Cyberpunk 2077 files allegedly stolen from developer CD Projekt Red in 2021 have appeared online and seemingly revealed scrapped missions set on the moon.
As reported by Insider Gaming, images which surfaced online of concept art, blueprints, file repositories, and map data appear to hint at what could be a cancelled expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 that would have taken players well beyond Night City. CD Projekt Red declined to comment on the alleged leaks when contacted by IGN.
The moon is an established hub in Cyberpunk 2077 lore and can be visited fairly simply for those with enough money. It features as a significant plot point in the Cyberpunk Edgerunners animated series but is only touched on briefly in the game, though off-planet locations are teased in a handful of missions.
The leaks allegedly come from the stream of stolen data hackers obtained from CD Projekt Red in 2021. Other content including a scrapped third-person build appeared at the time but these references to moon missions, if real, are the first to emerge in a long time.
It’s no secret CD Projekt Red scrapped a wealth of post-launch content for Cyberpunk 2077 after it launched in 2020 with myriad issues, however, including a multiplayer mode that will never see the light of day (but maybe in Cyberpunk 2077’s sequel).
CD Projekt Red thus switched its focus to fixing Cyberpunk 2077 though eventually released Phantom Liberty as its one and only expansion. This arrived after the game-changing Update 2.0, which completely revamped Cyberpunk 2077 with features such as a new perk system and improved AI, and was followed by another big update in 2.1 but only minor changes afterwards.
In our 9/10 review, IGN said: “Cyberpunk 2077 throws you into a beautiful, dense cityscape and offers a staggering amount of flexibility in how you choose to take it from there.”
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