CDPR recruitment reveals new IP! Project Hadar focuses on melee combat

CDPR recruitment reveals new IP! Project Hadar focuses on melee combat

Jul 25 2025

  The latest recruitment information released by CD Projekt Red unexpectedly exposed some details of its original IP "Project Hadar", confirming that this mysterious new work will focus on melee combat. After experiencing the disastrous debut of Cyberpunk 2077 in 2020, the studio has gradually regained the trust of players through years of updates and the well-received Shadow of the Past DLC in 2023, and is now fully promoting the development of a number of 3A-level RPGs.

  It is worth noting that CDPR has always been known for its worldview construction and narrative, and the combat system is not its strength-The Witcher series uses third-person melee combat, while Cyberpunk focuses on shooting due to its first-person perspective. The design of Hadar emphasizes melee combat this time has caused speculation: the work may try to break through the studio tradition and adopt the first-person melee mode, and the setting may be very different from the future sci-fi style of "Cyberpunk".

  Although "The Witcher 4" still needs several years of development and the sequel to Cyberpunk is far away, "Hadar" may be released in between. However, given the CDPR habit of announcing the project several years in advance, players may find it difficult to get the specific information about the game in the short term.

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