CD Projekt RED has reached a new milestone with The Witcher. Not a sales milestone, but a milestone nonetheless. In partnership with the other ESA (not the Entertainment Software Association, but the European Space Agency), two Witcher medallions came along with Polish astronaut Uznański-Wiśniewski on his trip to the International Space Station this past July. Essentially, he took The Witcher to outer space.
At least that's how CD Projekt RED puts it in its new blog post about the event. The Wolf medallion worn by Geralt and the Lynx medallion worn by Ciri in the upcoming The Witcher 4 game are both key symbols for the franchise, so having Uznański-Wiśniewski carry them along with him to the ISS and take pictures with them on the station for posterity officially marks The Witcher making it to outer space.
"We’ve come a long way over the years, but seeing our Witcher medallions reach outer space is something else," said joint chief executive officer at CD Projekt RED, Michał Nowakowski. "This is a huge honor, first of all, and we’re thankful to our collaboration with the European Space Agency for making it happen. It’s proof that Polish creativity and ambition can, quite literally, reach the stars."
It doesn't seem like Uznański-Wiśniewski was able to take along with him a means of playing The Witcher on the International Space Station, but the medallions taking the trip arguably has more symbolic importance and significance than if he used some of his leisure time to run around chasing after monsters as Geralt in anticipation of The Witcher 4.
"No matter where I trained for my mission, everyone I spoke to with an interest in space, sci-fi, fantasy, and so on already knew about Poland — because of The Witcher," Uznański-Wiśniewski said. "As the Wolf and Lynx medallions drifted in orbit, I saw more than symbols — I saw imagination made real. The Witcher reminds us that every frontier, whether on Earth or beyond, begins with the courage to dream of what’s next."
It's a significant, and just undeniably cool, that The Witcher made it into outer space in this way, or in any way, frankly.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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