Although this incredibly ambitious title certainlyhas some bugs and controversies, players have already spent hours in the game, discovering its great variety of secrets and easter eggs. Expert players have discovered multiple hidden areas in the game’s expansive map that are worth searching for. Several of these locations have exclusive loot, while others pay homage to pop culture.
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Updated on January 5th, 2023 by Stephen LaGioia: CD Projekt Red’s epic ARPG launched to a slew of bugs and rough spots, to put it mildly. Yet, the studio has implemented post-release patches to tidy things up and polish the experience. While there’s still progress to be made, these fixes have allowed the action and narrative-based gameplay to shine more brightly, inviting many on the fence to dive into the gritty, bustling Night City. A steady stream of DLC packs — including one with content from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — have also fed this machine over the months, adding even more to the expansive content. As such, we thought we’d revisit and expand this list further.
17 Sam Morton — Moon Smuggler
Cd Projekt Red’s sci-fi is full of intriguing characters — some of whom V only reads about. One such figure is this amusing reference to Dennis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 character, Sapper Morton. Players can seek out the fallen man, who appears to have been a renegade wanted for smuggling people from the moon to earth and ditching the Militech moon base.
Players can begin at Southern Badlands and venture out by car, to find the body of the ex-fugitive, who had apparently settled down as a Protein Farm worker. Players can pick up the readable shard, which mentions an armed look-a-like on the loose, as well as titanium techgogs and an electrical damage Blade.
Fast Travel Terminal: Protein Farm, Badlands (western point of Southern Badlands)
16 Secret Ripperdocs
Cyberpunk provides a number of these tech-savy doctors scattered about Night City. As it happens, two docs with great inventory are among the hardest to find. V can meet with one such Ripperdoc by traveling to the heart of Kabuki. Venturing south from the St. South fast travel will prompt an offered gig from Regina Jones. Look for a building with a vibrant “Cirrus Cola” sign and a neon “doc” sign. Head down that alleyway near the sign, pull up the map, and the location to the Ripperdoc should be marked from there.
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The second doc is also in Kabuki, but this time, around the northwest area. He can be found in a building just to the northeast of the circular road that surrounds the market (graffiti on the side and a yellow panel on the front). As it happens, he is part of a mission, so the game will provide a marker, but he can still be tough to find. Players can attempt to force their way in the main door, or take a side entrance and deal with some foes first. He’ll be on the second floor of the building.
Both docs provide some highly useful, valuable items, including some Legendaries.
Fast Travel Terminal (#1): Allen St. South, Watson (south central region of Kabuki) Fast Travel Terminal (#2): Kabuki Market, Watson (northwest region of Kabuki)
15 Murk Cave — Batman Easter Egg
Despite their finicky mechanics at times, driving through Night City using various vehicles can be quite exhilarating. As it happens, players can locate a rather neat easter egg — in the form of a Batman-inspired car — to make this experience even more thrilling. Players will want to travel to the Sunset Motel in Badlands.
Follow the road west for a bit and veer off into a path that travels a bit northeast into a cave up against the mountains (just north of the diner). Keep heading north through the tunnel, and there will be a small circular area lit up with concrete blocks.
Following these tasks, look for a large blue crate in the cave, where the gorgeous car of Bruce Wayne (or in this game, the “Murkman”) will be waiting.
Fast Travel Terminal: Sunset Motel, Badlands (central region of Eastern Badlands)
14 Finding The Jacket Of David Martinez (Edgerunners)
Fans of the Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime will recognize the antihero in question, David Martinez, who sports a standout yellow jacket during his escapades. In keeping with the recent Edgerunners update, players can fuse these mediums together even further by rocking their own David garb. Added to the update, this Legendary cosmetic flair was added near the Dam Viewpoint where El Capitan is found.
Starting from the Megabuilding (David’s residence), swing around the left corner until finding a few people chatting, as well as a small nook. Against the wall will be a neon green marking of the Edgerunnners logo, with a BD headset nearby. Pick up the item, which will prompt the quest “Over the Edge”, and the iconic jacket will be given as a gift.
