What is Project Canis Majoris?

CD PROJEKT RED has a slate of numerous projects coming up, including The Witcher series. As well as working on a new IP, the developer has two more games lined up for the future: Sirius and Project Canis Majoris.

The latter is described as an open-world RPG set in the popular medieval-fantasy universe and is being developed by a third-party studio. This company is run by The Witcher veterans.

Here’s everything we know about Project Canis Majoris.

Details on the new The Witcher Remake

Project Canis Majoris was revealed for the first time in October, alongside the other projects linked to CD PROJEKT RED’s licenses in development. Now, players know that the project is The Witcher Remake. CD PROJEKT RED told fans that the remake was known as Project Canis Majoris, so now fans know at least one of the codenamed projects alongside the other two.

CD PROJEKT RED told fans that the game is in the early stages of development, so the game will likely not be released anytime soon. No videos or images were revealed in the announcement, but the announcement did state that the game was being made in Unreal Engine 5, which can give some hints as to how long the game is going to take to make.

Players likely won’t be able to play the game for quite a few years. The developer will almost certainly provide updates now that the project has a proper name, and players are hoping that they get a first look at the game during the 2022 Game Awards.

The game is set to be an open-world RPG, which means it’s ambitious and might take a long time to develop. It also raises numerous questions, such as whether it will be a solo or multiplayer game. And if it’s multiplayer, will it feature co-op or be a full-fledged online game?

The developer hasn’t answered these questions yet. At the moment, we only have the name, the engine, and the genre to imagine what will the game look like in the future.