When the person who directed The Witcher 3 starts a new studio and builds a dark-fantasy RPG, the big-world crowd should be watching. That's The Blood of Dawnwalker — the debut project from Rebel Wolves, led by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, targeting a 2026 release.
The Witcher 3 is one of the most respected single-player RPGs ever made. The people who made it starting fresh is a genuine event.
Pedigree isn't a guarantee, but it's a signal
Rebel Wolves is a new house stacked with RPG veterans. A new studio's first game is always a risk, but this one carries the fingerprints of the team that built one of the genre's high-water marks. When that lineage shows up in a dark-fantasy world, the host lane pays attention.
What we know so far
It's being positioned as a story-driven, single-player dark-fantasy RPG — the exact vibe the show leans into. Details are still coming, but the pitch and the people behind it are enough to put it on the watch list next to the year's bigger names.
Why it fits the show
Our gaming picks skew single-player, big-world, story-first. Blood of Dawnwalker is that on paper, from a team that's earned the benefit of the doubt. In a year loaded with RPGs, this is one of the ones where the credits alone justify the hype.
Watch this one. The bloodline's real.