THE WITCHER 3 | SONGS OF THE PAST BRINGS THE WHITE WOLF BACK IN 2027
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is not done yet. More than a decade after CD PROJEKT RED released one of the most important RPGs on PC, Geralt of Rivia is officially coming back in a new expansion called Songs of the Past. The announcement alone is enough to stop any normal gaming news scroll for a moment, because this is not a small cosmetic update, not a REDkit community pack, and not another anniversary patch. CDPR has confirmed Songs of the Past as the third expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, following Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. The expansion is planned for release in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
That timing is the first big story here. The Witcher 3 originally launched in 2015, Hearts of Stone arrived later that same year, and Blood and Wine followed in 2016. For many players, Blood and Wine felt like one of the cleanest goodbyes a major RPG ever received, with Toussaint giving Geralt a warmer, slower, almost final chapter after years of monsters, contracts, politics, and bad weather. Now, in 2027, CDPR is going back to that world with a full new adventure. That means Songs of the Past is arriving roughly twelve years after the base game, which is extremely rare for a single-player RPG of this size and status. The Verge also points out the unusual timing, framing it as a new expansion coming more than a decade after The Witcher 3 first launched.
CDPR says Songs of the Past will return players to the role of Geralt of Rivia. That detail matters, because the next main Witcher game is already moving the series toward a different future, with Ciri expected to take a central role. Songs of the Past, at least from what is currently confirmed, sounds like a return to the familiar Witcher 3 identity rather than a bridge into a completely new era. For now, CDPR is not saying where the expansion takes place, how large it is, whether it includes a new region, or how it connects to the events of the base game and previous expansions. The safest reading is simple: Geralt is back, the adventure is new, and the full reveal is being held for later. CDPR says more details will be shared in late summer 2026. Another important part of the announcement is Fool’s Theory. CD PROJEKT RED is co-developing Songs of the Past with the Polish studio, which includes industry veterans who worked on The Witcher 3. That makes the project more interesting than a random external expansion job. Fool’s Theory is also tied to The Witcher remake, so this is not a studio being thrown at the franchise from the outside with no connection to its tone or history. CDPR is still attached, but the co-development setup could help explain how a new Witcher 3 expansion can exist while CDPR continues work on its future projects.
The announcement also arrives at a strange moment for CDPR. The Witcher 4 is already one of the most watched RPG projects in development, Cyberpunk is continuing as a franchise, and CDPR has other projects in motion as well. Reuters reports that CD Projekt’s shares dropped after the announcement, partly because investors had been expecting a 2026 release, while Songs of the Past is now set for 2027. The same report notes that some analysts are already wondering whether this affects the timing of The Witcher 4, although CDPR has not confirmed a release date for the next mainline Witcher game. For players, though, the market reaction is probably the least interesting part. The real question is whether CDPR can return to The Witcher 3 without damaging the feeling of a game that already had a strong ending. That is not an easy task. Hearts of Stone worked because it told a tight, darker, more personal story. Blood and Wine worked because it felt larger, brighter, and more final. Songs of the Past now has to justify its existence after both of those. The title itself suggests memory, history, maybe unfinished business, but that is only interpretation for now. CDPR has not confirmed the plot, main location, villains, monsters, or any new mechanics. Still, this is exactly the kind of announcement that matters for PC RPG fans. The Witcher 3 remains one of those games that never really left the conversation. The next-gen update in 2022 helped keep it alive visually and technically, and the game has continued to sell extremely well over the years. Reuters and The Verge both report that The Witcher 3 has passed 60 million copies sold, which puts it among the biggest modern RPG releases ever.
Songs of the Past is not a preview story yet because there simply is not enough gameplay detail. But as news, it is huge. Geralt is returning, The Witcher 3 is getting a third official expansion, and CDPR is reopening one of the most respected RPG worlds on PC long after most players thought its final chapter had already been written. For now, the best move is to treat Songs of the Past carefully. Be excited, yes, but do not assume too much. No price, length, map size, system requirements, release date, or story structure has been confirmed. What we do know is already enough: The Witcher 3 is getting new official content in 2027, Geralt is back, and late summer 2026 should bring the next real wave of details.
