Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
Developer(s)	CD Projekt Red
Publisher(s)	CD Projekt
Director(s)	Adam Badowski; Konrad Tomaszkiewicz; Gabriel Amatangelo;
Producer(s)	Konrad Tomaszkiewicz; Jędrzej Mróz; Przemysław Wójcik; Michał Stec;
Designer(s)	Grzegorz Mocarski; Mateusz Kanik; Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz; Paweł Sasko;
Programmer(s)	Piotr Tomsiński; Kacper Kościeński;
Writer(s)	Marcin Blacha; Tomasz Marchewka;
Composer(s)	P. T. Adamczyk; Marcin Przybyłowicz; Paul Leonard-Morgan;
Series	Cyberpunk
Engine	REDengine 4
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows; PlayStation 4; Xbox One; Google Stadia; PlayStation 5; Xbox Series X/S;
Release	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia; 10 December 2020; PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S; 15 February 2022;
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Cyberpunk 2077 is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red, and published by CD Projekt, and based on Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk tabletop game series. The plot is set in the fictional metropolis of Night City, California, within the dystopian Cyberpunk universe. The player assumes the role of V (voiced by Gavin Drea/Cherami Leigh), a mercenary who accidentally gets imbued with a cybernetic "bio-chip" containing an engram of legendary rockstar and terrorist Johnny Silverhand (voiced by Keanu Reeves). As Johnny’s behavioral template and memories begin overwriting V’s own, the two must work together to separate from each other and save V's life.

The game's development began following the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine (2016). The game was developed by a team of around 500 people using the REDengine 4 game engine. CD Projekt launched a new division in Wrocław, Poland, and partnered with Digital Scapes, Nvidia, QLOC, and Jali Research to aid the production. Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith was a consultant, and actor Keanu Reeves had a starring role. The original score was led by Marcin Przybyłowicz, and featured the contributions of several licensed artists. After years of anticipation, CD Projekt released Cyberpunk 2077 for PlayStation 4, Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox One on 10 December 2020, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 15 February 2022.

Cyberpunk 2077 received praise from critics for its narrative, setting, and graphics. However, some of its gameplay elements received mixed responses while its themes and representation of transgender characters received some criticism. It was also widely criticized for bugs, particularly in the console versions which suffered from performance problems. Sony removed it from the PlayStation Store from December 2020 to June 2021 while CD Projekt rectified some of the problems. CD Projekt became subject to investigations and class-action lawsuits for their perceived attempts at downplaying the severity of the technical problems before release; these were ultimately cleared with a settlement of US$1.85 million. Its total cost to develop and market (including updates and DLC) is reportedly over $436 million, making it one of the most expensive video games to develop. By October 2023, the game had sold over 25 million units. A sequel, codenamed "Project Orion", was announced in October 2022. An expansion, Phantom Liberty, was released for PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 26 September 2023.