Artwork for new Witcher DLC

Ten years after the release of the “Blood and Wine” expansion, “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” is getting a third major DLC: CD Projekt RED announced “Songs of the Past” on Wednesday. The expansion is scheduled to be released in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

According to the announcement, “Songs of the Past” is being developed together with Fool's Theory, also a Polish studio. Further details are to follow in late summer 2026, as CD Projekt RED states. In the expansion, players once again slip into the role of Geralt of Rivia and experience a new adventure. CD Projekt RED has not yet announced any details about the content. Screenshots and gameplay material have also not been released. However, published artwork suggests that players will indeed play the aged Geralt from “The Witcher 3” again. “Songs of the Past” will likely not be a prequel DLC.

Fool's Theory is also developing the “Witcher 1” remake

Fool’s Theory is no stranger in the Polish game industry: The studio is also concurrently developing the remake of the first “The Witcher” game, also commissioned by CD Projekt RED. “The Witcher 3” was released in 2015 and has sold more than 60 million copies since then, along with the two expansions “Hearts of Stone” and “Blood and Wine.” The successor “The Witcher 4”, in which Ciri takes over as the protagonist, is in development at CD Projekt.

It would be a big surprise if “The Witcher 3” were still being expanded over ten years after its release – if there hadn't already been rumors about a new DLC package for months. In 2022, CD Projekt released a major next-gen upgrade for the highly acclaimed role-playing game, which includes ray tracing effects, among other things.

To coincide with the release of “The Witcher” series on Netflix, CD Projekt also provided new outfits and a small quest. However, a completely new expansion is a different matter entirely. The two previous expansions were exceptionally well-received by the community and are quite extensive: “Hearts of Stone” takes about ten hours, while “Blood and Wine” can take up to 30 hours for one playthrough. The bar for the new expansion “Songs of the Past” is therefore set high.

With the release of “Songs of the Past,” CD Projekt is also adjusting the system requirements for “The Witcher 3.” Officially, only SSDs will be supported in the future. It is unclear whether “Songs of the Past” will come with further technical improvements.

(dahe)