Fast Travel Terminal: Megabuilding H4, Santo Domingo (southeastern portion of Arroyo)
13 Returning To Konpeki Plaza
Konpeki Plaza is a location that continues to fascinate players. The hotel is obviously well-designed and one of the highlight locations of Act I. Due to this, most players were disappointed to find out there’s no real way to get back there after the Heist quest with Jackie and T-Bug.
Where there’s a will, however, there’s a way. There are several ways in which Konpeki Plaza can be reached, either by swimming or by climbing up a fence all the way to the hotel. Anything not picked up the first time around can be looted from there, though Reinforced Tendons are a necessary tool to get all the way to the top. To get inside the actual hotel, players need to drive a car right next to the hotel’s entrance and then step out, which glitches them through the wall.
Fast Travel Terminal: California & Cartwright, Watson (northwest corner of Little China)
12 The Subway Stations
It’s pretty evident that many things were cut out of the game in order for CD Projekt Red to be able to release Cyberpunk 2077 for the holiday season. However, hints about what could have been in the game can be found all over the map, including a subway station system named NCART.
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One of the stations is located nearby Arasaka Tower, and can be accessed by simply walking down. However, players will need to get on a bike to actually access the subway tunnel, which is surprisingly well-designed considering it was never meant to be accessed.
Fast Travel Terminal: Arasaka Tower, City Center (central region of Corpo Plaza)
11 Red White And Used Store
A strangely well-designed garage store is located in Santo Domingo, not too far away from Claire’s garage. Named Red White and Used, most fans have speculated that this place could have potentially been a quest location for something related to Claire.
The garage can be accessed by driving a car right next to the shutter doors and clipping through. Inside, everything is fully furnished, and there’s even an elevator that functions between the two floors. Perhaps one day this will be tied to a DLC quest.
Fast Travel Terminal: Hargreaves St, Santo Domingo (central-western region of Arroyo)
10 Secret Development Room
Players can find this hidden room early in the game, after completing the quest The Rescue. V can visit the north side of Kabuki Market to find a secret room featuring photos of the Cyberpunk 2077 development team. Players will need to descend the staircase by the Prefab City shop and follow the street to a dead end. Next, they should locate the garage door next to a neon sign and a dumpster.
By using the code 605185, players can gain access to the secret room. V needs to sit on the couch to activate the television, which will display photos of the game’s developers while Johnny Silverhand plays his guitar.
Fast Travel Terminal: Kabuki Market, Watson (northwest region of Kabuki)
9 V’s Secret Mansion
Expert Cyberpunk 2077 players found a secret mansion that may belong to the game’s main character, V. The mansion is difficult to access since it isn’t part of the game’s storyline yet, but with persistence and a few very effective pieces of Cyberware, players can access and enter the lavish building.
Reinforced Tendons and Kerenzikov are necessary to reach the mansion. In the upstairs bedroom, players can find multiple unique clothing items belonging to V, like V’s Gold-Plated Boots and V’s Golden Aviators. They can also find a variety of weapons and a replica of Johnny’s Samurai Jacket on the ground floor of the mansion.
Fast Travel Terminal: Megabuilding H10: Atrium, Watson (eastern region of Little China)
8 Heywood Alleyway With Skippy
This location is less secretive than others, but players won’t be able to locate the mission marker until they are close to the alleyway. In Heywood, near College Street Metro Station, players can find a briefcase next to a dead body in the alleyway that contains the talking gun, Skippy.
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Skippy is a distinct Smart pistol. The player can choose whether Skippy causes lethal or non-lethal damage, but it can’t be customized other than that. Experts have also discovered that the weapon’s name can’t be changed. V can choose to follow an optional quest to return Skippy to Regina Jones for cash.
Fast Travel Terminal: College Street, Heywood (south-central region of Vista Del Rey)
7 Vault Disaster
One of many references to other video games in Cyberpunk 2077, a vault door can be found in the badlands if players know where to look for it. The vault is a reference to the Fallout franchise. Fitting, as Cyberpunk 2077 has been compared to Fallout games, especially Fallout 4.
