Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is set to release next week as the game’s first and only major expansion. And judging from the first round of reviews, it looks like CD Projekt Red’s 2020 action RPG has completed its redemption arc.
So far, reviews for the DLC are beaming, with a MetaCritic score of 87% and an OpenCritic score of 90/100 at the time of this writing.
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Reviews are out ????✅IGN: 9/10
✅PC Gamer: 87/100
✅GamesRadar+: 4.5/5
✅Metro GameCentral: 8/10
✅Game Informer: 8.5/10
✅GameSpot: 10/10
✅Gaming Trend: 95/100
✅WccfTech 9.2/10
✅Push Square: 9/10
✅GamePro: 94/100
✅Press Start: 10/10… pic.twitter.com/IgTPihLmFt— Rino (@RinoTheBouncer) September 20, 2023
As you can see, the reception for the Phantom Liberty expansion is quite impressive. In its review IGN gave it a 9/10 saying, “Phantom Liberty harnesses this wild energy into mature storytelling.” And in its own 9/10 review, GamingBible puts Phantom Liberty among the best game expansions ever made and adds,
CD Projekt RED is walking away from Cyberpunk 2077 in the best possible way, delivering on the game’s immense potential and dropping one final, unforgettable adventure.
Cyberpunk 2077 also gets a big update today with Update 2.0. This update will bring a slew of enhancements and improvements to the base game, including DLSS 3.5 support.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty releases on September 26.
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