In spite of the overwhelming success of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the game will not be getting a sequel after all. The game is a unique blend of DCCG and RPG, but another one got a resounding "no" from community manager Pawel Burza and Gwent game director Jason Slama in a YouTube Q&A session, to the disappointment of many fans.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a spin-off of The Witcher video game franchise that was supposed to be a single-player campaign for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, but the company decided to make it a standalone after all. Set before the events of the main Witcher games, players take control of Queen Meve, ruler of Lyria and Rivia, who must take back the north through battles and alliances. The game was very well received, winning several awards, including the Global Game Award for Best Story, the IGN's Best of 2018 for Best PC Game of 2018 (People's Choice), and Game Informer's Best of 2018 Biggest Surprise award. However, all of this was not enough to guarantee a second game after all.
In a community Q&A, Burza and Slama answered several questions from the community, including whether they will be making a second Witcher Tales game, to which they simply replied "no," but also saying that they've "already mentioned that." The idea of a new game had already been on the rocks for some time now, as the decision depended on how well Thronebreaker would do: "Of course, depending on the results of Thronebreaker — I assume that it will continue to positively affect our bottom line; it is not, of course, a financial failure, it’s just that our expectations are very high — these factors will be considered when making decisions regarding future releases of this type, but it’s too early to provide any specifics,” said the company's co-CEO Adam Kicinski last year in a financial team call.
While it was too early back then, it certainly isn't now, as fans bemoan what could have been a new way to expand the Witcher universe. The roadmap overview bore even more bad news for fans: CDPR has decided to stop console support for its GWENT game starting December 9th, so Xbox and PlayStation 4 players will have to move to GOG on PC within six months after this. A new expansion is coming very soon with a focus on existing archetypes, but future ones will be more spaced. The iOS version of the game saw great reception, and the Android version will be launching sometime within the first quarter of the coming year.
If you're afraid you're late to the party, you can still play Thronebreaker on Xbox One, PS4 and PC - but that's about as much Witcher as you'll get until the next big title, at least aside from GWENT and replaying the existing games, which is a rewarding experience in and of itself. But if you're really yearning for something new - well, the TV show is almost here, so there's really nothing to complain about (yet).