It’s taken some time, but it finally happened. More than two years after its initial release, Cyberpunk 2077 has finally earned a ‘very positive’ overall review rating on Steam. Who'd have seen that coming in December 2020?
Cyberpunk 2077 has gone down in history for having one of the worst video game releases of all time. Gamers’ overwhelming hype for CD Projekt Red’s open-world RPG set them up for disappointment - the bugs, glitches and performance issues (especially on Xbox One and PS4) were horrendous. Since then though, numerous updates and patches have been rolled out to transform Cyberpunk 2077 into the title it always should have been, and even though it’s taken a while, gamers now truly recognise it for what it is - a genuinely great game.
Take a look at the trailer for Cyberpunk 2077’s DLC expansion, Phantom Liberty, right here.
CD Projekt Red’s global community director, Marcin Momot, responded to the news, and tweeted: “Cyberpunk 2077 Steam reviews are now sitting at ‘Very Positive’ with 80% of all scores being favourable. Thank you all for acknowledging all the hard work the team has put in over the years since the release!”
As PC Gamer reports, it should be noted that this ‘very positive’ rating only shows on Steam if your settings exclude “off-topic reviews”. Basically, Valve labels some ratings, which it deems to be the result of review-bombing, to be “off-topic”. If you discount those (which Steam automatically does on the store page if you’re not logged in) then the ‘very positive’ rating is what you’ll see. Otherwise, it still shows as ‘mostly positive’.
The release of Cyberpunk 2077’s one and only DLC expansion, Phantom Liberty, is right around the corner. It’s set to launch exclusively on PC and new-gen consoles (sorry, PS4 and Xbox One folks) on 26 September.
Topics: Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, Steam, PC