Project Sirius, the upcoming The Witcher project rumored to be a multiplayer game, is undergoing its latest chapter of upheaval.
According to Kotaku, nine people were laid off from Project Sirius developer The Molasses Flood, which is now part of CD Projekt Red. An additional nine people were shifted to other projects within the organization, the report said, adding that this was done as part of a “broader shift in development strategy.”
In 2023, CD Projekt Red confirmed that more than 25 people working on Project Sirius were laid off as part of the developers implementing a “new framework” for the game. “We are excited with the updated direction, but we are not ready to talk about details just yet,” the developer said at the time.
Project Sirius was announced in October 2022 under that codename, with CD Projekt billing it as an innovative take on The Witcher series aimed at veterans and newcomers alike.
The Molasses Flood previously developed The Flame in the Flood, a survival game featuring original music from Chuck Ragan.
Project Sirius is one of multiple upcoming games in the works at CD Projekt Red. Some of the others include Cyberpunk 2, The Witcher 4, 5, and 6, and a game made in partnership with Scopely.