# Multiplayer Witcher spin-off Project Sirius reportedly hit by layoffs again, in “broader shift in development strategy” at CD Projekt Red

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/multiplayer-witcher-spin-off-project-sirius-reportedly-hit-by-layoffs-again-in-broader-shift-in-development-strategy-at-cd-projekt-red/
- Published: 2026-08-12T15:18:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-12T16:08:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-red-project-sirius-layoffs
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Project Sirius reportedly lost nine staff amid a strategic development shift.
- Another nine employees are reportedly being reassigned internally.
- The Witcher 4 remains CD Projekt Red’s top priority.

## Summary

CD Projekt Red has reportedly made nine redundancies on Project Sirius, its multiplayer-linked Witcher spin-off, while moving another nine staff to other internal teams. The reported changes are said to reflect a broader shift in development strategy, adding fresh uncertainty around a project that has already been rebooted and reorganised several times.

CD Projekt Red said in May that 83 people were working on Sirius, meaning a substantial team would remain if the report is accurate. The game began at external studio Molasses Flood, was rebooted in 2023 after a review of its scope and commercial potential, and moved in-house after CDPR acquired the studio in 2025; meanwhile, The Witcher 4 remains the company’s main priority.

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