Final month, Cyberpunk 2077 bought an formidable multiplayer mod, NightCoop. That is nice if you wish to play with as much as eight gamers, going by the primary story with buddies. Nevertheless, if you need one thing much more chaotic, we now have one other multiplayer undertaking: Open//77. This primarily turns Cyberpunk 2077 into GTA On-line, letting servers of usually greater than 100 gamers fiddle in Night time Metropolis, getting as much as numerous roleplay shenanigans.
Open//77 was simply launched in alpha, that means that anybody can now obtain it and provides it a attempt themselves. You want to personal each Cyberpunk 2077 and the Phantom Liberty growth for it to work, however so long as that’s lined, you’re capable of expertise this new tackle Night time Metropolis.
Whereas NightCoop is nice if you need a reasonably vanilla sport expertise, albeit with a number of Vs operating round, Open//77 is extra like a giant playground. You’ve totally different roles and totally different duties to stand up to than within the base sport. As it’s also possible to see within the footage, you possibly can play in third-person.
Night time Metropolis opens on November 6.
Gentle RP, the official Open77 @CyberpunkGame multiplayer server. Make your crew, race, run contracts, hit the on line casino, rob Arasaka, struggle a world boss, outrun the NCPD.
Friday, 22:00 UTC https://t.co/WpR4rB1DJA
— Open//77 (@open2077) November 4, 2026
It additionally seems like there’s extra of a concentrate on simply hanging out within the open world. One video reveals gamers assembly up in a room they rented to play a board sport. There are additionally extra aesthetic options to mess around with, comparable to an expanded automobile customisation menu.
degree -1 of the cardboard store: non-public rooms. neon deck, cozy lounge, tatami room. open one, ship the code to a pal to play collectively https://t.co/OVy8ECkHuj
— Open//77 (@open2077) November 5, 2026
Automobile customization is touchdown on Open77 @CyberpunkGame multiplayer.
Any server can use it. RP, racing, automotive meets, no matter you are constructing.
Open alpha and our Gentle RP server go dwell tonight, 22:00 UTC. https://t.co/Qrf2PLnoFt
— Open//77 (@open2077) November 6, 2026
Each server has its personal theme. The preferred is NCRP, which helps as much as 1,000 gamers trying to roleplay. Others are extra fight, PvP focussed. One thing to contemplate in case you are is that Open//77 overtly admits to utilizing AI within the growth course of. Certainly, AI is why we’re seeing so many fan-made initiatives like this launched without delay. It has divided the modding community, as many had been making unofficial multiplayer mods like this lengthy earlier than generative AI was an element. Earlier this month, Nexus Mods, the most important platform for mods on the web, reacted by imposing obligatory disclosure for mods with AI-assisted code, and letting customers filter AI-assisted mods out of their search standards or preferences.
I attempted Open//77 out, nevertheless it didn’t play good with my closely modded setup. Open//77 does help mods (and you may even quickly obtain a number’s mods should you be a part of their server), however messing round with my very own mods so quickly after having to repair them for the most recent official replace appeared a bit too daunting simply now.
Wherever you land on initiatives like this, it’s no marvel there’s an urge for food for them. Cyberpunk 2077 was speculated to get an official multiplayer mode, however this was scrapped after the base game’s messy launch. A sequel is in growth now, so we’ll have to attend and see if CD Projekt Crimson could make it work for that.
Rhiannon (she/her) is a contract journalist who has been within the trade since 2019. She gained MCV’s Ladies in Video games award in 2025 and adores RPGs. You may observe her on Bluesky at @rhithewitch.