
CD Projekt Red has already locked in 2028 as the target year for The Witcher 4, and a brand new job listing at the studio now hints the game could arrive as early as May 2028. The clue sits in plain sight: a fixed-term Legal Counsel contract that runs until April 30, 2028, the exact kind of role a studio hires when a massive marketing campaign is about to end and a launch is about to begin.
Nothing here is a confirmed date yet, and CD Projekt Red has been careful to call 2028 a target rather than a promise. But when you put the job ad next to the series’ own history, the spring of 2028 starts to look like the smartest bet on the calendar. Here is what the listing says, why May fits, and what we actually know about Ciri’s first adventure as a witcher.
What the Job Listing Actually Says
CD Projekt Red posted a new opening for a Legal Counsel to join the Business and IP division of its Legal Team. The role is a fixed-term contract that ends on April 30, 2028. Its duties include providing ongoing legal advice on asset clearance, terms and conditions, player communications, and compliance of the studio’s products with applicable laws and regulations.
On its own, that is a routine legal hire. In context, it is much more interesting. Asset clearance, player communications, and product compliance are exactly the jobs that pile up in the final stretch before a huge release, when trailers, store pages, and marketing campaigns all need legal sign-off. As Wccftech reports, the contract end date strongly suggests the role exists to support an upcoming marketing campaign that wraps up in late April, and The Witcher 4 is the studio’s next game by a wide margin.
The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel is still far from release, and the Witcher remake has always been scheduled to come after the fourth game. That leaves The Witcher 4 as the obvious project behind the hire, and a campaign ending in late April points to a launch right after it.
Why May 2028 Fits the Pattern
The strongest part of the case is not the job ad at all. It is the calendar. CD Projekt Red has launched its biggest Witcher games in May before, twice, and both times the month worked out very well for the studio.
| Game | Launch date | Month |
|---|---|---|
| The Witcher | October 2007 | October |
| The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings | May 17, 2011 | May |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | May 19, 2015 | May |
| The Witcher 4 | Targeting 2028, no date yet | May is the reported guess |
A May 2028 launch would complete the pattern, and it would put the game on shelves just as the studio’s legal contract winds down. None of this is confirmed, and CD Projekt Red has slipped past its own windows before with both The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, so treat May as a strong hint rather than a date to circle in pen.
What We Know About The Witcher 4 So Far
The 2028 window itself is solid. Joint CEO Michal Nowakowski confirmed it in a video shared ahead of gamescom in August 2026, telling fans, “I know it’s a bit of a wait, and you’d love to play it sooner, but let the team cook.” The studio has not shared an exact date, and the game did not appear at gamescom.
Here is what is confirmed about the game itself:
- Ciri takes the lead. The Witcher 4 stars Ciri in her first adventure as a witcher, and it kicks off a brand new saga and a new trilogy for the series.
- More than 500 developers are on the project. Nowakowski described it as the studio’s biggest, boldest, and most ambitious game to date.
- It runs on Unreal Engine 5. CD Projekt Red showed a tech demo at Unreal Fest in June 2025, running on a PlayStation 5.
- PC is a launch platform. The game is planned for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and Nowakowski has said the current development build already runs on all three platforms. That is encouraging, but a running build is not a finished game.
- A trilogy is planned within six years. If the schedule holds, the new saga would wrap up with a sixth game in the mid 2030s.
The Road to 2028 Goes Through The Witcher 3 First
CD Projekt Red is not leaving Witcher fans empty handed while they wait. The studio plans one major Witcher release a year on the road to the fourth game, starting with The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, a new expansion for The Witcher 3 that launches in 2027. The studio showed the first steps of that journey at gamescom in August 2026.
That schedule explains the silence around The Witcher 4. With Songs of the Past as the main focus until its launch next year, fans are unlikely to see much more of Ciri’s story until the expansion is out the door. The Witcher remake, meanwhile, stays in line behind the fourth game, so nothing else in the pipeline competes with it for the 2028 slot.
For PC players, the wait has a familiar shape. The next two years bring a major expansion for a game most of us already own, then the biggest new Witcher game ever made. Our upcoming PC games list tracks the dates as CD Projekt Red confirms them.
What This Means for PC Players
The practical takeaway is simple: 2028 is real as a target, May is a well reasoned guess, and nothing more specific exists yet. A job ad ending April 30, 2028 is a good clue, not a launch announcement, and the studio’s own history of delays means even the 2028 window could move.
Here is how to handle the wait:
- Do not trust any “leaked” release date or price that does not come from CD Projekt Red itself. The studio has confirmed the year and nothing else.
- Expect the marketing machine to start moving in early 2028 if the May guess is right. Legal, asset clearance, and store page work all ramp up months before a launch that size.
- Replay The Witcher 3 while you wait, or keep an eye on Songs of the Past in 2027. It is the next confirmed Witcher release, and it is the one with a date attached.
- Watch for news alongside the other big RPGs in the pipeline. Fallout 5 is also confirmed, and The Elder Scrolls 6 is still ahead of it in Bethesda’s queue, so the second half of the decade is crowded with long awaited sequels.
What We Still Do Not Know
- No exact release date, month, or quarter for The Witcher 4, only the 2028 target
- No gameplay footage, trailers, or screenshots of the finished game beyond the 2025 tech demo
- No PC system requirements, even though a PC version is confirmed
- No price, editions, or preorder details
- No confirmation of the May 2028 launch window from CD Projekt Red itself
All in all, the job listing is the best new clue fans have had since the 2028 window was announced, and it points to spring. If the campaign really does end in late April, May 2028 is where the smart money sits. Until CD Projekt Red says it out loud, though, it stays a hint, and the only date that counts is the one the studio announces itself.
Source: Wccftech reports the job listing and the May 2028 inference
