Cyberpunk 2077

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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33698 Ratings

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  1. ezay
    Dec 13, 2020
    4
    Game looks good, story sounds fun, great universe, but so poorly optimized that it's barely playable without giving me nausea. I can't play games with such low framerate.

    Fix your game.
  2. Shroud
    Dec 13, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll keep this short and sweet with bullet points showing my disappointments with this game.
    - Barely any meaningful dialogue options, they are all incredibly linear and lead to the same thing
    - I expected choices, to be able to save characters like Jackie or Evelyn, but the game is linear as ****
    - Combat is average to below average, enemies are bullet sponges and they usually don't care about their safety and will just stand there while you unload into them. The ai is just bad.
    - The lifepath you choose is a 5 minute cutscene before it throws you back on the linear path.
    - Serious lack of romance options
    -The world feels incredibly dull and there's no way to interact with it
    - The npcs are like something out of a ps2 game. They just wander around and bump into each other and you will see the same model over and over, sometimes you see 2 of the same npcs standing side by side.

    I cannot recommend this game and you should ignore the blind fanboys giving this game a 10/10    … Expand
  3. Rzarect0r
    Dec 13, 2020
    1
    The only thing this game got going for it right now is it's story and graphics.

    The bugs however are immersion breaking, happen quite often and require you to reload your save to be able to progress. The gameplay itself is very bland and uninspired it feels like playing a watered down borderlands. I suggest to just wait and download a nice version of the cinematics cause that's the only    The only thing this game got going for it right now is it's story and graphics.

    The bugs however are immersion breaking, happen quite often and require you to reload your save to be able to progress. The gameplay itself is very bland and uninspired it feels like playing a watered down borderlands. I suggest to just wait and download a nice version of the cinematics cause that's the only good thing in this game.    … Expand
  4. codeforfood
    Dec 12, 2020
    2
    IF this game was released on 5 years ago it would be "OKAY".
    But now 2020, everything look outdated.
  5. jcasetnl
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    If you look at the profiles of the vast majority of "user" reviewers giving this a 10, they're all obviously bot or fake accounts with a small number of reviews - many with only a single one for 2077. This only happens when a company is spending serious cash to furiously paper over their worst blunders.

    It's not a good look, CDPR.
  6. Darkin20
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    Amazing game if you can get past the strange bugs and glitches. Which is ironic as part of this game is about bugs and glitches.
  7. riley794
    Mar 1, 2021
    5
    Everyone should watch some gameplay before they buy this game and not because of the glitches. The main character is a bag and they way he delivers almost every line is cringe worthy. If you can get past that the game has a ton of sub par elements to enjoy.
  8. chrisleaptrott
    Dec 12, 2020
    4
    Honestly its janky, and lucky I'm giving it a 4. It needed more dev time. It needed more Blacks, PoCs, and LGBTQA+ people on staff advising, it needed more optimization and tooling (For god's sake, modders have had to fix it to get it to run on people's systems, come on).

    It gets a 4 because....when it works it shines, the story seems well thought out and delving into Night City has    Honestly its janky, and lucky I'm giving it a 4. It needed more dev time. It needed more Blacks, PoCs, and LGBTQA+ people on staff advising, it needed more optimization and tooling (For god's sake, modders have had to fix it to get it to run on people's systems, come on).

    It gets a 4 because....when it works it shines, the story seems well thought out and delving into Night City has been a dream of mine since I first played CP2020. The issue is that it just needed more love, honest to god.

    Glad I (didn't) buy it.

