Cyberpunk 2077 Still Needs One Major Addition After Phantom Liberty

Although can finally be called a complete package with the release of (and the major patches that came with it), there's still one last feature that the game could use before developer CD Projekt Red fully moves on from it. Initially released in 2020, 's disastrous launch has (after multiple major patches) given way to a generally positive reputation, with the release of and patch 2.0 being major turning points.

Although it was initially promised as an open-world RPG with a heavy emphasis on player choice, along the lines of or, turned out to be more of a narrative-heavy action game. This, combined with the game's egregious technical issues, contributed greatly to its poor reputation upon release — a reputation that only started to turn around with the release of the anime and several patches to fix major issues. Now, after the game's last few updates, CD Projekt Red is moving onto a sequel, but could still use one last major feature.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's unpredictable spy-thriller story is full of jaw-dropping moments, and it's got the gameplay to match.

On May 21, 2024, is set to receive REDkit powerful, integrated modding tools advertised as being similar to what CD Projekt Red's own developers use. However, while extensive modding support for is nice to see,, as the more recent game with a larger modding community, could make better use of the toolkit. Although has REDmod serving as some form of official mod support, its capabilities are relatively light, andthe more in-depth features of REDkit could lead to better mods.

Currently, is the sixth most popular game on Nexus Mods, only behind two versions of,,, and, boasting more downloads than several other games on the site despite having fewer uploaded mods than many of them. Despite its popularity, however,'s mod catalog mostly consists of mods for functionality, cosmetics, or compatibility with other mods, with relatively few mods making tangible gameplay changes or adding new, non-cosmetic