All Cyberpunk 2077 Hidden Choices & What They Affect – Screen Rant

Cyberpunk 2077 is full of hidden choices that affect the game in unexpected ways. Players may not always learn the consequences of their choices until much later in the game, and some subtle decisions can even affect the game's ending. Players may also miss some critical choices entirely if V doesnt explore every side job Cyberpunkhas to offer.

While Cyberpunk 2077 usually makes it obvious which choices are going to have a major impact on the game, some of these decisions are hidden in optional objectives or side jobs. The main storyline alone is 30 hours long, and the dozens of side jobs, gigs, and NCPD scanner hustles extend the game's length even more. Making the wrong decision early in the game could lead to a bad outcome many hours later, or could impact Vs possible endings.

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For V to have the best outcomes in the game, players must make some difficult decisions. Here are some of Cyberpunk 2077s hidden choices and how they affect the game.

At the end of "The Heist," Delamain asks V where to send Jackies body. It doesnt seem like that important of a decision at the time, but Vs choice does affect later quests and storylines. If V chooses to send Jackies body back to his family or asks Delamain to wait until they get back from the meet with Dex, then V will be invited to a memorial service by Mama Welles in the "Heroes" side job. If V chooses to send Jackies body to the ripperdoc, they miss out on the memorial but get additional dialogue and storylines later in the game.

In "Automatic Love," V needs to deal with Woodman, the owner of Clouds whos partially responsible for Evelyns fate. V has three options: storm into Woodmans office guns blazing and kill everyone, sneak in and interrogate Woodman before killing him, or interrogating Woodman and letting him live. If V chooses to kill Woodman, its a pretty standard boss fight, and then hes removed from the story. If V lets Woodman live, theyll have to deal with him later in Judys side job "Ex-Factor."

After "Automatic Love," V needs to talk to Fingers, a ripperdoc who worked on Evelyn. Hes a bad dude, and at several points in the conversation, V has the option to hit him, which is very tempting. Doing so doesnt cause any major consequences in the story, but it does eliminate him as an available ripperdoc in the city.

In "Gimme Danger," Takemura decides to do some reconnaissance before the parade, and V has the option to join him. Doing so gives V information about the buildings weak points, and allows them to have a deep conversation with Takemura that will cement their friendship. This has a significant impact on future dialogue choices in the game and can affect one of the endings.

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If V sent Jackies body to Vik at the end of "The Heist," Takemura will share that Jackies body was intercepted by Arasaka and that they plan to use Soulkiller on him to extract information and create an engram.

In "Play It Safe," V needs to take down Oda, Hanako Arasakas bodyguard. After V defeats Oda, Takemura calls and asks them to spare Odas life. If V chooses to shoot Oda, hes gone from the game for good, but if V spares his life then Oda can potentially show up later in one of the endings. This decision doesnt influence the story in any real way, but it can add some extra flavor to Cyberpunk 2077'sendgame.

This is a truly hidden decision, because there isnt a quest objective or dialogue option that tells V this is a possibility. After police storm the building, V gets separated from Takemura and needs to fight a bunch of enemies and escape. The quest objective leads V out of the building, but in order to save Takemura, V will need to go upstairs and rescue him first. Saving Takemura allows players to unlock The Devil trophy or achievement (if they chose the corresponding ending), and Takemura will show up during the Epilogue.

In "Happy Together," Vs neighbor Barry is going through a tough time after the death of his best friend. Barrys colleagues from NCPD ask V to check in on him. In order to get the best outcome of this quest, V must speak to Barry within an unspecified amount of time, or the quest will auto-complete and fail.

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After speaking to Barry, V can visit Andrews memorial, where they find out hes a tortoise. Then V needs to report back to the NCPD officers and tell them the truth about Andrew. If V leaves that part out, the officers dont realize how much danger Barry is in, and Barry ends up taking his own life.

"The Beast In Me" involves a series of street races organized by Claire, a bartender at the Afterlife. After the Santa Domingo race, Claire reveals to V that she wants help killing Sampson in revenge. V can try to convince Claire not to take revenge or to support her, which has an affect on choices made later in the questline. Regardless of what V chooses, in the last race Claire wants V to stick close to Sampson's tail so she can shoot him. If V ignores Claire and treats this like a normal Cyberpunk 2077 street race, theyll get the winnings, but Claire will act coldly towards them when they see her later in the Afterlife.

If V does what Claire asks, theyll lose the race, and be faced with another choice. If V allows Claire to take her revenge, theyll win Claires unique truck as a reward. If V tries to convince Claire to spare Sampson, the outcome depends on what V chose to do after the Santa Domingo race. If they tried to talk Claire out of revenge, Claire will spare Sampson now, and V will get both Claires truck and Sampsons unique car as rewards. If V didnt try to talk Claire out of revenge before, the attempt will fail now and Claire will kill Sampson.

In Dream On, V finds evidence that a mystery organization is performing mind control on the Peralez couple and altering their memories. Elizabeth Peralez begs V not to tell Jefferson the truth out of fear for his safety. When V meets with Jefferson at the end of the quest, they can choose to tell him the truth, or lie and point the finger in another direction. Whichever option V chooses, Jefferson thanks them and concludes the mission.

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Afterwards, V receives some concerning text messages from Jefferson and Elizabeth before they block Vs number, and V doesnt hear from them for the rest of the game. If V chooses to tell Jefferson the truth, hell call during the end credits of Cyberpunk 2077 and talk in a panicked voice about how they are changing him.

In a game as long and complex as Cyberpunk 2077, it can be frustrating to face unexpected consequences hours after making an innocuous decision. Most of the hidden choices in Cyberpunk 2077 do not have a major impact on the ending, but they can add depth to the story and unlock more side quests later in the game.

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Nicole Rennolds is a gaming and technology writer, true crime fanatic, and pre-vet student from Baltimore, Maryland. She lives with her boyfriend, two cats, and an outrageous book collection. She posts a lot of pictures of her food on Instagram @rennnnn42.

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