{"slug": "cyberpunk-2077", "name": "Cyberpunk 2077", "category": "media", "category_name": "Media and creative", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 2.978, "rising": 0.35, "first": "2025-12-02", "latest": "2026-08-27", "why": "Here are some games that have worked pretty well out of the box", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "Here are some games that have worked pretty well out of the box", "kind": "game", "icon": true, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://www.cyberpunk.net", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Cyberpunk 2077"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 779590554, "item_id": 48724409, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48724409", "by": "anon7000", "date": "2026-06-29", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Here are some games that have worked pretty well out of the box", "excerpt": "Many single player games work out of the box in Steam, because they\u2019ve invested a huge amount of effort into Proton (their compatibility layer). Here are some games that have worked pretty well out of the box: - Factorio - Arc: Raiders - Overwatch - Age of Empires 2 DE - Abiotic Factor - Subnautica 2 - Windblown - Dune Awakening - Cybperpunk 2077 - Star Citizen (with the community installer to help set it up) See her", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "CachyOS June 2026 Release"}, {"id": 737912832, "item_id": 46119552, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46119552", "by": "tiborsaas", "date": "2025-12-02", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "If you play it again, make sure not to miss the Blackwall gateway quickhack", "excerpt": "If you play it again, make sure not to miss the Blackwall gateway quickhack: https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Blackwall_Gateway Absolutely brutal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5z3GmQRXQ --- I also noticed how simple the \"new web\" is when interacting with it. Of course, that's a game mechanic, but also kinda makes sense.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Search tool that only returns content created before ChatGPT's public release"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["gaming on macos"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433450", "title": "New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49140213", "title": "ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48719361", "title": "CachyOS June 2026 Release", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103376", "title": "Search tool that only returns content created before ChatGPT's public release", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 1}, "2026-09": {}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 791345904, "item_id": 49459119, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49459119", "by": "benoau", "date": "2026-08-27", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "", "excerpt": "Someone actually got an eGPU to pass-through to a Linux VM - with a steep performance penalty anyway. If you are gaming at 4K a 4090 will still be better even with the performance hit. Although obviously this will blow your solar budget! https://scottjg.com/posts/2026-05-05-egpu-mac-gaming/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48137145", "context": "", "use_case": "Gaming on macOS", "switched_from": "", "story": "New Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro"}, {"id": 786279344, "item_id": 49142459, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49142459", "by": "Joel_Mckay", "date": "2026-08-02", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I was impressed Cyberpunk 2077 is on the list.", "excerpt": "Nice, the bc-240 is around a GTX 1660 Ti GPU in performance, and some AAA RT eye candy games are less fun anyway... but many still work... so the VRAM requirements are not as big of an issue. People are figuring out what is playable on the platform, and it is a growing list: https://elektricm.github.io/amd-bc250-docs/gaming/compatibility/ I was impressed Cyberpunk 2077 is on the list. ymmv =3", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "ASRock BC-250: Building the Budget Steam Machine"}, {"id": 779590554, "item_id": 48724409, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48724409", "by": "anon7000", "date": "2026-06-29", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Here are some games that have worked pretty well out of the box", "excerpt": "Many single player games work out of the box in Steam, because they\u2019ve invested a huge amount of effort into Proton (their compatibility layer). Here are some games that have worked pretty well out of the box: - Factorio - Arc: Raiders - Overwatch - Age of Empires 2 DE - Abiotic Factor - Subnautica 2 - Windblown - Dune Awakening - Cybperpunk 2077 - Star Citizen (with the community installer to help set it up) See her", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "CachyOS June 2026 Release"}, {"id": 737912832, "item_id": 46119552, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46119552", "by": "tiborsaas", "date": "2025-12-02", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "If you play it again, make sure not to miss the Blackwall gateway quickhack", "excerpt": "If you play it again, make sure not to miss the Blackwall gateway quickhack: https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Blackwall_Gateway Absolutely brutal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5z3GmQRXQ --- I also noticed how simple the \"new web\" is when interacting with it. Of course, that's a game mechanic, but also kinda makes sense.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Search tool that only returns content created before ChatGPT's public release"}]}