{"id":28655,"date":"2026-09-05T23:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/cd-projekt-reds-hadar-is-still-in-the-concept-phase-but-its-team-is-expanding-later-this-year\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T23:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:35:41","slug":"cd-projekt-reds-mysterious-new-ip-hadar-gears-up-for-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/05\/cd-projekt-reds-mysterious-new-ip-hadar-gears-up-for-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt RED\u2019s Mysterious New IP \u2018Hadar\u2019 Gears Up for Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cd-projekt-red-logo.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Evolution of Project Hadar: CD Projekt RED\u2019s Next Frontier<\/h2>\n<p>While the gaming community remains fixated on the studio\u2019s extensive <em>Witcher<\/em> roadmap-which includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/project-sirius-faces-further-layoffs-to-reflect-the-projects-needs-says-cd-projekt-red\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"650414\">turbulent development of the multiplayer-centric <em>Project Sirius<\/em><\/a>-the most enigmatic venture currently brewing at CD Projekt RED is undoubtedly <em>Project Hadar<\/em>. Although concrete details remain scarce, the studio is actively scaling its internal resources to bring this vision to life.<\/p>\n<h3>Scaling Up: Development Progress and Team Growth<\/h3>\n<p>During the company\u2019s H1 2026 earnings call, Karolina Gna\u015b, Vice President of Investor Relations, provided a status update on the project. She confirmed that <em>Hadar<\/em> remains firmly within the conceptual stage. For context, this aligns with <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/cd-projekt-reds-project-hadar-developers-are-now-designing-and-prototyping-specific-elements\">previous reports from last year<\/a>, suggesting the team is still deeply entrenched in the pre-production and prototyping phase. Despite the early stage of development, the studio is aggressively expanding its workforce. Currently, the project is supported by a core group of over 30 developers, with management aiming to bolster that headcount to 50 by the close of 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>A Fresh IP in a Sea of Sequels<\/h3>\n<p>First <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/cd-projekt-red-is-working-on-project-hadar-a-new-internal-ip\">revealed in 2022<\/a>, <em>Project Hadar<\/em> represents a significant departure for the Polish developer. Unlike the studio\u2019s reliance on established franchises like <em>Cyberpunk<\/em> or <em>The Witcher<\/em>, <em>Hadar<\/em> is a completely original intellectual property. Joint-CEO Micha\u0142 Nowakowski has <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/cd-projekt-reds-project-hadar-will-also-be-an-rpg\">already verified<\/a> that the title will adhere to the studio\u2019s signature RPG roots.<\/p>\n<p>Recent recruitment efforts have begun to paint a clearer picture of what players can expect. While earlier job postings hinted at a heavy emphasis on <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/cd-projekt-reds-project-hadar-could-be-a-melee-combat-focused-action-rpg-per-new-job-listing\">melee-based combat mechanics<\/a>, more recent documentation from June 2026 suggests a shift toward narrative depth. The studio is now describing the title as an <a href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/project-hadar-is-an-emotional-open-world-experience-per-new-cd-projekt-red-listing\">\u201cemotional open-world experience,\u201d<\/a> signaling that CD Projekt RED intends to leverage its expertise in storytelling to create a world that feels as intimate as it is expansive.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/gamingbolt.com\/cd-projekt-reds-hadar-is-still-in-the-concept-phase-but-its-team-is-expanding-later-this-year\" target=\"_blank\"> \u00bb More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst CD Projekt RED\u2019s sprawling slate of Witcher projects-including the rocky road of the multiplayer-focused Project Sirius-Project Hadar remains the studio\u2019s most tantalizing enigma. While official details are still locked away, the project is gaining serious momentum; the company is actively ramping up its workforce, signaling that development is shifting into high gear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":28656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2418,36,108,4790],"class_list":["post-28655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gaming","tag-cd-projekt-red","tag-mixtv","tag-news","tag-project-hadar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28664,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28655\/revisions\/28664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}