Cyberpunk 2077 Draws 87,025 Steam Players After 2.0 and Phantom Liberty Overhaul

Q: Why does CDPR’s CEO believe the game's redemption is incomplete despite its massive sales and recent resurgence?

CDPR’s co-CEO Michał Nowakowski says the redemption is still incomplete because, in his view, the studio has not fully regained the trust it lost at launch. Even with Cyberpunk 2077 now selling 35 million copies, Phantom Liberty adding at least 10 million more, and Steam player numbers surging again, Nowakowski has said he is “not 100 percent convinced” the game has completed its redemption arc. His concern is not commercial performance but reputation: he believes some players were so disappointed by the game’s broken 2020 release that their faith in CDPR may be gone “indefinitely.” That launch damaged a studio image that had been exceptionally strong after The Witcher 3. While years of patches, the 2.0 overhaul, and Phantom Liberty have changed the conversation around Cyberpunk 2077, Nowakowski appears to see redemption as something broader than sales or player counts. For him, it means fully restoring credibility with the audience, and he does not think that has happened yet. He has suggested that the real test will be future releases. In other words, CDPR may only complete that redemption if upcoming games such as The Witcher 4 and the Cyberpunk sequel prove the company has learned from Cyberpunk 2077’s troubled debut.

3 articles · Updated · DLCompare Blog · Jun 30

87,025 players marked Cyberpunk 2077’s recent 30-day Steam peak, signaling a strong return to Night City well below launch highs but far above its post-release slump.
Update 2.0 drove the turnaround by reworking perks, combat and police systems, while adding vehicle combat and deeper character builds that made the RPG feel substantially stronger.
Phantom Liberty extended that recovery with Dogtown, Solomon Reed and a tighter spy-thriller story, turning the game from a repaired launch title into a fuller comeback.
Smaller 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 patches kept momentum going with the metro system, hangouts, customization, AutoDrive and Delamain cabs, giving returning players fresh reasons to log back in.
The surge follows reports that a 70% Steam discount and the Edgerunners Season 2 reveal also lifted concurrency, but the latest report argues the bigger driver is the game’s improved state.