# Cyberpunk 2077 76 Hacker News commenters recommended Cyberpunk 2077 and 38 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 12 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 0.5 years (5 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People praise its atmosphere and story and the patches that fixed a broken launch, though the release was buggy and unfinished. ## Why people recommend it - Much better after patches and expansions (8 comments): "After tons of patches and DLCs its just became a very very good game. Just not what was promissed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46424497)) "It had an awful release, but the company stood behind it and fixed everything that needed fixing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423041)) "It took 2 full years of additional development for 2077 to be in the amazing state it is in now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45876510)) - Strong atmosphere, story and visuals (6 comments): "It still one of the most amazing open-world futuristic games I have personally explored, which is a shame considering the rest of the game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49167701)) "the Cyberpunk graphics are quite gorgeous, but a lot of what makes it so immersive is the density of story-telling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48944409)) "If you open cyberpunk without rtx etc. It really really looks good and also plays very well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48820331)) - Runs on many platforms and hardware (5 comments): "the newer GPDs have also been able to play AAA games on the go, like Cyberpunk 2077, and I think that is super cool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48232417)) "running on a M1 Macbook Air almost two years before the MacPort came at a very playable 30fps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47339110)) "5 years later and Cyberpunk runs on the Switch 2, MacBook Air and Linux Gaming Handhelds" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313701)) - Developer kept supporting after launch (3 comments): "It had an awful release, but the company stood behind it and fixed everything that needed fixing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423041)) "You have to give kudos to CD PROJEKT for not just abandoning the game after a bad launch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423106)) "Cyberpunk was released too early but they kept on delivering patches" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423111)) ## What people warn about - Buggy, unfinished launch release (6 comments): "although that also got boring because at release it had some issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48668978)) "Cyberpunk was a dumpster fire on release, I'm not joking, you could have two machines seemingly identical but get wildly different performance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49181595)) "The biggest problems with Cyberpunk were architectural, things that would basically require redesigning the game to match what was promised." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423329)) - Weak roleplay and player choices (3 comments): "If it means role-playing as a character and building it your position in the city via meaningful choices with consequences, really not." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49167254)) "too many rpg trappings of being stuck in conversations I truly don't care about" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49173341)) "When I was playing Cyberpunk 2077 I hoped that I could roleplay as a corpo, slowly going up the ranks, backstabbing, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242082)) - Empty city and shallow NPC interactions (2 comments): "if you just walk through the city you often encounter quite empty roads and walkways" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175667)) "it feels so empty with no real interactions possible with the NPCs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49639876)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Morrowind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/morrowind.md): 26 recommend - [Skyrim](https://hackerapproved.com/p/skyrim.md): 25 recommend - [Fallout: New Vegas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fallout-new-vegas.md): 15 recommend - [The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion.md): 11 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Cyberpunk 2077", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cyberpunk-2077/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).