CD Projekt Red's secret Cyberpunk: Edgerunners brawler Project Gemini

Project Gemini WayForward Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.5D brawler rollback netcode

CD Projekt Red approved a secret 2.5D brawler spin‑off based on the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime, codenamed Project Gemini. The game is being developed externally by WayForward, the studio behind Shantae and River City Girls. Development work took place between 2025 and 2026 and was limited to early prototyping of mechanics and technical foundations. The design includes rollback netcode for online multiplayer, a feature highlighted in the leaked documents. WayForward also pursued a separate, unannounced Unreal Engine 5 project that lost funding, leading to layoffs in September 2025. CD Projekt Red has not confirmed the project’s current status and declined to comment when approached for comment.

Entities: CD Projekt RED · Cyberpunk: Edgerunners · Project Gemini · Shantae · WayForward · WayForward Technologies

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[● 9 SOURCES] Project Gemini was designed to include rollback netcode for online multiplayer. (design)
[● 4 SOURCES] Project Gemini is a 2.5D beat‑'em‑up fighting game based on the anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. (All articles)
[● 3 SOURCES] Funding delays and layoffs at WayForward in late 2025 may have paused or cancelled Project Gemini. (Articles 2,3,4)
[● 4 SOURCES] Project Gemini’s visual style and gameplay were likened to WayForward’s River City Girls series. (All articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] Development of Project Gemini took place between 2025 and 2026 and reached a prototyping or R&D phase. (All articles)
[● 4 SOURCES] CD Projekt RED collaborated with WayForward on a secret video‑game project called Project Gemini. (All articles)
[● 3 SOURCES] WayForward was also developing an unrelated unannounced Unreal Engine 5 project that was cancelled after funding fell through. (Articles 1,2,3)
[● 9 SOURCES] CD Projekt RED declined to comment on the Project Gemini leak. (no comment)
[○ 1 SOURCE] CD Projekt RED has not confirmed a large DLC for Cyberpunk 2077. (article 4aa014fb-4348-4821-91c2-91fc90698a22)
[● 2 SOURCES] Associate game director Paweł Sasko said The Hunt was designed to feel like True Detective, using low‑key narrative tools rather than combat. (articles 5e9ac44d-cb27-46bc-9f6e-3d82167c7f7f and 28bc17f0-35a9-4c61-97c4-e4f81a443c0b)
[● 9 SOURCES] CD Projekt RED approved a 2.5D brawler spin‑off titled Project Gemini based on Cyberpunk Edgerunners. (approved)
[● 2 SOURCES] The quest features a disturbing cartoon on Randy’s computer used to access Harris’s mind via a braindance. (articles 5e9ac44d-cb27-46bc-9f6e-3d82167c7f7f and 28bc17f0-35a9-4c61-97c4-e4f81a443c0b)