CD Projekt Red cuts 18 more staff from troubled Witcher multiplayer spinoff Project Sirius

CD Projekt Red has confirmed another round of layoffs at Project Sirius, the studio's struggling multiplayer Witcher spinoff. Eighteen developers are being cut — roughly a quarter of the project's remaining team.

Of those 18, nine have been made redundant outright, while the other nine have been offered spots in internal recruitment for roles elsewhere at CD Projekt Red. The team was already small compared to the much larger crew working on The Witcher 4, the mainline singleplayer sequel.

This isn't the first time Project Sirius has been hit. The game went through an effective reboot in 2023, which was followed by a first wave of layoffs. The project has been unsettled since its announcement — a multiplayer Witcher spinoff is a significant departure from what CD Projekt Red is known for, and the studio has been publicly focused on rebuilding its reputation after Cyberpunk 2077's rocky launch.

The news broke via Kotaku before CD Projekt Red confirmed the details to IGN. With a quarter of the team gone and the project's future unclear, it's hard to read this as anything other than a game in serious trouble.