Cyberpunk 2077 has come a long and painful road for players and developers alike. After the game was plagued by many technical problems when it was released, especially on the consoles, it became even for a long time removed from the PlayStation Store.
With numerous updates, new content and fixes, however, they managed to turn the tide. With the release of the Edgerunners series, the game was given a temporary boost impressive sales and player numbers. And now the user reviews show that the work has paid off.
Cyberpunk 2077
This comeback would be impossible for (almost) all other games
From mostly to very positive
Overall, Cyberpunk still stands at 77 percent positive reviews, which is more acceptable than impressive. However, things have looked very different in the last few weeks and months: The reviews in October even reach 90 percent positive reviews, like us a look at the steam page reveals.
While there is still a dissatisfied minority of players who may still encounter bugs and technical issues, Steam is clearly happier with the game than it used to be. The story and world of Cyberpunk met with enthusiasm earlier and now a few things have changed for the better:
What’s different today?
The biggest and (so far) best update: After the release, the big update 1.5 changed Cyberpunk 2077 significantly for the first time. It overhauled many areas like relationships, perks, vehicles, water physics and more. There was also new content for the game. Reason enough for us to check it again in the post-test:
Cyberpunk 2077 1.5 im Test
Roleplaying has never felt so good
This recently changed: Patch 1.6 then continued and brought, among other things, the transmog system desired by many fans, new orders and weapons, as well as some Easter eggs for the Netflix series Edgerunners. An overview of the most important changes and new content can be found here.
If you’ve already played Cyberpunk but want to know whether it’s worth playing again with the latest patches, then Heiko has an assessment for you.
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Cyberpunk 2077: Big story addon Phantom Liberty presented in the first teaser trailer
Here’s how Cyberpunk 2077 continues: With Phantom Liberty, the big story DLC is now also on the way, which is intended to expand the game with new quests, areas and more. However, this remains the only expansion, after that players have to do it already announced second cyberpunk game waiting.
