CD Projekt cuts more than 20% of The Witcher spinoff development team 'to reflect the project's needs at this stage of development'
18 people have been taken off the still-unrevealed Witcher spinoff Project Sirius, which isn't a huge number but does represent a significant percentage.
CD Projekt has announced that it has reduced the size of its The Witcher spinoff Project Sirius team by more than 20%, cutting 18 employees. The cuts are being made to better align the team with the current needs of the project. Four of the departing employees are from the company's Boston office, while five were working out of their Warsaw office.
CD Projekt has also invited nine individuals to participate in internal recruitment processes for roles on other projects within the company. Project Sirius, which was first announced in 2021 following CD Projekt's acquisition of The Molasses Flood, has faced several challenges. Originally planned as a distinct entity with its own identity, the studio was fully absorbed into CD Projekt Red's structure in 2025 after a reboot and updated direction for the game.
Despite these difficulties, the exact title of the project remains undisclosed. According to CD Projekt's Q1 2026 financial report, the team size for Project Sirius was 83 employees, indicating that the recent layoffs constitute a significant portion of the workforce.
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