Fans may have to wait patiently for Ciri’s solo adventure, but CD Projekt RED doesn’t seem finished with Geralt just yet. According to a growing number of reports originating from Poland, the studio may be working on a large, Blood and Wine–scale expansion, targeting a 2026 release. As you’d expect, CDPR hasn’t officially commented on the new The Witcher 3 DLC rumor. However, the fact that multiple Polish outlets are now reporting similar stories has made the idea feel increasingly difficult to ignore.
The speculation first came from a report by Polish brokerage firm Noble Securities, spread by Polish YouTuber Boris Nicepolak. Looking at CDPR’s upcoming pipeline, analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski suggests a new The Witcher 3 expansion could arrive as early as May 2026. This surprise DLC could be developed to both drum up the hype and as a narrative bridge between The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4. Noble Securities even estimates that the DLC expansion could sell up to 11 million copies at around $30, making it a big deal for a beloved, but nearly decade-old game.
To add fuel to the fire, apparently, that report lines up with what Polish gaming outlets have been hearing for years. PPE.pl (via Google Translate) claims its sources previously tipped it off about ‘massive new content’ planned for The Witcher 3. Meanwhile, IGN Poland (again, Google Translate) has also finally spoken out, stating that a reliable source actually told it that a project for a third expansion has circulated behind closed doors within the Polish gaming industry.
One particular detail about The Witcher 3‘s new DLC that made fans excited is that it might take place in a desert area. Several reports point toward Zerrikania, an eastern desert region previously only referenced in The Witcher lore. The games have even dropped clues to support that idea.
Zerrikania has ties to The School of the Manticore, as evidenced by references in Blood and Wine and Gwent, with Letho of Gulet discussing it, and even connections to the upcoming The Witcher 1 remake. Put together, these elements have led to some theories that the expansion could help lead to The Witcher 4.
That said, IGN Poland notes that CDPR’s internal plans may have shifted multiple times over the years. Early ideas like Zerrikania could’ve been swapped out for something else entirely, like Kovir, Poviss, or even something else entirely. Still, PPE.pl believes that Zerrikania is a more likely candidate for The Witcher 3‘s new 2026 DLC.
After all, choosing Kovir or Poviss, often called the snow-covered Venice of the North, is considered ‘risky from a marketing perspective.’ Since the sequel is expected to take Ciri to cold regions, releasing a snowy expansion for The Witcher 3 could rob The Witcher 4 of its novelty of new vistas.
There’s also a practical side to the argument. Rebuilding massive cities like Pont Vanis on CDPR’s old REDengine — only to recreate them again later in Unreal Engine 5 in the sequel — would be an expensive detour. Zerrikania, by contrast, would let the studio experiment with new environments and monsters without stepping on the next mainline game’s toes.
For now, everything remains unofficial hearsay. But with multiple independent Polish sources aligning, The Witcher 3 returning with a surprise DLC in 2026 no longer sounds like a wild hunt.
