CD Projekt RED reveals thatCyberpunk 2077uses a different game engine toThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.The Witcher 3: Wild Huntreviewssaid that the game looked amazing, but to make Nigh City look incredible too, the developer had to change the technology it used to createCyberpunk 2077.
Speaking to MCV UK,Cyberpunk 2077producer Richard Borzymowski said that the developer wouldn’t be able to makeCyberpunk 2077using the same engine asThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Borzymowski said that the new game engine allowed the developers to makeCyberpunk 2077first-person game, which also allowed the developers to create “the verticality of the various buildings and skyscrapers around the place.” CD Projekt RED has said thatCyberpunk 2077’s skyscrapers may offer several missionsfor players to enjoy and so it wouldn’t be able to offer that without the new engine.
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Borzymowski also revealed that the new game engine allowed the team to add “global illumination” toCyberpunk 2077. The game will have a day/night cycle, but that doesn’t just mean changing the color of the game’s sky. There are two versions of Night City, and these are the daytime version and the version of the city at night. “You have the shader of the water dripping off, but this wouldn’t give you as big an impression as having global illumination as well,” said Borzymowski.
CD Projekt RED has confirmed thatCyberpunk 2077will be smaller thanThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntand itsstory may be shorter. However, it also seems like the game will offer more things to do within the smaller space and there could also be many smaller things for players to see and do. This may be the way that the water looks when the light hits it at night, or the looks on NPC’s faces when the player character is talking to them. The Witcher 3: Wild Huntmay look good, butCyberpunk 2077could potentially look much better.
The reveal about the game’s engine may also make fans wonder if this is the reason whyCyberpunk 2077has taken so long to develop. CD Projekt RED waited several years to release anew trailer for the gameafter it first announced it. If the game looks great and if it runs good too because of the new engine that CD Projekt RED has created, fans probably won’t be so upset about the development time.
Cyberpunk 2077will be released on August 08, 2025 on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
