CD Projekt Red isn't exactly known for collaborations like this, keeping quite a tight leash on The Witcher games, but Reigns: The Witcher has been in the works for quite some time. Nerial's narrative director, Oscar Harrington-Shaw, and design director, Francois Alliot, tell me that they "started to chat with CD Projekt Red a couple of years ago at GDC." They "we were looking for interesting partners to make a new Reigns, following our very positive experience with HBO on Reigns Game of Thrones." Despite the aforementioned rarity of CD Projekt Red engaging in projects like this, the pair explains that "there was an immediate connection with mutual interest." While the team at Nerial worked hard on Reigns: The Witcher, CD Projekt Red proved to be "an amazing partner to work with."