Cyberpunk 2077 Has Officially Redeemed Itself 4 Years After Disastrous Launch
has finally managed to redeem itself by landing one of the most coveted titles in the video game industry. It's no secret that when CD Projekt Red's ambitious open-world RPG first launched in 2020 it was an unmitigated disaster defined by its broken state that was riddled with bugs, glitches, and incomplete content. Yet over the last three and a half years, the developer has been dedicated to salvaging the game, releasing plenty of post-launch updates that not only fixed many issues but fundamentally improved several problematic gameplay mechanics.
As spotted by PC Gamer, now boasts a review rating of «Overwhelmingly Positive» on Steam, meaning that 95% of the reviews users published about the game in the last thirty days have been positive.
It's incredibly rare to see Steam games sport the title and most of the ones that do are generally indie projects with smaller communities. 's Quest Design Lead Pawel Sasko took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank players for their praise, noting that he always believed in the game beforethanking users for affording the game a second chance despite its incredibly disappointing launch.
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Perhaps the biggest turning point for came with the launch of its massive 2.0 Update that reworked several in-game systems and progression to allow players more customizations in how they built and played protagonist V. This patch also coincided with the release of the DLC that added an entirely new region to Night City as well as an in-depth story that starred Idris Elba. While those two factors were impressive feats in their own rights, they also represent the last pieces of content players can expect to see added to.
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it has no more plans to further expand upon its RPG, noting that it's instead shifting its focus toward , which is now in active development. Fortunately, f
