Cyberpunk 2077 is finally getting the co-op mode gamers have wanted for 6 years

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting what looks to be a seamless co-op mode, letting friends explore Night City together six years after fans first hoped to experience the story campaign in multiplayer.

Depending on your perspective, some gamers would love to see multiplayer co-op in open-world games. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4 could be even better with a friend, while Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt might be better off without it.

One other game that could benefit from having co-op multiplayer is the aforementioned Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt RED, and as stated at the top of this article, a talented modder is making it happen.

Cyberpunk 2077's NightCoop mod brings co-op multiplayer to Night City

While NightCoop is currently a work in progress, the developers intend to begin public testing on the unofficial mode on October 23, 2026. In its current closed testing phase, the mod covers the prologue and Act 1 of the Cyberpunk 2077 campaign.

When development is complete, NightCoop aims to let up to eight players explore Night City together online. Each player will control their own version of V, with multiple-choice dialogue decisions determined by a vote among players. What's more, the cinematic cutscenes will remain intact.

It's worth noting that NightCoop isn't the only Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer project in development. While NightCoop aims to bring co-op to the story campaign, OPEN//77 focuses on multiplayer servers and custom activities, offering a different way to experience Night City with other players.

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Why should we be excited about Cyberpunk 2077: NightCoop?

• Play the campaign in co-op – Team up with friends to experience the Cyberpunk 2077 story together in Night City.
• Support for up to eight players – Explore Night City with up to seven other players in one session.
• Customise your own V – Each player has their own character appearance, level, equipment and cyberware.
• Vote on dialogue choices – Players can vote on important dialogue decisions to determine the group's choice.
• Synchronised cutscenes – Experience the game's cinematic cutscenes together without missing out on the story.
• Shared combat encounters – Fight the same enemies, with combat actions, damage and deaths synchronised between players.
• Drive around Night City together – Travel in the same vehicle or use separate cars to explore the city.
• More challenging combat – Hosts can enable tougher enemy AI, grenades and blocking to make fights more demanding.
• Optional PvP – Turn player-versus-player combat on or off, depending on how you want to play.
• Revive downed players – Revive players defeated in PvP instead of leaving them out of the action.

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Sadly, as is the case with all Cyberpunk 2077 mods, NightCoop is a PC exclusive and is not available on consoles. Cyberpunk 2077 and its Phantom Liberty expansion are also available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2.