Cyberpunk 2 has no announced release date, no trailer and no official name, and CD PROJEKT RED has said it will not launch before 2028, according to a November 2025 report. Everything else you read about it falls into three groups: statements from the studio, reports from analysts and job listings, and plain guesses. This guide separates them as of October 10, 2026.
Key takeaways
- Status: in development at CD PROJEKT RED. The sequel was announced in October 2022, per Wikipedia.
- Release date: not announced. The studio said not before 2028.
- Engine: Unreal Engine 5, not the old Red Engine.
- The Witcher 4 comes first, with a planned release window in 2028.
- A late-2030 target is only a rumor from an analyst report.
What CD PROJEKT has actually said
The most useful official facts came from the studio's third-quarter 2025 briefing in late November 2025, as reported by AllKeyShop. At that time, 133 developers were working full time on the sequel. The company planned to grow the team to between 300 and 400 people by 2027. Work is split between the main Warsaw studio and the Boston branch, and the Boston team was getting more creative leadership.
The same report says the studio is moving from its in-house Red Engine to Unreal Engine 5, and that the move was more complex than expected. The studio also stated that the game will not launch before 2028.
In September 2026, the studio's AnsweRED podcast (episode 33) gave a look at how the team works. iXBT.games reports that Creative Director Igor Sarzynski said the Boston team is building on the workflow changes it made during Phantom Liberty. The team now plans in sprints of one to four weeks with milestones, and departments such as audio, narrative and visual design work closely together. No date or window was given.
Timeline of key reports
| When | What | Type |
|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Sequel announced | Official (Wikipedia) |
| May 2025 | Reports say the game entered pre-production and is no longer called Project Orion | Press reports |
| November 2025 | 133 developers; not before 2028; Unreal Engine 5 | Studio briefing, via AllKeyShop |
| December 2025 | Analyst report points to a late 2030 target | Rumor-level (Notebookcheck) |
| February 2026 | Job posts suggest multiplayer systems work | Interpretation (NoobFeed) |
| September 2026 | Podcast describes new workflow; no date | Studio interview |
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The rumors, and how much to trust them
A late 2030 release
Notebookcheck reported on a Polish investment house, Noble Securities, whose report pointed to a target of the fourth quarter of 2030. That would match the original game's tenth anniversary. The article is a secondhand report of an analyst note, not an announcement, so treat it as an estimate.
Multiplayer
NoobFeed read the studio's job listings and argued that multiplayer is being built alongside the game, including roles for matchmaking and server performance. That is the author's interpretation. The studio has not announced a multiplayer mode in the sources we read. The same article says the team was not yet making the game itself at that point.
Release before 2029
iXBT.games concluded that a release before 2029 is unlikely, since the Witcher 4 targets 2028. The outlet labels this its own inference, and so do we.
Why the wait looks long
This part is our reading of the facts, not a studio statement. Three things point to a long wait. The team was still growing from about 133 people toward 300 to 400. The studio is learning a new engine while The Witcher 4 is also being built on it. And the company has said it wants one large Witcher-themed release a year until the Witcher 4 arrives. Together, those make an early release unlikely, which fits the "not before 2028" statement. None of this gives a date.
What is happening in the meantime
The studio's plan is for The Witcher 4 to arrive in a window in 2028, with Ciri as the main character, and for one large Witcher-themed release each year until then. The Witcher 3 Remastered launched on September 29, 2026, and a new expansion called Songs of the Past is planned for 2027. For Cyberpunk fans, there is the Netflix anime Edgerunners 2 on October 20, 2026, and a Battle.net release of Cyberpunk 2077 later in 2026. Read our Edgerunners 2 guide for the details.
What to play while you wait
- Cyberpunk 2077 with Phantom Liberty. The Phantom Liberty guide explains the expansion without spoilers.
- A new build with the 2.0 systems. See our builds guide.
- Edgerunners and Edgerunners 2 for story context.
Common mistakes
- Calling the game "Project Orion." Reports say that code name is no longer used.
- Treating analyst guesses as dates.
- Expecting a trailer soon. The studio has no announced reveal date.
- Believing a "Cyberpunk 2" listing on a store page that is not run by CD PROJEKT or a major platform.
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