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About Cyberpunk: Orion
Cyberpunk Orion, the codename for CD Projekt Red's sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, returns the studio to Night City and its surrounding Free States for the first true next-generation Cyberpunk experience. Following the remarkable comeback of the original via patches, Phantom Liberty, and the Netflix anime, expectations for Orion are extraordinary. Development is based primarily at CDPR's Boston studio alongside Warsaw support.
The game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 after CDPR ended its proprietary REDengine for future titles. Early design documents point to an expanded Night City footprint including previously teased districts and possibly Chicago. Key veterans from the original game's team remain, while several former BioWare and Naughty Dog leads have joined the Boston studio.
No official release window has been confirmed, though industry expectations point to 2028 or later. CDPR is simultaneously developing three Witcher projects, meaning Orion is being given a long runway to avoid the issues that plagued Cyberpunk 2077's 2020 launch. The sequel carries the weight of restoring CDPR's reputation for the long term.
Overview
Why this games page exists
CD Projekt Red's long-range Cyberpunk sequel, codenamed Orion, is in development at CDPR's new Boston studio on Unreal Engine 5.
Why it matters
It is CDPR's second-chance statement on its Cyberpunk universe following 2077's launch woes.
The details
Key highlights
- Venue
- PS5/PS6, Xbox Series X/S, PC
- Format
- Open-world action RPG
- Headliner
- CD Projekt Red
- Audience
- Open-world RPG and sci-fi fans
Reading the timer
How to use this games countdown
Cyberpunk: Orion sits inside the games calendar as a action rpg date that people are likely to check more than once. This page is meant to do more than show a raw countdown number: it keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the page stays useful even when the final event details are still tightening.
Right now the key public signal is 2028, with tentative status and year window precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking Cyberpunk: Orion from CD Projekt plus the official event source. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: Cyberpunk: Orion is being watched for a globally tracked release or event page, and the current page focus is the main action rpg milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Type: Sequel. Genre: Open-World Action RPG.
Cyberpunk: Orion needs game-specific context because launch timing often depends on platform readiness, preload access, editions, and staggered unlock rules. A countdown page is most useful when it reminds players and writers that a “release date” can still hide multiple real moments: embargoes, early access, patch windows, and region-based activation. This page currently tracks type: Sequel, genre: Open-World Action RPG, platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC. That extra context helps separate Cyberpunk: Orion from other cyberpunk, orion, cd projekt red, action rpg countdowns that would otherwise look interchangeable.