CD Projekt Red has officially announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past, a new expansion for its landmark open-world role-playing game, with a planned release in 2027. The announcement, made on May 27, 2026, marks the first major new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in more than a decade and confirms that players will once again step into the role of Geralt of Rivia, the iconic monster slayer at the heart of the original trilogy.
The expansion is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, according to CD Projekt Red. The company has not yet announced an exact release date, pricing details or a full story synopsis. The official reveal described Songs of the Past as a “brand new adventure” for Geralt, positioning the project as a significant return to one of the most acclaimed role-playing games of the last decade.
CD Projekt Red also confirmed that Songs of the Past is being co-developed with Fool’s Theory, a Polish studio that includes developers with experience on earlier Witcher projects. Fool’s Theory is also known for its work on The Witcher Remake, a ground-up reimagining of the first game in the series, which CD Projekt Red announced in 2022. The partnership suggests that CD Projekt Red is leaning on both internal expertise and external Witcher veterans as it expands the franchise’s legacy content.
The announcement is especially notable because The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was originally released in 2015, followed by two major expansions: Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. The latter, released on May 31, 2016, was long regarded as Geralt’s final major adventure in the game. With Songs of the Past now planned for 2027, CD Projekt Red is reopening a chapter many fans believed had been closed for more than ten years.
Since its launch, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has remained one of the most commercially successful and critically celebrated RPGs in the industry. CD Projekt Red says the game has sold more than 60 million copies and won over 250 Game of the Year awards, alongside more than 1,000 industry awards. Those figures underline why a new expansion, even many years after release, is likely to attract major attention from both longtime fans and new players discovering the series through next-generation platforms.
The reveal also arrives at a busy moment for The Witcher franchise. CD Projekt Red has already unveiled The Witcher IV, the first entry in a new Witcher saga, with Ciri positioned as the central protagonist. While Songs of the Past is focused on Geralt, its timing places it within a broader effort by the studio to keep the franchise active across multiple projects, including the new mainline game and the remake of the original The Witcher.
Industry outlets reported that the announcement may have arrived earlier than originally planned after references to the expansion appeared on CD Projekt Red’s own launcher. PC Gamer reported that CD Projekt Red acknowledged the reveal had been intended for a REDstreams presentation before the information surfaced unexpectedly. The company has since moved forward with the official confirmation and said more information will be shared in late summer 2026.
For now, CD Projekt Red is keeping the expansion’s setting, quest structure and connection to existing Witcher lore under wraps. That secrecy is likely to fuel speculation among fans, particularly because the title Songs of the Past suggests a story tied to memory, legend or unresolved events from Geralt’s long history. However, the studio has not confirmed whether the expansion will connect directly to The Witcher IV, revisit familiar regions, or introduce a new area comparable to Blood and Wine’s Toussaint.
The platform announcement also points to a focus on current-generation hardware. CD Projekt Red listed PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for the 2027 launch, but the announcement did not name PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 versions. That may signal a technical push beyond the older console generation, though CD Projekt Red has not made any broader statement about future platform support.
The return of Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past gives CD Projekt Red a rare opportunity: to revisit one of modern gaming’s most beloved protagonists while the studio prepares the franchise’s next era. More than a nostalgia play, the expansion could serve as a bridge between the celebrated past of The Witcher 3 and the future represented by The Witcher IV. Until further details arrive in late summer 2026, the core news is clear: Geralt’s path is not over, and The Witcher 3 is set to receive a major new chapter in 2027.
