1 year later, Cyberpunk 2077’s overlooked sequel is one of its best comeback wins

If Cyberpunk 2077: Turf Wars is at your local arcade, play it It bears repeating because it’s still hard to imagine: Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the great comeback stories of modern gaming. After a disastrous launch, with bugs so severe that Sony temporarily removed the game from the PlayStation Store, the team at CD Projekt Red refined every element of the play. In 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 was a laughing stock. In 2022, Cyberpunk 2077 was everything action RPGheads dreamt of. In 2026, CD Projekt Red is crewing up for Cyberpunk 2, which will undoubtedly be hyped beyond belief (at least once Witcher 4 finally drops). Cyberpunk 2077’s viability as a multimedia franchise is proof positive that the creatives at CDPR had a thing worth fighting for after the economic-driven demands of its first release nearly cratered it. The tabletop RPG version of the property, which predates CD Projekt Red’s AAA title, has only become more popular. The Phantom Liberty DLC redeemed lingering frustrations. The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime is revered (and award-winning). The official Cyberpunk TCG broke Kickstarter records and could become its own pillar in the gaming community. Six years later, the property is