public video-game publisher and retailer

CD Projekt

A public Polish game company behind The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, and the GOG game storefront. CD Projekt remains weak because of documented human harm, identity capture, and ideological disavowal, even where the product or service has practical value.

Why this matters: CD Projekt is a mixed case: better user-facing distribution through GOG and strong creative products, but public ownership, crunch, and the Cyberpunk launch controversy limit the score.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 7, 2026

Final Score 28* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE28 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material29

Bonus+3

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap32

Penalties-4

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Human Harm.

Strengths

Extraction5/10
Market Conduct4/5
Product Integrity4/5

Penalties

Human Harm-1
Youth Capture-1
Identity Capture-1
Ideological Disavowal-1

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims9
Direct axis claims8
Coverage8/15

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	5 / 10	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. That places CD Projekt in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	3 / 7	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. That places CD Projekt in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have some protection or agency, but not enough binding power to control the relationship. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	3 / 7	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. That places CD Projekt in the middle of Solidarity with the Unemployed: some access, severance, retraining, openness, or mutual-aid value is present, but it is not central or durable. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	3 / 7	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. That places CD Projekt in the middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: there is some willingness to preserve obligations, but the record still leaves meaningful risk-shifting concerns. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	4 / 5	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	3 / 5	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence context CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [1] context CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG. [2] context CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [3]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-1	CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. That warrants a limited Human Harm penalty because ordinary operation, documented misconduct, or institutional power creates serious injury, deprivation, abuse, or foreseeable human damage. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [6]
Youth Capture ? Manipulative youth-directed marketing, youth-data or attention monetization, collectible/add-on traps, parasocial or identity capture, surprise mechanics, or treating young people as lower-disclosure consumers. Making useful toys or welcoming children is not itself penalized. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. That warrants a limited Youth Capture penalty because young people are treated as manipulable consumers, data sources, attention targets, or culture markets. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [7]
Identity Capture ? Customer pressure, employee pressure, and pervasive identity saturation. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. That warrants a limited Identity Capture penalty because users, workers, customers, or publics are pressured into identity attachment that protects institutional power. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [8]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	CD Projekt's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CD Projekt shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise,… CD Projekt's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CD Projekt shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Ideological Disavowal 0 to -3 recalibration: 0 for explicit standpoint or no penalty-level neutrality theater; -1 for bounded softening of contested choices; -2 for strong neutrality theater by a powerful institution; -3 for major gatekeeping or coercive power presented as neutral, necessary, objective, or non-ideological. Uncertainty This recalibration uses public self-presentation and profile evidence; later review should add direct language-analysis evidence for high-impact institutions. Linked evidence CD Projekt's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CD Projekt shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. [9]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit. [4]
Cost Transparency ? Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.	2 / 3	CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Toy, video-game, tabletop, and game-retail expansion; compare against Nintendo, Valve, Sony, Microsoft, Disney, GameStop, Hasbro, LEGO, Roblox, itch.io, Green Toys, PlanToys, and The Game Crafter. Uncertainty Focused category expansion based on public sources; a later pass should add more jurisdiction-specific labor, supply-chain, privacy, and product-safety evidence. Linked evidence CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance. [5]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 68/100

9 verified linked claims 8 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 8/15 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 13/20

9 verified linked claims

Source quality 11/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

8 direct claims across 15 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

8/15 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance.

Ownership Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CD Projekt investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CD Projekt productsGeneral web source · 58%

2CD Projekt makes The Witcher and Cyberpunk games and operates GOG.

Product Integrity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CD Projekt investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CD Projekt productsGeneral web source · 58%

3CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit.

Calculation Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Bloomberg: video game crunch and CD Projekt RedGeneral web source · 58%
TIME: Cyberpunk 2077 launch problems and crunchGeneral web source · 58%

4CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit.

Good Deal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CD Projekt investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CD Projekt productsGeneral web source · 58%

5CD Projekt is a public company with investor-facing governance.

Cost Transparency Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CD Projekt investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CD Projekt productsGeneral web source · 58%

6CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit.

Human Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Bloomberg: video game crunch and CD Projekt RedGeneral web source · 58%
TIME: Cyberpunk 2077 launch problems and crunchGeneral web source · 58%

7CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit.

Youth Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Bloomberg: video game crunch and CD Projekt RedGeneral web source · 58%
TIME: Cyberpunk 2077 launch problems and crunchGeneral web source · 58%

8CD Projekt faced major criticism over Cyberpunk 2077’s launch and crunch practices, limiting labor and product-integrity credit.

Identity Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

Bloomberg: video game crunch and CD Projekt RedGeneral web source · 58%
TIME: Cyberpunk 2077 launch problems and crunchGeneral web source · 58%

9CD Projekt's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CD Projekt shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

CD Projekt official siteGeneral web source · 58%
CD Projekt investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CD Projekt productsGeneral web source · 58%

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