CD Projekt Red's Project Hadar is shaping up as an emotional open-world game in the vein of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk

A new job listing on CD Projekt Red's careers page has given the clearest picture yet of Project Hadar — the studio's mysterious new IP. The engineering director role describes the project as "an emotional, open world experience that will stay with gamers," set in something called the Hadar world.

That framing won't surprise anyone familiar with CDPR's back catalogue, but it does confirm the studio isn't pivoting to a radically different genre or structure. Other listings flesh things out a little further: Hadar will have quests, NPCs, and melee combat. The team is still small — around 26 people at last count — and CDPR only said it had "established the foundation" of the project as of March 2026, so a proper reveal is likely still a long way off. Hadar is a brand-new IP, not tied to any existing licence.

CDPR is juggling a lot right now. The Witcher 4, starring Ciri, and a future Cyberpunk sequel are both already in development, making Hadar the studio's third major project on the horizon simultaneously. With the team this small, Hadar is clearly the furthest from release of the three.

In other CDPR news, the long-rumoured third Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion has been confirmed — it's called Songs of the Past, it's being developed by Fool's Theory, and it's described as closer to Blood & Wine in scope, meaning it's going to be substantial.