Witcher 4 team grows
CD Projekt’s Witcher 4 now reportedly has a 500‑person development team — signaling a huge investment in scale and polish for the next-gen entry (x.com). That headcount bump suggests a multi-year, high-production push rather than a small-studio follow‑up. (x.com)
CD Projekt’s FY2025 presentation lists 499 developers assigned to The Witcher 4 as of February 28, 2026. (cdprojekt.com — ) The same FY2025 slides show total development staffing at 933 people, up from 851 the prior year. (cdprojekt.com — ) Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski told investors that “over the past year more than 220 developers have joined our teams,” and that most of those hires are now working on The Witcher 4 to scale solutions demonstrated in the Unreal Fest tech demo. (GamesRadar — ) CD Projekt disclosed it spent 513 million złoty (about $139.2 million) in 2025 on future games, with the bulk of that investment going to The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2. (GameSpot — ) Company figures trace The Witcher 4 team’s rise from 411 developers on February 28, 2025 to 447 on October 31, 2025 and 499 on February 28, 2026. (GameSpot — ) CD Projekt’s investor materials reiterate a multi‑title roadmap and state the studio aims to deliver multiple Witcher entries over the coming six years, aligning the staffing increase with that schedule. (GameSpot — )
