CD Projekt Red’s mysterious Project Hadar will be an ’emotional, open-world experience’ similar to The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk
CD Projekt Red has offered fresh insights into Project Hadar, its mysterious new intellectual property currently in development alongside The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2. The Polish studio has been working on the project for years, and as of March 2026, had established the foundational design.
A new job listing for an engineering director position reveals key details about the game’s direction. According to the posting, Project Hadar will be an “emotional, open-world experience” designed in the vein of CD Projekt Red’s acclaimed titles The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. The engineering director role will oversee the game’s technical architecture and overall strategy, suggesting the studio is ramping up the project’s development phase.
The listing indicates that CD Projekt Red is actively seeking leadership to guide the game’s technical direction, marking a significant step toward production. While still shrouded in mystery regarding plot, setting, and other specific details, the comparison to The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 suggests Project Hadar will feature similar ambitious scope, narrative depth, and open-world design philosophy that characterized those games.
With three major projects—Project Hadar, The Witcher 4, and Cyberpunk 2—now in development, CD Projekt Red has substantial work ahead. The studio continues to expand its roster and technical capabilities to manage these simultaneous productions.