CD Projekt Red has managed to catch lightning in a bottle twice. With almost 80,000 concurrent Steam gamers in the meanwhile, Cyberpunk 2077 is having fun with a resurgence in reputation. While it’s a far cry from the a couple of million those who performed the sport on PC following its , it’s nonetheless extra curiosity than the sport has seen in additional than a yr.

You don’t should look far to discover a purpose for the spike. On September thirteenth, the sport’s anime spinoff, , premiered on Netflix to essential acclaim, incomes reward for its story, worldbuilding and animation. The collection has one of many for a Netflix manufacturing. And after watching Edgerunners, many individuals are giving Cyberpunk 2077 a second probability or choosing it up for the primary time.

If all this sounds acquainted, it’s as a result of the same scenario performed out after the debut of The Witcher. In 2019, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, due to the recognition of its Netflix counterpart, was briefly than it was after its 2015 launch. It will probably be fascinating to see if Cyberpunk 2077 can preserve its present momentum. At least on PC and current-generation consoles, the RPG is a distinct sport than it was in 2020. Cyberpunk 2077’s and updates addressed most of the lingering bugs and stability points that plagued the sport at launch. CD Projekt Red additionally lately launched and introduced that , the sport’s first main enlargement, would arrive in 2023.