According to GameRant, senior gameplay designer Karel Kolmann, previously of Warhorse Studios, has now joined CD Projekt RED and is serving as a senior quest designer on The Witcher IV.
Kolmann, who spent eight years at Warhorse Studios working on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, announced on his LinkedIn that he has left the studio and joined CD Projekt RED, where his profile explicitly mentions “The Witcher IV”.
During his time at Warhorse Studios, he was credited with designing 11 quests (including writing dialogue and cinematics) for Kingdom Come II, and he also led the development of the complex crime system and even helped design large‑scale battles and combat systems. Additionally, he personally scripted the game’s Hardcore Mode — signalling that he held a very central role in the studio.
What we do know
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CD Projekt RED has officially announced The Witcher IV.
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CD Projekt RED has publicly discussed quest design philosophy for The Witcher IV — for example, the narrative director stated that “we don’t do fetch quests” for this game.
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There is no public listing or press release (in my search) that mentions the name Karel Kolmann in connection with CD Projekt RED or The Witcher IV.
❓ What is not confirmed
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There is no verifiable LinkedIn posting or press announcement found by me that shows Kolmann has left Warhorse Studios and joined CD Projekt RED in the role specified.
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The claim that he is “senior quest designer on The Witcher IV” remains unverified by any reliable industry source or official statement.
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