When CD Projekt Red unveiled The Witcher 4 tech demo at Unreal Fest, the reaction was immediate. A glimpse of the future of The Witcher, a peak behind the curtain at a new partnership and the launch of Unreal Engine 5.

Epic Games held its annual State of Unreal event today, offering a first look at some exciting new features coming to Unreal Engine 5 through a tech demo set in the world of The Witcher IV. The team at Epic Games,

The demo was built using Unreal Engine 5.6, and shows new protagonist Ciri exploring some forested lands and a marketplace known as Valdrest. Epic says the demo is designed in part to show off how the latest iteration can handle both bustling scenes and foliage in an open-world setting.