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.

Evidence from a job posting at a CD Projekt Red-owned studio suggests the highly anticipated multiplayer Witcher game, Project Sirius, will allow players to craft their own Witchers. While character creation is a common feature in multiplayer games, this new information adds weight to the speculation.

Initially unveiled in late 2022, Project Sirius was described as a multiplayer Witcher spin-off. Developed by The Molasses Flood, a Boston-based studio under the CD Projekt umbrella, the game's previous projects include the survival crafting titles The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow.

Recent reports suggest Project Sirius will adopt a live-service model. This could manifest in two ways: pre-selected character choices or a character creation system within the Witcher universe's dark fantasy setting. A job posting for a Lead 3D Character Artist at The Molasses Flood strongly suggests the latter. The posting emphasizes the artist's role in ensuring character alignment with the game's artistic vision and gameplay mechanics.

Project Sirius: Customizable Witchers?

While the prospect of creating personalized Witchers excites many fans, caution is advised until official confirmation from CD Projekt Red. The job posting highlights the need for a skilled artist capable of producing "world-class characters," but this doesn't definitively confirm a player character creation system. It could equally refer to the development of other characters, such as selectable heroes or NPCs.

The potential for player-created Witchers arrives at a fortuitous time for CD Projekt Red. The recent unveiling of the Witcher 4 trailer at The Game Awards, while exciting, confirmed Ciri as the protagonist for the next three mainline entries, a decision that has met with mixed reactions from some fans. The option to create custom Witchers could potentially mitigate some of this negative sentiment.