The Witcher 4 will feature Geralt, but not as the lead character, actor claims

The Witcher 4 will feature the return of Geralt, but according to the character’s voice actor, he won’t be the star.

Speaking as part of an interview, Doug Cockle commented on the fourth game, which is currently in development at Polish studio CD Projekt Red.

“The Witcher 4 has been announced. I can’t say anything about it,” Cockle said.

“We know that Geralt will be part of the game, we just don’t know how much. The game won’t focus on Geralt, so it’s not about him this time. We don’t know who it’s about, I’m excited to find out!”

Cockle also claimed that he has yet to see a script for the game.

Two thirds of CD Projekt are currently working on the next game in the Witcher series, codenamed Polaris.

As revealed during an earnings conference for the publisher’s FY 2023 earnings in March 2024, the development team now sits at 403 staff.

Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski explained at the time that following the release of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the number of staff working on that game had dropped to just 17, with others being distributed to other projects.

“The Polaris team, on the other hand, has grown to over 400 developers,” Nowakowski said, “reaching its target size for entering the production phase. This is scheduled for the second half of the year.”

This is an increase on the previous November, where it had been revealed that almost 330 developers were working on the project, making it CD Projekt’s biggest development team at the time.