The developers of The Witcher 4 are making two major changes to the series: changing the protagonist to Ciri, and switching from their own REDengine to Unreal Engine 5. Despite popular rumors linking the abandonment of proprietary technology to problematic releases Cyberpunk 2077Studio co-executive Michal Nowakowski officially denied the hypothesis.
The real reason, Nowakovsky says, is that the company never set out to be an engine developer—the main goal was always to create innovative and engaging stories.
After showcasing technical demo matrix awakening Management has signed a strategic agreement with Epic Games, giving the Polish studio a unique opportunity to deeply customize and co-develop tools for a large-scale role-playing game.
