TGA 2024 – Monster Hunter Ciri Stars in The Witcher IV Debut Trailer

Every CD Projekt Red announcement always makes a wave in the gaming industry, and at The Game Awards 2024, it was no exception. We finally got a look at The Witcher IV, albeit in a CGI trailer running in Unreal Engine 5, and predictably, with Ciri in the starring role.

As we have learned from comics that continued the canon following the events of The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, Ciri herself has taken up the mantle of being a monster hunter, following in the footsteps of Geralt.

The world still looks like a messed up place as people continue to cower in fear of the darkness and the unknown, but Ciri, having faced the Wild Hunt and survived, knows better. Instead of gods and deities, it is usually the monsters that are causing a ruckus, and she will be hunting them down.

While details about the actual story were not revealed, what we got was an exciting showdown between Ciri and her quarry, and if that monster design is realised in the game itself, we are in for a treat.

At this point, we will take whatever we can in terms of details, with the official description reading:

“The Witcher IV is an upcoming single-player open-world RPG from CD PROJEKT RED, the creators of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The beginning of a new saga, and a follow-up to one of the most acclaimed RPGs of all time, Ciri takes centre stage as the protagonist, embarking on her own journey to become a professional monster slayer.”

Now, patience is the name of the game once more. Perhaps we will see actual gameplay once The Game Awards 2025 rolls around? Fingers crossed.