A few days ago, CD Projekt Red announced that fans can expect Spokko’s upcoming mobile titleThe Witcher: Monster Slayerto release sometime this summer. CD Projekt Red CFO Piotr Nielubowicz said the publisher already soft-launched the game in several countries and has applied feedback to the title. As a result, its hard launch date is fast approaching, but he didn’t state when specifically beyondMonster Slayerreleasing this summer.
BeforeThe Witcher: Monster Slayermakes its official debut, CD Projekt Red decided to do another soft-launch, this time in the US. The developer set up early-access registration on the game’s official site, which fans can complete if they want to experienceThe Witcher: Monster Slayer’s gameplayfor themselves. The site doesn’t give an exact date for when the soft launch will happen, only a time frame set for the end of April.
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The game will soft-launch on Google Play, so fans interested in participating will need an account. From there, early access registration is simple enough. To do it, potential players should go to “thewitcher.com,” where they’ll seeThe Witcher: Monster Slayerunder the “Games'' section. Clicking on it will bring them toMonster Slayer’s homepage, and here they’ll see a giant red button prompting them to “register now.” Once they follow the instructions provided, they should be all set.
From the sounds of Nielubowicz’s statements regarding a summer release, the hard launch forThe Witcher: Monster Slayermay happen sometime in late June or early July. The US sounds like one of, if not the last placeCD Projekt Redplans to have a test launch forMonster Slayer. So, if the developer plans for a summer release date, the game’s hard launch will likely happen sometime soon. Of course, the soft launch could last longer than expected, but fans can hope for the former.
For those planning on registering forThe Witcher: Monster Slayerto see what it’s about, the game plays something likePokemon GO. Players walk about with their phones out, but instead of encountering Pokemon to capture as trainers, they’ll encounter monsters to hunt as Witchers. It’ll be interesting to see how CD Projekt Red and developer Spokko plans to adapt thePokemon GOformula toMonster Slayer, as Niantic tailored it to thePokemonfranchise whichThe Witcherfranchise obviously differs from.
The Witcher: Monster Slayerlaunches this Summer for Android and iOS.
