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There are plenty of endings in CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. All of these decisions occur after meeting Hanako at Embers, but some of these endings have requirements that must be met before the player walks into the meeting with Hanako. Warning: This article contains spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077.

Updated on November 8, 2021, by Anastasia Maillot: The ending of Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the major points of discussion among fans. Many wonder whether or not V could still have a chance of surviving the biochip, given how ambiguous some of the game’s endings are.

For completionist players, achieving every ending means getting the achievement tied to it. However, in order to get every ending, players will have to meet specific requirements and make certain decisions. To help with this, each ending is now named according to their achievement and has its requirements and consequences added in.

6 Path Of Least Resistance

As stated, the path of least resistance is the choice made by V if they lose their will to live. If V chooses to lay everything to rest, they will decide to go for the option that would cause the least amount of bloodshed for everyone. Although Johnny disagrees, the duo says their final goodbyes before V shoots themselves.

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This choice is always available no matter if the character has or hasn’t done side content. It’s also the only one with no epilogue. However, the credit crawl includes all of V’s friends either in mourning or in utter shock over why V would ever do something like that.

5 The Devil

V decides to help Takemura get his revenge for Saburo Arasaka’s death. Requirements: None Consequences: V can choose to have their consciousness merged into Mikoshi, or return to Earth to live out their final six months.

One of the darkest endings in Cyberpunk 2077 comes when V decides to follow the Arasaka path. If V chooses to trust Hanako, they will take the Omega Blockers and have Johnny disappear for a while.

After a series of missions, the player eventually captures Yorinobu Arasaka, although he collapses due to his condition. Waking up in a Space Station, V gets what they have been promised with the bio-chip removed and Johnny being gone. However, after a series of repetitive tests where V has to walk on a treadmill, indulge in Q&A, and play with a Rubix cube, V eventually gets the chance to talk to their friends and allies. They primarily seem disappointed by the fact that V followed Arasaka.

Eventually, V has to make a choice of signing a contract, as they only have 6 months to live due to the relic’s effect on their body. If they sign the contract, their consciousness gets put into Mikoshi with the potential chance of coming back. If V chooses not to sign, they return to Earth knowing that they’ll die with no help.

4 The Star

V decides to leave Night City with Panam and the Aldecaldos. Requirements: Finish the quest Queen of the Highway. Consequences: The Aldecaldos will storm Arasaka Tower with V, and Panam will take V out of Night City.

If V does all of the side missions with the Aldecaldos and Panam before meeting Hanako in Embers, they will have an option where they ask for the Aldecaldos’ help. After a series of missions where they raid Arasaka tower, V eventually connects into cyberspace and learns that they only have 6 months to live.

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If V decides to return to their body, they eventually leave Night City with Panam and the rest of the Aldecaldos. Panam even suggests that she has a friend that may be able to help V with their condition. Especially when taking the romance route with Panam, this is widely considered the best ending.

3 Temperance

V decides to have Johnny Silverhand take their body and return to Night City. Requirements: Complete either Rogue’s or Panam’s questlines. Consequences: V’s consciousness is erased and Johnny Silverhand returns to Night City in V’s body.

Temperance is a unique ending that occurs every time V decides to not return to their body. When this choice is made, Johnny takes over the player’s body and V is gone.

After waking up in an unknown apartment, Johnny packs his things and plans to leave Night City. Before he does though, he becomes good friends with a young man named Steve. After getting a ride from him, he buys Steve a vintage guitar and visits V’s grave.

If V completed the quest, “Path Of Glory,” they will also have the chance to visit Rogue’s grave. Afterward, Johnny leaves Night City for good, with many characters being angry, indifferent, or ignorant of Johnny during the credits.

2 The Sun

V decides to return to Night City in their own body to live out their final days. Requirements: Complete Rogue’s questline, up to Blistering Love, and ask Rogue for help. Consequences: V returns to Night City and becomes a legend in the Afterlife.

The Sun ending occurs if V decides to let Johnny take over for the final mission. The prerequisite for this ending is that the player must do all of the side missions that relate to Johnny Silverhand specifically. Walking into the Afterlife, Johnny teams up with Rogue and infiltrates Arasaka tower.

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After a series of events including the death of Rogue, Johnny learns that V only has 6 months to live. Deciding to let V take back his body, the player learns that they are a Night City Legend. Taking over the Afterlife in the process, V eventually meets a shady client.

This client tells V that if he does this last job, they could do something about V’s life. Taking the job results in V rocketing to space as they prepare to infiltrate the Crystal Palace Casino. The ending remains open-ended as the credits roll before V enters the casino.

1 The Sun/Temperance - Secret Ending Variation

V and Johnny Silverhand storm Arasaka Tower on their own. Requirements: Reach a high-affinity level with Johnny Silverhand, and wait for 5 minutes when given the choice to ask Panam or Rogue for help. Consequences: Depending on the player’s choice in Mikoshi, this leads to either The Sun or Temperance ending.

“Don’t Fear The Reaper” is the secret ending of Cyberpunk 2077, and it only becomes available if V’s relationship with Johnny is around 70% or higher. An easy way to get a huge affinity boost is to pick the following dialogue options as V when speaking to Johnny on the oil fields:

“Nah, I **** up that too. " “What do you want from me?” “Ok. But as second chances go, this is your last. "

Rather than drag all of the players’ allies into danger, V and Johnny decide to handle Arasaka themselves. It becomes one last suicide run where they both get to die on their own terms, killing everyone in their path in order to find Mikoshi. Guards and other security forces within Arasaka Tower, in this ending, are extremely difficult. V must come prepared because if they die before reaching the objective, there is no respawn. The game simply ends and the credits roll.

If V manages to reach Mikoshi, they enter cyberspace. All events and details (such as romance options) after this point are subject to choices the player made, ultimately resulting in the Path of Glory ending. However, this time, everyone is alive.

Cyberpunk 2077 was released on December 10, 2020, and is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and Google Stadia.

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