    Heck, one might say its both the most cyber and most punk thing one can do by pirating cyberpunk.
    (Disclaimer, don't pirate good games by good devs, kids ;) )    … Expand
  9. dadamovsky
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    This game is a big mixed bag. There's a great story that lives up to the Blood and Whine writing, with a fantastic set of characters and some of the best acting in the gaming of recent years. There's a beautiful city and a very well crafted visuals... and on the other hand there's a game with very shallow game mechanics revolving about just so-so combat, and non-existent simulation (whichThis game is a big mixed bag. There's a great story that lives up to the Blood and Whine writing, with a fantastic set of characters and some of the best acting in the gaming of recent years. There's a beautiful city and a very well crafted visuals... and on the other hand there's a game with very shallow game mechanics revolving about just so-so combat, and non-existent simulation (which just makes you ask "why bother with an open world then"). Bugs on top, some of them game breaking (like key characters not showing up at all) are not even considered in the end score for me, as they will get patched eventually.

    If this game was an interactive movie of sorts, it would be straight 11/10. But as a game in this state and as a whole...    … Expand
  10. VVizard
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    Awesome game art design.
    90% of the game is something that cannot be seen in the real world. The people who came up with this are the children of the gods.
  11. cyborgmous3
    Dec 13, 2020
    6
    The game itself is, Good. It's not worse than I expected, nor better. It's about what I was expecting.

    Some of it is hit, some of it is miss. Keeping in my CDPR's conduct leading up to release, I give it a Negative Review. If I had to put a score on it, I'd give it a 6; Above Average. It doesn't do anything previous games hadn't done before. It does do most of it better. It is    The game itself is, Good. It's not worse than I expected, nor better. It's about what I was expecting.

    Some of it is hit, some of it is miss.

    Keeping in my CDPR's conduct leading up to release, I give it a Negative Review. If I had to put a score on it, I'd give it a 6; Above Average.

    It doesn't do anything previous games hadn't done before. It does do most of it better.

    It is a very bad PC port, with terrible men navigation clearly built for a Controller, rather than a Mouse. Performance is questionable at best. The Anti-Aliasing, I believe, is TAA. It is hard-baked in and it is implemented with bugs. The usual artifacting presents itself; Fuzzy surfaces, ghosting image trailing behind moving objects.

    Combat is jarringly bad. Melee combat is a joke. Gunplay, similarly so. While the guns themselves are all unique and fun to shoot, enemies suffer from the Destiny-itus. Bullet Sponges, even with pure headshots and a crit chance build.

    The character progression is a joke. Small percentages of sword damage or crit chance here or there. I might as well have none of it. Cyberware similarly so. They add nothing to the game. No unique progression paths. They are just things you can get, but you might as well not have them.

    Skillchecks in dialogues and around the open world are probably the most entertaining parts of the Skillpoint system. Ripping doors off the hinges or talking someone's ears off until they give you what you want is entertaining. Like it always is in these types of games.

    Side activities are ample, even the fetch quests are tailored to fit the universe. Side quests are entertaining and memorable.

    The main story itself is, passable. Silverhand is an entertaining companion, however the story gets railroaded down 4 different paths towards 4 different endings and this becomes very obvious, very, very early on.

    Last but not least, the bugs. Terrible. Puts Bethesda to shame twice over. I've fallen through the map into the Void Dimension multiple times, became invincible a few times, lost sound completely, lost sound partially, random floating items, T-posing NPCs, inability to progress Dialogue forcing a reload, dialogues clipping into one another a plethora of times. In short, a jarring, unforgivable mess. The game is a contender for buggiest game ever released, in the company of Fallout 76.

    I do not believe future patches will be able to address all the technical issues.

    As it stands, Cyberpunk does not deserve your money as a consumer. Wait for a heavy, HEAVY discount. 85%+ or so. Stay away from the Season Pass. Stay away from the Expansions. Wait for a sequel, if they'll ever make one.    … Expand
  12. Neeedles
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    So so sad to see this game be released in this state. Managment really Fkd up. So much content cut out, even AI elements of gangs fighting on streets and so much more. This game will be absolutely amazing when its fixed. The way the story is told, the immersion, graphics, characters, everything is 10/10. Sadly right now the game is about 60% there.
  13. Veska
    Dec 15, 2020
    8
    I have 28 hours in game. Great main and secondary quests, as we are used to from the Witcher. The city is really detailed, it freezes the "dead" NPCs, but they were already in the Witcher.

