CD Projekt RED Expands 24% as The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk Sequel Development Accelerate
CD Projekt RED has grown significantly over the past 12 months, adding 226 developers and rising from 707 to 933 employees, a 24% increase as the studio continues scaling up work on its next wave of major projects. The update comes from the company’s official FY2025 earnings report, released on March 19, 2026, alongside a broader financial summary that shows the Polish publisher is entering a heavy investment phase centered on The Witcher 4, the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and the early stages of Project Hadar.
The broader financial picture helps explain why CD Projekt is comfortable expanding at this pace. The company said group revenue reached 867 million PLN in 2025, while consolidated net profit came in at 595 million PLN, making 2025 its second best year ever for net earnings. It also said it invested more than 513 million PLN into future releases, with the bulk of that spending directed toward The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2. That is a major signal that CD Projekt is no longer in a post launch holding pattern. It is now clearly reallocating resources toward long term pipeline execution.
Most of the studio’s manpower still appears to be concentrated on The Witcher 4, which remains CD Projekt RED’s flagship project. At the same time, the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel continues to build momentum, and CD Projekt has also confirmed that work has begun on its original IP, Project Hadar. That matters because it shows the studio is no longer just balancing 2 massive franchises. It is actively preparing a third pillar for its future portfolio while still pushing its 2 biggest brands forward.
There is still no official release date for The Witcher 4, but CD Projekt has already made it clear that the game will not launch before 2027. That earlier disclosure reset investor expectations and framed the project as a longer horizon production. With headcount now expanding this aggressively, the latest report reinforces the idea that CD Projekt is trying to keep its major RPG pipeline moving at scale rather than slowing down after its recent successes.
The earnings release also included fresh sales milestones and platform performance insights for the studio’s existing catalog. CD Projekt said The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has now sold more than 60 million copies, while platform sales data showed PC remained the dominant channel for both of its biggest franchises in 2025. According to the figures summarized from the FY2025 materials, Cyberpunk 2077 generated 51% of its 2025 sales on PC, followed by PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 at 10%, and Xbox Series at 9%. The Witcher 3 showed a similarly PC heavy split, with 55% of 2025 sales on PC, 25% on PlayStation 5, and 10% each on Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series. That breakdown highlights how central the PC audience remains to CD Projekt’s business, even as the company expands to newer platforms and broader storefront exposure.
Another important takeaway from the report is that CD Projekt’s profitability grew alongside this expansion. Coverage of the FY2025 results says net profit rose year over year, helped in part by wider platform reach for Cyberpunk 2077, including newer availability on Switch 2 and Mac, as well as added visibility through services such as PlayStation Plus. In other words, CD Projekt is not just hiring for the future on faith alone. It is using a still profitable present to fund a much more ambitious development roadmap.
As for the rumored Witcher 3 expansion, that remains unconfirmed. There is clearly ongoing speculation around possible new content tied to the franchise, but CD Projekt has not announced such a release in its FY2025 materials. For now, the hard takeaway is simpler and more important: CD Projekt RED is getting bigger, spending heavily, and positioning itself for a new cycle led by The Witcher 4, the next Cyberpunk, and eventually Hadar. After the studio’s turbulent past, this is one of the clearest signs yet that it wants its next era to be built on scale, structure, and long term production readiness.
Do you think CD Projekt RED’s bigger team will help it deliver a smoother launch for The Witcher 4 and the next Cyberpunk, or does rapid expansion create a new set of risks for the studio?
