Leaks claim that new Witcher 3 DLC may appear at The Game Awards, ten years after the RPG's launch

A Polish leaker has doubled down on claims that developer CD Projekt Red is working on DLC for The Witcher 3, a decade after the game's release. Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine are two highlights of the original game, and some of the best pieces of DLC I've ever played-right up there with Phantom Liberty. Borys Nieśpielak first circulated these rumors in the summer, suggesting that DLC for the game would arrive in 2026, but in a recent appearance on the Rock i Borys Podcast with Remigiusz Maciaszek, he has suggested that we might find out more about the new addition at The Game Awards.

The Witcher 3 is widely regarded as one of the best RPGs ever made - it's a mainstay on our list, anyway. However, it's unusual for single-player games like this to get more DLC so far out from launch, no matter how good they are. With news of The Witcher 4 release date still an unbearably long way off, though, we'll take whatever we can get.

Nieśpielak's original leak alleged that Fool's Theory, an independent Polish developer made up of former CD Projekt staff and the minds behind the criminally-underrated RPG The Thaumaturge, is making the DLC alongside its work on The Witcher Remake.

He doubled down on his prediction during today's podcast appearance, saying that he would be "surprised if it wasn't announced [at The Game Awards]" thanks to information from his "biggest" source (translation via Google).

While some players are confused at the nature of such a leak, others think it makes sense. With all its big projects still years away from fruition, CD Projekt can keep itself in the public consciousness with a small DLC offering. Many believe that it will act as a bridge between The Witcher 3 and 4, similar to Borderlands 2's final DLC.

It remains to be seen whether a potential Witcher 3 DLC will canonize particular endings, show us Ciri's attempt at the Trial of the Grasses (if she even needs it), or something else entirely. But if it's coming, the game's two existing DLC have set an incredibly high bar.