    4 graphic glitches, two forced restarts, two bugs, two jams in the game, two crashes. When I compare it to Skyrim, it's completely different. 2600X, 16 GB RAM and 1060 6 GB. Something between    I have 28 hours in game. Great main and secondary quests, as we are used to from the Witcher. The city is really detailed, it freezes the "dead" NPCs, but they were already in the Witcher.

    4 graphic glitches, two forced restarts, two bugs, two jams in the game, two crashes. When I compare it to Skyrim, it's completely different.

    2600X, 16 GB RAM and 1060 6 GB. Something between medium and higher graphics settings. I unlocked all 6 cores for the game to use, so I'm now somewhere at 44 fps on average.

    If the game continues to at the same way, then will be 10/10. But due to the technical condition, I would not give this yet. And some "funny" comments on how you can't play it. It occurs to me that a pirate scene without a 1.04 patch doesn't give it ...    … Expand
  14. leaveit
    Dec 14, 2020
    7
    As I write this the user score sits at 7.0. I think this is pretty much on the money. The game is extremely flawed technically, with bugs being a virtual certainty. I sometimes go a stretch of about an hour without a bug, but no longer than that. Often it's only minutes or seconds between. The game itself is more or less a first person mod for the Witcher 3 with vastly more powerfulAs I write this the user score sits at 7.0. I think this is pretty much on the money. The game is extremely flawed technically, with bugs being a virtual certainty. I sometimes go a stretch of about an hour without a bug, but no longer than that. Often it's only minutes or seconds between. The game itself is more or less a first person mod for the Witcher 3 with vastly more powerful "magic" and multiple vehicles to drive. The story is pretty middle-of-the-road-ish for the genre, kinda weaksauce if you were weaned on anything above Ghost in the Shell, Deus Ex or Snow Crash though. As far as I can tell it's pretty much just a re-invention of the Witcher 3 but without the warm fuzzy apologetics that the audience have built up around CDPR. I'm having a lot of fun, but yowza. RIP console users. Game length: about 60 hours.… Expand
  15. romadja
    Dec 12, 2020
    2
    Weak story and terrible boring gameplay. Disappointment of the year. CD Projekt- Ubisoft from Poland now. RIP
  16. Interactives
    Dec 12, 2020
    0
    Невозможно играть в это, пока не подвезут фпс
  17. djcole28
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    What a horrible mess. I was excited for this game as it looked promising and was made by CDPR. Boy was I wrong it's a horrible mess of bugs, crashes, and graphical glitches. The developer straight up lies and says they didn't know it was this bad which is bull. I've lost a lot of respect for CDPR and will not be buying another of there games until they have been out a while and I know whatWhat a horrible mess. I was excited for this game as it looked promising and was made by CDPR. Boy was I wrong it's a horrible mess of bugs, crashes, and graphical glitches. The developer straight up lies and says they didn't know it was this bad which is bull. I've lost a lot of respect for CDPR and will not be buying another of there games until they have been out a while and I know what it's going to be like.… Expand
  18. marc5477
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    Beautifully boring is the best way to describe it. The world is just not interesting and despite the detail and effort put into it, feels hollow. Enemies are all the same, combat is a joke even on the hardest difficulty, and the characters just dont pull you in.

    They did do a good job with the main quest line so props there, its what I expect from the guys who made Witcher, but they    Beautifully boring is the best way to describe it. The world is just not interesting and despite the detail and effort put into it, feels hollow. Enemies are all the same, combat is a joke even on the hardest difficulty, and the characters just dont pull you in.

    They did do a good job with the main quest line so props there, its what I expect from the guys who made Witcher, but they really need to learn how to make more engaging side quests and gameplay. Witcher suffered from similar problem, it just got boring towards the end because AI is not interesting or challenging. But the world of Witcher was just more interesting to me. Maybe its because its so foreign. Cyberpunk pretty much looks like a normal urban city. Sure there are some tech upgrades to people and objects but otherwise, it looks very much like real life. Which I find, boring I guess.

