Epic Games' recent State of Unreal 2025 showcase saw CD Projekt Red unveil more of The Witcher 4 and its features in a new tech demo – and while some of the new RPG's elements may be reminiscent of past genre gems, developers are mostly keeping to their own niche.
CD Projekt Red explains some of what it does, however, look for in other studios' titles for inspiration to PC Gamer in an interview, starting with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. "I love Kingdom Come because of the realism and the feeling, the sense of humor," admits co-CEO Adam Badowski. The more systems-heavy and simulation-aligned aspects of the RPG are areas CD Projekt Red pays the most attention to, as they might translate well into The Witcher 4.