Both games are sci-fi-inspired, open-world RPGs with an abundance of quests and side quests. In Cyberpunk 2077 players can find bodies next to the vault door. Nearby shards explain that the bodies belong to people following the questline of the first Fallout game.
Fast Travel Terminal: Regional Airport, Badlands (south-central region of Southern Badlands)
6 Legendary Boots In A Cage
In the Northeast corner of the City Center, players can locate a hidden area where they can loot a pair of the Legendary Puncture-Resistant Rocker Ankle Boots. To find them, the player should travel to Berkeley & Bruce Skiv at the edge of the map. If they go left next to the Bruce Skiv sign and follow the short set of stairs, they will come to a door that can only be opened with a 12 Body attribute.
Players can bypass the door by dropping down to the ledge on the right side of the cage and entering from the back. The Legendary boots are on the body of a woman inside the metal cage.
Fast Travel Terminal: Berkeley & Bruce Skiv, City Center (northeast region of Downtown subdistrict)
5 Adam Smasher’s Hideout
The intimidating Adam Smasher is a formidable foe who is important to the plot of Cyberpunk 2077. Players can access his hideout once they have the Reinforced-Tendons Cyberware and can travel to the docks at Night City. They will need to climb several fences and shipping containers to get to the roof of a yellow building.
V can access the hideout at any time, but locked cases in the hideout can only be opened with a key that players can take from Smasher’s dead body. Notable loot in Smasher’s hideout includes armor, weapons, and a crafting spec for the legendary Ba Xing Chong weapon. The crafting spec can only be accessed with Smasher’s key.
Fast Travel Terminal: Ebunkie Docks, Watson (central region of Northside)
4 Hidden Door At Edgewood Farm
Players can complete The Hunt after meeting River Ward in the I Fought the Law side job (one of the game’s many fantastic side quests). Near the end of The Hunt, players should carefully enter the first house at Edgewood Farm, called Peter Pan’s farmhouse.
The upstairs bedroom in Peter Pan’s house has a secret door that players can find by scanning the room. Underneath a desk in the bedroom, V needs to flick the switch to open the door. Tinker Bell, the Iconic melee weapon, will be behind the door. The unique weapon is worth collecting since it is a non-lethal weapon that has a chance to stun the target.
Fast Travel Terminal: Edgewood Farm, Badlands (central region of Eastern Badlands)
3 Advocet Hotel Rooftop
Cyberpunk 2077 makes multiple references to the Blade Runner franchise, probably because Blade Runner is a classic of both the sci-fi and cyberpunk genres. One notable reference to the movie is on the rooftop of the abandoned Advocet Hotel in Vista del Rey, Heywood.
To access the rooftop, players should enter the Advocet Hotel through the front door and take the elevator to the terrace. V can walk the terrace until they find a character on the ground holding a white dove. This is a reference to the famous “tears in rain” monologue in Blade Runner.
Fast Travel Terminal: Congress & MLK, Heywood (western region of Vista Del Rey)
2 Monowire In The Storage Unit
This is another secret location that players are unlikely to stumble upon without knowing where to look. To find the storage unit, players should visit Kabuki and locate Roger Wang Pharmacy. The storage unit is to the left of the pharmacy. Inside it, there is a crate with Monowire, a Legendary melee Cyberware. Monowire is an arm upgrade that has a chance to dismember an enemy and cause bleeding.
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Alternatively, players can find Monowire during the Shark in the Water gig. After following Regina Jones to the pharmacy, take a left around the side of the building, and enter through the garage.
Fast Travel Terminal: Charter St, Watson (eastern region of Kabuki)
1 Allen Street South Room
At this hidden location, players can find the crafting schema for the Legendary smart sniper rifle Ashura. Players should head to Watson and head towards the undiscovered gig above Allen Street South.
V can begin the Big Man, Big Evil quest for Regina Jones and will need to kill a target. By following a linear path across the roof, the player can find the target upstairs. After killing the target, V can find the Ashura crafting spec in a case on a table nearby.
Fast Travel Terminal: North of Tama Viewpoint, Santo Domingo (southeast corner of Rancho Coronado)
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