    I also feel like the RPG elements of character building are thrown in without thought and have little to no impact. You literally can avoid them near entirely and it wont stop you from trivializing the game with just found gear. Gear is also a mess. Stuff you find gets outclassed really fast and nothing is really special, not even the so called iconic items. Crafting is too simple to be interesting too and the economy.... what economy? Money falls off trees. Its only a small issue early in the game and then money is worthless.

    One note. I didnt have any major technical issues with the game on the PC. It fired up fine on high on my GTS 980 which is very old. I did edit the config file to allow for more RAM. There are bugs in the game, like NPC im-persistence and cars clipping into the ground (just saw it once) and walking through a wall. But nothing game breaking.

    All in all, it was an average game for me but I can see why some might like it. I wasnt a fan of GTA either so I suppose its fair to say these games are just not my cut of tea.    … Expand
  19. Chezidek
    Dec 12, 2020
    5
    Terrible optimization, an insane number of bugs, often not working scripts because of which tasks can not be completed, in some places stupidly prescribed dialogues, the world is dead, traffic and NPCs are very stupid, the world is very weak, at the level of games from ubisoft, although the budget exceeded the cost of gta5, and the gameplay is generally an exact copy of fallout 4.
    The    Terrible optimization, an insane number of bugs, often not working scripts because of which tasks can not be completed, in some places stupidly prescribed dialogues, the world is dead, traffic and NPCs are very stupid, the world is very weak, at the level of games from ubisoft, although the budget exceeded the cost of gta5, and the gameplay is generally an exact copy of fallout 4.
    The only plus of the game is the plot, which is interesting to watch, everything else is extremely mediocre and simple.    … Expand
  20. cristiadu
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    It's a good game. People are complaining about bugs and performance issues and I agree that's a problem, but hopefully a fixable one. I don't really think it ruins the game.
  21. n0th1ngs0ul
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    I'm literally having a blast with this game. It didn't totally live up to my expectations and it's bugged af, yes, but despite this I can't stop playing it. Every time I step foot into Night City I can't help but to feel completely immersed and entertained. It's probably the first time since Skyrim that I'm able to feel so connected with a digital open world.
  22. DeanKim
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    THE BEST GAME OF 2020.

    Because I bought RTX3080 only $800 for playing this game.
    Thank you cyberpunk!
  23. Halovarth
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    This game looked kool. I was excited for it. Till I actually played it. The glitches... the bugs. random floating things, made the game unplayable sometimes. It going boring quick also. repetitive. boring quests. You can see lights on cars till you get closer and there are no cars. I beat this game in 22 hrs thinking it would be 40 hrs. I will not play this game ever again. Waste of money.
  24. vanojan4
    Jan 19, 2021
    7
    Never been so torn on a video game my whole life. On one hand, there's the 180 hours I spent with CP2077 and genuinely enjoyed. On the other hand, I'm dying inside, thinking about the potential it had. Herein lies the biggest problem. What Cyberpunk does well, it does extraordinarily well. But where it falls, it falls so hard that it actually hurts. Don't get me wrong. It's not a bad game.Never been so torn on a video game my whole life. On one hand, there's the 180 hours I spent with CP2077 and genuinely enjoyed. On the other hand, I'm dying inside, thinking about the potential it had. Herein lies the biggest problem. What Cyberpunk does well, it does extraordinarily well. But where it falls, it falls so hard that it actually hurts. Don't get me wrong. It's not a bad game. At all. I do recommend it.

    The world is, for lack of a better word, breathtaking. I found myself just looking and taking in the sights more times than I can count. This is truly a beautiful work of art. One of best looking games I've seen by far, both technically and artistically. The characters, story and narrative are another high point. I loved them. All of them. They had such unique persona's, each with strengths and weaknesses. Their dialogue, voice acting, motion capture and even the small facial expressions are absolutely top notch. They almost feel real. There is so much love and care in here, it's practically bursting at the seams.

