CD Projekt's redemption story has reached a new milestone. The studio announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies worldwide, adding 5 million to its total since November when it hit 35 million. For a game that launched in catastrophic condition four years ago, the numbers represent one of gaming's most dramatic recoveries.
The 2020 launch was brutal. Cyberpunk 2077 shipped in such poor condition, particularly on consoles, that Sony removed it from the PlayStation Store entirely. Players reported game-breaking bugs, false marketing about pre-release capabilities, and a product that felt unfinished. CD Projekt spent years in damage control, patching, rebuilding, and slowly winning back trust.
Co-CEO Michał Nowakowski credited the game's enduring appeal in a statement released July 3. "40 million copies sold shows the incredible, lasting strength of Cyberpunk 2077 and is a testament to what CD Projekt does best, creating high-quality, immersive stories that keep players returning for years," he said. He called the sales figure "a great foundation for our upcoming projects in this universe."
Those projects are moving forward at full speed. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 arrives this fall as an anime continuation. More significantly, Cyberpunk 2, internally known as Project Orion, is already in active development with 163 people assigned to it as of late April.
A New City Beyond Night City
Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith offered rare insight into the sequel at the Digital Dragons 2025 conference. While less hands-on than with the original game, Pondsmith said he has reviewed scripts and visited CD Projekt to see progress firsthand. "Last week I was wandering around talking to different departments, and seeing what they had, 'Oh look, this is the new cyberware, what do you think?' 'Oh yeah, that's pretty good, that works here,'" Pondsmith said.
The most intriguing detail: Cyberpunk 2 will feature a brand new city alongside the return of Night City. Pondsmith described it as "like Chicago gone wrong." He explained that the environmental design team had crafted something distinct from the cyberpunk visual language players might expect. "It doesn't feel like Blade Runner, it feels more like Chicago gone wrong," he said. "I said, 'Yeah, I can see this working.'"
Keanu Reeves, who played the fan-favorite Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077, expressed interest in reprising the role for the sequel. "Absolutely. I'd love to play Johnny Silverhand again," Reeves told IGN in September. Pondsmith indicated the studio was open to making it happen, telling Reeves to "contact me."
Realistic expectations need to be set, though. Nowakowski has indicated Cyberpunk 2 won't release before 2030, as CD Projekt is currently focused on The Witcher 4. That timeline gives the studio years to build out a substantially ambitious follow-up.
The scale of Cyberpunk 2077's turnaround is worth noting. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains the studio's biggest success with 65 million copies sold, and it's still getting new content next year. But Cyberpunk 2077 proving it could move 40 million units despite its catastrophic start speaks volumes about both CD Projekt's ability to recover and the depth of interest in that game world.
Author Emily Chen: "From total disaster to 40 million sales is the kind of redemption arc that rarely happens in gaming, but CD Projekt clearly earned every copy through years of hard work."
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