CD Projekt Red vetted Reigns: The Witcher and rejected 'zombie witchers' idea

Gamesradar reports that Reigns: The Witcher, which its developers call a "fan-fiction simulator," is fan fiction that IP holder CD Projekt Red approved and vetted.

Developers Nerial's narrative designer Oscar Harrington-Shaw and design director Francois Alliot told the outlet that CD Projekt Red devs "have been extremely generous with their time. Every scenario you face in the game has been read by multiple loremasters, writers and producers on their end to ensure that all of the content is in keeping with the tone and lore of the Witcher universe." The studio previously adapted the swipe-card Reigns format for Game of Thrones, where players decide actions by swiping left or right on scenario cards.

Harrington-Shaw and Alliot said that in this entry you play as Geralt in his role as a witcher rather than ruling the Continent, and that the game focuses on "being an outcast who needs to strike a balance between the factions he encounters – humans, nonhumans and mages – while also maintaining his reputation as a monster hunter." Nerial originally considered a structure involving the Trial of the Grasses and resurrection, but CD Projekt Red vetoed some ideas.

The developers acknowledged they "couldn't get away with everything," noting that "Hordes of zombie witchers was considered a step too far…!" and that CD Projekt Red reviewed scenarios to keep the spin-off consistent with established Witcher lore.