    Of course it goes without saying but there is A LOT that is currently wrong or straight up missing. Stability is the major roadblock as of now. Granted, I didn't run into any game-breaking bugs but visual glitches, audio hiccups and physics bugouts are a regular part of the experience. As is braindead or non-existent AI. It really, really sucks. The other major issue is that this is an open-world game that is completely lacking in open-world mechanics. There's really nothing you can do outside of predetermined missions. Maybe you can drive around or go for a walk, but even that's a stretch as the number of glitches you'll run into will immediately bring you out of it.

    But more than anything, I'm looking forward to the day where CP2077's potential will be fully realized. If or when that day comes, It's going to truly be something for the ages.    … Expand
  25. Notarzt
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    I'm having lots of fun until now. The Characters are unique and fun, the World is amazing and Gun/Swordplay is fun enough. I don't really fancy the Menu and Inventory System and sometimes the "Bro" Humor of my streetkid character is a little over the top, but apart from that, I love Night City. Its not a GTA, thankfully not a UbiSoft-like Game and also not really a Witcher Game, butI'm having lots of fun until now. The Characters are unique and fun, the World is amazing and Gun/Swordplay is fun enough. I don't really fancy the Menu and Inventory System and sometimes the "Bro" Humor of my streetkid character is a little over the top, but apart from that, I love Night City. Its not a GTA, thankfully not a UbiSoft-like Game and also not really a Witcher Game, but something in between.

    As for the technical state of the Game: Yes, there are some bugs here and there, but I've yet to experience any game breaking bugs. Worst I've had was a quest bug, where the quest did not continue for some reason, but a simple quick safe reload fixed that. Performance is alright, I'm getting round about 55fps with RTX OFF, Ultra Details and DLSS ON (Playing on a RTX 2070, Ryzen 1700, 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM, SanDsk Extrem Pro m.2 NVME SSD, Windows 10 1909, Newest Nvida Drivers, Game Version 1.04). RTX on drops me to 40 fps. All in all, on PC, which is what this section of Metacritic is for, I don’t think it’s as bad as some people want to make you believe. Then again, I might be one of the lucky ones, so your milage may vary. I can't talk about the consol versions, they really to look horrible, so maybe avoid those....    … Expand
  26. wormwood14
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece of a game that will go down to history as one of the most ambitious projects ever created.
  27. TomasLacerda
    Dec 13, 2020
    1
    Every. Mision. Has a bug. Something.
    The game is clearly not finished, it's an insult to be released like this.
  28. nic0d3mus
    Dec 12, 2020
    3
    No customization of look and feel, and limited game play options, not open world, and not an rpg.
  29. absoluterfreak
    Dec 13, 2020
    7
    it's fun - but not finished, and not what was promised.

    You can tell a lot of polishing is missing. Enemies & companions have basically no AI and run around like idiots. The fighting is ok, nothing special, and seriously marred by the lacking AI. Gun play is fine, fighting with melee weapons is disappointing because you just wildly slash around. Every boss fight so far has glitched out    it's fun - but not finished, and not what was promised.

    You can tell a lot of polishing is missing. Enemies & companions have basically no AI and run around like idiots. The fighting is ok, nothing special, and seriously marred by the lacking AI. Gun play is fine, fighting with melee weapons is disappointing because you just wildly slash around. Every boss fight so far has glitched out on me and enemies just stand around and wait for you, occasionally ducking out of cover or throwing a grenade, but they don't move around much. Companions yell random senseless comments that don't fit the situation all the time. Also honestly I am not sure if companions even make any damage in fights. I have the impression that they don't but I might be wrong, but very helpful they are not. Overall it feels like the developers just did not bother to try and program an AI or gave up halfway through. Dialogues also frequently glitch out a bit so characters end up repeating themselves or talking over one another.

    The city is very, very beautiful and atmospheric, but there is not that much to do. So it's like a beautiful stage set that you just wander through - at least you can see everything is handmade with much detail. NPCs have only a few words to say if you try to talk and move around the city like on rails, giving a very robotic impression. There's many side quests that are usually not that interesting.

