CYBERPUNK 2077
CD Projekt Red's open-world RPG set in Night City. A troubled 2020 launch gave way to a genuine turnaround, with the free Update 2.0 overhaul and the Phantom Liberty expansion widely considered the definitive way to play.
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Cyberpunk 2077 launched in December 2020 to one of the most notorious troubled releases in recent gaming history, particularly on last-generation PS4 and Xbox One hardware, where performance issues were severe enough that Sony temporarily pulled the game from the PlayStation Store. On PC, the game was still divisive, scoring in the mid-80s on Metacritic despite widespread bugs, while console versions scored dramatically lower.
What's happened since then is a genuine, well-documented turnaround. CD Projekt Red spent years patching the game, culminating in the free Update 2.0 in September 2023, which overhauled the perk system, police AI, cyberware, and vehicle combat, alongside the paid Phantom Liberty expansion released the same month.
Phantom Liberty: The Redemption Arc
Phantom Liberty is a spy-thriller expansion set in Dogtown, a militia-controlled district within Night City, featuring Idris Elba and returning star Keanu Reeves. It launched to a 89 on Metacritic for PC and Xbox, and 88 on PlayStation 5, scores that are actually higher than the base game earned at launch. Critics widely described it as one of CD Projekt Red's best pieces of DLC, on par with The Witcher 3's acclaimed expansions.
Do You Need Phantom Liberty to Enjoy the Game?
No. Update 2.0's overhaul applies to every player regardless of whether they own the expansion, meaning the core game plays significantly better today than at launch even without buying anything extra. Phantom Liberty adds a substantial new story and district on top of that improved foundation, but it's additive rather than required.
Should You Play It Now If You Bounced Off It in 2020?
Almost certainly yes, especially on PC or current-gen consoles. The combination of Update 2.0's systemic overhaul and Phantom Liberty's new content has changed enough about how the game plays and feels that reviewers and long-time critics of the original launch have repeatedly described the current version as a fundamentally different, far more polished experience.
Cyberpunk 2077 in 2026 plays like the game CD Projekt Red originally promised in 2020, not the one that actually shipped.
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