Key Takeaways
- CD Projekt Red's upcoming Witcher multiplayer game, codenamed Project Sirius, may feature player-created Witchers.
- Recent job postings at The Molasses Flood, the studio developing the game, hint at character creation capabilities.
- Enthusiasm should be tempered until official confirmation from CD Projekt Red.
CD Projekt Red's multiplayer Witcher title, Project Sirius, might allow players to craft their own Witchers, based on a job posting from a CD Projekt-owned studio. While character creation is common in multiplayer games, this new information suggests Project Sirius will follow suit.
Initially unveiled in late 2022 as a Witcher spin-off with multiplayer aspects, Project Sirius is being developed by The Molasses Flood, a Boston-based studio under CD Projekt's umbrella. Their previous work includes survival games The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow.
Recent reports suggest Project Sirius will be a live-service game, potentially offering either pre-selected characters or custom character creation within the Witcher universe. A job posting for a Lead 3D Character Artist at The Molasses Flood strengthens the latter possibility. The description emphasizes the artist's role in aligning character designs with the game's artistic vision and gameplay requirements.
Project Sirius: Customizable Witchers?
While the prospect of creating personalized Witchers excites many fans, measured expectations are advisable until CD Projekt Red provides further details. The job posting highlights the need for a skilled artist capable of producing "world-class characters," but this doesn't definitively confirm a character creation system. It could equally refer to the development of pre-designed characters or NPCs.
If confirmed, the ability to create original Witchers would be timely for CD Projekt Red. The recent Witcher 4 trailer, unveiled at The Game Awards, revealed Ciri as the protagonist for the next three mainline entries, a decision that has met with mixed reactions from some fans. Offering player-created Witchers could potentially mitigate some of this negative sentiment.