    Several promised features have apparently been cut or reduced. There is no wall running, you can't customise your apartment, etc. The graphics were downgraded too, it's not bad and the lighting is really good and atmospheric but sometimes things can look a bit meh.

    The story so far is pretty good, as are most of the characters and dialogues. They are really loveable but also you can only talk to them sometimes if the plot allows it. However, being in act 2 so far I have already noticed that the plot is starting to be not as well done as in act 1 anymore, the dialogues less carefully choreographed. I really liked the staging of the plot relevant events & dialogues at the beginning but it seems to be starting to worsen. We'll see.

    The soundtrack is banging, and the overall setting is fun. Really the biggest problem for me is the lack of AI, it just makes the fighting meh. Even police is no threat because if they get called on you they just randomly spawn somewhere around you, then usually glitch out and after a few seconds of laying low the warrant is called off. I am having fun, but this game is not what you would expect from 8 years of development and would have probably needed a whole another year to properly reach a finished state. I hope fixes will come in soon to enhance the experience. Either way it will look like CDPR will take a huge reputation hit from this.    … Expand
  30. ghost2116
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Its difficult to give a fair and unbalanced review as im a very big fan of cyberpunk settings. Im always more willing to forgive the failings of things like Altered Carbon and Netrunner because its not a setting I often get to enjoy. On top of that my PC is very beefy so i diddnt run into the graphics issues that others have. I still ran into a few bugs but non of them gamebeaking andIts difficult to give a fair and unbalanced review as im a very big fan of cyberpunk settings. Im always more willing to forgive the failings of things like Altered Carbon and Netrunner because its not a setting I often get to enjoy. On top of that my PC is very beefy so i diddnt run into the graphics issues that others have. I still ran into a few bugs but non of them gamebeaking and considering the state large scale open world games release in these days id say its pretty on par. Ive been told that the game is too short but thats far from my experience but i did spend a lot of time just exploring and enjoying the side missions. The story is pretty good if predictable and the combat is solid. I wouldnt say great but stealth is really where the game shines.
    All in all its just a good game. lot of fun to play and an very interesting world to explore and learn about. it has its haters but its a new major release thats genuinely unaccessable to a large portion of the audience. so of course its gonna have haters.
    deffinately worth the pick up if your an RPG fan with a strong rig.    … Expand
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#20 Best PC Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 92 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 92
  3. Negative: 1 out of 92
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    90
    The best metaphor for Cyberpunk 2077 is Johnny Silverhand himself. A messiah, a mix of Kurt Cobain and Che Guevara, a talented singer who loves to shape his own legend and has a charming personality but loses the struggle with his own demons. The same goes for the game. It tells a great story and forced me to ask myself difficult questions, but many of its gameplay mechanics do not evolve and its technical state upon release was abysmal. Cyberpunk’s true hero is not a person, but Night City – a vibrant, living creature of great diversity. The beauty of the metropolis is striking. [01/2021, p.22]
  2. IGN Portugal
    May 28, 2021
    90
    Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most disturbing and mind-blowing RPGs in history, where every decision has a deep impact on our trail. CD Projekt RED tosses us to the center of a city filled with disgusting delights where every character deserves our attention in an immersive experience and overall, very rewarding. From the sarcastic and shadowy tone imposed by the countless scenes in the game, to the flexibility we have on the choices to face every situation that is presented, Night City is truly memorable. It’s a shame that the countless bugs spoil or diminish the impact of some resounding moments, but we are without a question, in the presence of one of the best games in 2020.
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  3. GAMES.CH
    Mar 3, 2021
    88
    Measured against the extreme expectations, Cyberpunk 2077 can't fulfill any of them. But all in all, despite the countless small weaknesses and inconsistences, with interesting characters, great story and dialogues or the freedom concerning gameplay, CD Projekt delivers a unique and great RPG that every fan of the genre needs to play.
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